Daily Archives: October 3, 2024

Sustained Financing for Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health is Good for Africa’s Economies

By Professor Myriam Sidibe and Serah Malaba Without a concerted effort to support integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), we are unlikely to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Good Health and Well-being or Gender Equality. Health systems in Sub-Saharan Africa are failing to meet the needs of adolescent girls and…

Global UN fund awards USD 250,000 grant for the development and adoption of global menstrual product standards

 The UN’s Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) has announced a grant of USD 250,000 to the Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) to support the participation of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) in the development of global quality standards for menstrual products. As the secretariat of the technical committee of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) – ISO/TC…