New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian sanitary pad manufacturing company PAN Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. on Friday took suo moto cognizance of the incident in Patna where an IAS officer had publicly mocked a schoolgirl Riya Kumari if "she wanted condoms too" when she asked for affordable sanitary napkins at a workshop organized in Bihar and announced that it would provide a year-long supply of sanitary pads to Riya.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): In light of World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Plush, a femme care brand based out of Chennai decided to do something different. Safe and hygienic menstruation is every menstruator's right and in this direction, Plush has pledged to provide sanitary napkins to all the women inmates of Chennai Central Jail and plans to provide the same for the foreseeable future.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Menstrual health and hygiene in India is the need of the hour as a very small percentage of the female population has access to sanitary napkins while the rest are still forced to use old clothes and rags during their periods. As part of the Menstrual Hygiene Day on May 28, which also happens to be the date of their 5th Anniversary, Niine Hygiene and Personal care has distributed sanitary pads to over 2.5 lakh girls across 8 states within just a span of a month. Since their inception, the company has empowered over 7.5 lakh women with access to safe menstrual hygiene.
Edinburgh [Scotland], November 9 (ANI): According to research presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh, women's reproductive health has been disrupted as a result of the psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, and affected women need additional medical and psychological support.
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