Measuring progress for women and girls* related to menstruation
Commitment description:We as members of the menstrual health and hygiene Collective (MHH Collective) will use evidence to develop guidance that can be applied by countries to have national monitoring systems that measure menstruation-related progress for women and girls by 2030 in line with the SDGs.
Good MHM contributes to the achievements of several SDGs and specifically 3,4,5,6,8,12, . Measuring status and progress, as well where gaps exists will help to improve policy, programmes and funding. Members of the MHH Collective work actively with national governments and agencies as such as the Joint Monitoring Programme (WHO/UNICEF) for targets 6.2. and 4.2.). Through that we are advocating and supporting the integration of MHM indicators into national monitoring systems, to strengthen reporting under the SDGs.
Mode of engagement:
- Policy and guidanceWe will use evidence to develop guidance that can be applied by countries to have national monitoring systems that measure menstruation-related progress for women and girls by 2030 in line with the SDGs.
Draw on demographic diversity to drive economic growth and achieve sustainable development(10) Providing quality, timely and disaggregated data, that ensures privacy of citizens and is also inclusive of younger adolescents, investing in digital health innovations, including in big data systems, and improvement of data systems to inform policies aimed at achieving sustainable development.
