Young women from the city’s slums are being trained as Bedside Assistants under an outreach programme designed by the A K Khan Healthcare Trust. About 20 women, aged between 18 and 35, having formal education up to the SSC level, from the Karail slum near the posh Gulshan area are undergoing the training with audio-visual ... Read more
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Slum women need menstrual hygiene support: speakers
Experts and NGO activists at a workshop on Sunday underlined the need for a national campaign to promote menstrual hygiene to enhance the quality of life of girls and women. The speakers said loss of schooldays and workdays for girls and women could be avoided if they were provided with adequate sanitation