The BMJ Appeal 2023-24: Periods don't stop for disasters
Jane Feinmann reports on ActionAid UK, which champions women’s rights during humanitarian crises The plight of women and girls managing menstruation during humanitarian crises is below the radar of many aid organisations. But it’s a priority for ActionAid UK, the choice for The BMJ ’s annual appeal this year—and the charity’s response to the September earthquake in Morocco shows why. That earthquake, which killed 3000 people and left 300 000 homeless, hit the remote Atlas Mountains—a very poor region that already had a high level of inequality, says Halima Begum, chief executive ...
Source: bmj.com
