New findings on metals in menstrual products raise troubling questions about potential risks for women’s health. This creates health risks, reinforces gender inequalities, and undermines trust in menstrual health interventions.
This online session built on the event “Menstrual Product Safety in the Spotlight: Moving From Evidence to Action on Women’s Health”, which was organised last year by the Gates Foundation, Siemens Stiftung, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund, and GIZ. The session was moderated by Belinda Abraham (Institutional Fundraising and Partnerships, Viva con Agua).
Part A: Global Safety Standards for Menstrual Products – with Adrian Dongus (MH Market Specialist, The Sanitation and Hygiene Fund), Rockyatou Ndiaw (Head of Standardization Programme, Association Senegalaise de Normalisation) & Jana Hupperich (GIZ Advisor, Alliance for Product Quality in Africa)
Part B: Scaling up Plastic-free and Plant-based Menstrual Products – with Helga Mahler (GIZ Project Director and PANORAMA Partnership Coordinator) and Fabien Matthias (Co-Founder/CEO, NIDISI gGmbH)
Part C: AFRIpads x GIZ Uganda – with Michelle Tjeenk Willink (CEO, AFRIpads (U) Ltd.) and Rebecca Ahabwe (Program Component Manager, GIZ Uganda)
