UNFPA and partners marked Menstrual Hygiene Day with an extraordinary initiative to empower the health and well-being of women.

Today, millions of women and girls around the world are stigmatized, excluded, and discriminated against simply because they menstruate.

While Menstrual Hygiene Day is observed on May 28th, UNFPA, along with our partners, works throughout the year to break taboos and eliminate the stigma surrounding menstruation, as well as to raise awareness of challenges related to access to menstrual products and education.

This year, for the first time, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNFPA, the NGO Qikat, and the manufacturing and distribution company of hygiene products called 'Butterfly,' has launched an extraordinary initiative. Together, with a joint donation from the Belgian Diplomatic Office in Kosovo, they donated sanitary pads to women admitted to the Obstetric Gynecological Clinic.

This valuable contribution aimed to address a fundamental need and make women's stay in the clinic as comfortable and dignified as possible. It is an effort that holds great promise, as the Ministry of Health intends to continue this initiative further.

This collaborative effort illustrates the power of partnerships and demonstrates a deep commitment to women's health and empowerment.