How to manage Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHM) in crisis contexts?
Day: Tuesday, 25th of May, 2021
Event Time: 15:00 - 16:30 GMT
How to join: Sign up to the MHH Symposium for English and French speakers and please note in your own calendar the date and time
Agenda: In English and French. All times in GMT.
About the Symposium:
We are pleased to invite you to take part in the Symposium on Menstrual Health and Hygiene in West and Central Africa, which will be held virtually from May 25 to 27 (three half-days) and which is organized by UNICEF, UNFPA and UNESCO within the framework of the French Muskoka partnership. This event will provide a first regional platform for all stakeholders involved in menstrual health and hygiene in West and Central Africa to showcase their work, to exchange, to learn and to connect with other actors and organizations. We expect this symposium to have strong representation from governments, civil society, the private sector, and adolescents, among other key stakeholders.
Session objectives:
The aim of the session is to provide the audience with context specific knowledge and information to key humanitarian issues related to MHM in Emergencies through presentations from keynote speakers. In addition, a panel discussion with active participation from the audience will facilitate an open discussion on two key topics that influence the quality and effectiveness of MHM in Emergencies programming.
Summary of the Session:
This session will include presentations from academia and humanitarian professionals at the global and country level addressing key issues related to the management of menstrual health and hygiene in humanitarian emergencies, including integration of MHM in Ebola response, ensuring quality and choice through strengthened procurement and supply standards, and experience from practitioners in Côted’ivoire. In the second half of the session, the speakers will be joined by panelists to discuss two topics
- MHM in Emergencies Coordination - interagency and intersectoral coordination as a requirement to meet the needs of menstruators.
- Moving from replication to adaptation - scaling effective MHMiE intervention
Presentations
- Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) into Ebola Response
By Caitlin Gruer - Program Manager Gender, Adolescent Transitions & Environment (GATE) Program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
- Menstrual products - Quality, local procurement and method mix.
By Danielle Jurman - Humanitarian Supplies Analyst, Response and Technical Support Unit (RTSU)
UNFPA Humanitarian Office
- Designing a WASH in Schools Project With an MHM Component in Cote D’Ivoire
By Helena Goro - Coordonnatrice des Programmes de la Croix-Rouge Néerlandaise en Côte d’Ivoire
Panellists
1. Danielle Jurman - Humanitarian Supplies Analyst, Response and Technical Support Unit (RTSU)
UNFPA Humanitarian Office
2. Catilin Gruer - Program Manager Gender, Adolescent Transitions & Environment (GATE) Program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
3. Helena Goro - Coordonnatrice des Programmes de la Croix-Rouge Néerlandaise en Côte d’Ivoire
4. Anita Akumiah - GBV sub-cluster Coordinator in DRC
5. Brigitte Isseta Ilboudo - UNICEF Program Officer WASH - Burkina Faso
6. Mariam Modibo Tandina - IYAFP Country Coordinator Mali