Menstruation

How can cost-effective interventions help improve healthcare in developing countries? Evidence from 16 countries sheds light on recent innovations aimed at increasing access and quality.

A government-led, state-wide programme in India (the SHE Pad Scheme) which provided free sanitary pads in schools significantly reduced dropout rates among adolescent girls, primarily by increasing school attendance.

Improving menstrual hygiene in low-income settings requires more than just access to products—it demands tackling stigma and restrictive social norms that threaten women's health and economic opportunity.

A hygiene- and menstruation-focused intervention in Madagascan schools boosted learning, while also reducing stress and improving the psychosocial climate of schools.

Engaging in open conversations about stigmatised topics like menstruation reduces the social barriers to health technology adoption, which increases access to welfare-improving menstrual products