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For many women, accessing proper healthcare is not as simple as booking an appointment and receiving the right treatment. Instead, it often involves fighting for referrals, researching conditions themselves, and pushing for fair treatment. This additional burden is emotionally draining, financially challenging, and deeply unjust, particularly for those already facing Read more…
When Niara Webb was 15 years old, she experienced period pain so debilitating that she passed out during a church service. When she came to, she was surrounded by people who thought she’d experienced a religious awakening. “The whole time I was just thinking, I just need some Advil,” she remembers. Now 27, Webb has experienced what she Read more…
Common yet ignored: the neglect of gynaecological conditions in medical research Endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and uterine fibroids are common gynaecological conditions that affect the health and wellbeing of millions of women1 worldwide. Despite their high prevalence and burden, medical knowledge and therapeutic options are limited, because of a historical Read more…
MENSTRUAL DISORDERSBeing a girl is amazing,I take it as a blessing.When I first had my first period I knew I had grown-up.I remember,When I first had my periods,I bled what felt like gallons of blood for a week. I never knew my bleeding was different,I thought it was what every Read more…
16 days of Activism against Gender – Based Violence is a key international movement to call for an end to Violence against Women and Girls. It runs from 25th November (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10th December (Human Rights Day). In culmination of the Read more…
In order to improve the quality of education and access to good health at the tertiaryinstitution of JKUAT, a group of women known as “Ladies Assemble” convened under theoffice of the deputy speaker to establish a pad drive initiative program. This initiative willallow female students to access sanitary products as Read more…
When the menstrual health definition was broadened in 2021, I believe the intention was to be as inclusive as possible by recognizing menstrual health as a human rights issue. The last two clauses which speak to a positive environment and rights of uninhibited participation truly advocate for those that are Read more…
“It all goes back thousands of years. When the authors of the Bible wrote that a menstruating woman is impure for seven days, I’m sure it wasn’t a woman who wrote that. We, men, are a big part of the problem.” Conversation with Thorsten Kiefer*, CEO of WASH United and Read more…
Join Janet Mbugua in a powerful conversation with Doris, an advocate for menstrual health and endometriosis awareness. Doris shares her personal journey of living with menstrual disorders for 33 years before receiving a proper diagnosis. From misdiagnosis to advocacy, she reveals the challenges and triumphs of her journey. Dive into Read more…