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PERIODS AROUND THE WORLD // India

  There are an estimated 800 million people around the world who are of menstruating age. Menstruation is a regular and very normal natural biological process, however in some countries in the world periods are still considered to be dirty and are cloaked in myths, misconceptions and ill-informed ideas. This wide-spread misunderstanding leads to unsafe, dangerous menstrual hygiene solutions and additional harmful diseases and lifestyle compromises. This unfortunately is too often the case in many parts of India.   SANITATION IN INDIA AROUND PERIODS Sanitation is one of the biggest problems for menstruating women. We take it for granted multiple times a day that we can go to the washroom, flush the toilet & wash our hands with clean running...

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