Jharkhand govt launches menstrual hygiene campaign

The government of Jharkhand announced a month-long digital awareness campaign on Thursday on the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, to break the silence around menstrual hygiene and to promote better health for girls and women in the state.

The “Chuppi Toro, Swasth Raho” (Break the Silence, Stay Healthy) campaign will use digital media to ensure public awareness while adhering to Covid-19 social distancing norms.

This programme was organized at Project Bhavan, Ranchi in the presence of Sri Mithilesh Thakur, union ministry of water & sanitation, and Prashant Kumar, drinking water and sanitation department secretary, along with government officials and the UNICEF chief of Jharkhand.