SciDev.Net: Periods are the next frontier of humanitarian response
“…The third ever Menstrual Hygiene Day, celebrated [May 28], is a sign that these issues are gaining wider recognition. It is also encouraging to find menstrual hygiene research beginning to shape the agendas of international relief organizations. … I rang Nicole Klaesener-Metzner, an [International Rescue Committee (IRC)] technical adviser on environmental health, to find out more…” (Mathers, 5/27).