Seth Johnson, Menstrual Health Management Project Coordinator, explains to school boys how menstrual cups work. Menstrual cups have facilitated a dialogue on gender equality and reproductive myths in Tanzania. PHOTO| FIda international
What you need to know:
The importance of menstruation for female health is being increasingly understood - but the shame associated with it has not disappeared. Degrading communication about menstruating women and girls is common in Eastern Africa because of persistent negativity related to menstruation. In addition, undue emphasis is placed on the importance of menstrual products - rather than concentrating on structural change
