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Why a monthly period is especially hard for millions of women and girls around the world

  • Written by Marni Sommer, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Medical Center
imageGirls in Tanzania listen to an instructor who is teaching them about menstruation. From menstrualhygieneday.org

Millions of girls and women are displaced and on the move right now globally – and the Trump administration’s proposed drastic cuts to humanitarian aid will have a major impact on these girls’ and women’s health.

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