Sarangi bats for menstrual hygiene awareness among men

JAMSHEDPUR: On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day on Thursday, former Baharagora MLA Kunal Sarangi batted for more awareness for both men and women on menstruation.
In a camp organised by social outfit Pankh, which was attended by around 300 women, Sarangi said, “Women suffer a lot during menstruation days and they need a lot of care and attention, but they do not get it due to lack of awareness.”
Blaming the menfolk, especially in the rural areas, for the plight of women, Sarangi asked male members to come forward and help women during menstruation to help them feel comfortable.
Talking about menstruation-related myths, Sarangi said, “Women are still considered untouchables when they menstruate and this needs to be changed.”
He also pointed out that while government and social organisations have come forward to distribute food and ration during the lockdown, sanitary napkins are basic needs of a woman and no one is talking about it. In the same breath, he also lauded the efforts of a few organisations around the city for distributing sanitary napkins among women in the rural and slum areas of East Singhbhum on Thursday.
Sarangi said, “According to reports, only 36% women in the country have access to sanitary napkins, which is very low and health department across states need to pay attention to this.”
Maintaining social distancing norms, the organisers made women at the camp aware about menstrual hygiene. Among the volunteers, Class XII student of Loyola School, Anushree, actively took part to create awareness among the women gathered at the camp.