Recognizing the need to raise health awareness among women
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Since 1909, we have been celebrating International Women’s Day. Though the very first women’s day was observed on February 28, today, women’s day is celebrated on March 8th. The day marks the recognition of women’s important role in society and their achievements of the past, present and future. Though women have come a long way, there is still so much to be done. Recognizing the need to raise health awareness among the women across the country, there are many organisations that are acting as a catalyst of change. Below are 3 organisations that are making a difference by encouraging and supporting womenfolk through their exemplary services.
Mestrupedia
With an aim to educate and empower women around the world, three graduates of the National Institute of Design in India came together to create The Menstrupedia. It is a comic book that breaks myths around menstruation and encourages dialogue in a lighthearted manner by giving a clear idea on periods.
Aditi Gupta, Tuhin Paul and Rajat Mittal co-founded Menstrupedia in September 2016. The Menstrupedia: The Friendly Guide To Periods For Girls is a collection of cartoons that help girls understand menstruation and what happens to their bodies during puberty. The comic takes a scientific approach, rather than a social or cultural one, in order to promote knowledge. The Menstrupedia has been circulated in around 75 schools and 25 NGOs.
IAWMH International Association for Women’s Mental Health Home
Established in 2001, IAWMH works to improve the mental health of women throughout the world. International Association for Women’s Mental Health is a Not for Profit, Non-Governmental Organization. The mission of IAWMH is to improve the mental health of women throughout the world.
The organisation creates a network of national and international societies and sections that are devoted to mental health of women. Prof. Dra. Elena Levin is the founder of the Woman Mental Health chair of the Association of Argentinean Psychiatrists. The organisation also promotes gender-sensitive and autonomy-enhancing mental health services for women.
Every Woman Every Child
With an aim to address the major health challenges facing women, children and adolescents around the world, Every Women Every Child is an unprecedented global movement that mobilizes and intensifies international and national action by governments, multilaterals, the private sector and civil society. The movement puts into action the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which presents a roadmap to ending all preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents within a generation and ensuring their well-being.
India recently became part of the global health network that focuses on improving quality of care for new mothers and babies and strengthens national efforts to end preventable deaths of pregnant women and newborns by 2030. Other countries that have joined the network are Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.
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