Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 1: Jammu Municipal Corporation in association with various NGOs conducted different thematic activities to promote awareness among women regarding Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM).
Secretary, Jammu Municipal Corporation Sunaina Mehta, Assistant Commissioner (R), JMC,Vinakshi Koul, Health Officer, JMC Dr. Mohd. Saleem Khan and Dr. Gurmeet from Government Medical College, Urja Singh Chairperson of Betiya Foundation and Sandhya Gupta Chairperson Meri Pehchan Club participated in the programme.
The focus of the programme was to create awareness among participants on personal hygiene particularly on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) and the participants were asked to act as ambassadors for sensitizing other women to maintain MHM safe and hygienic sanitation. The sanitary material was also distributed among the female participants free of cost.
The awareness programmes were organized at Rajiv Nagar Narwal, Bagad Mandi Channi Himmat and Neha Ghar Kachi Chowni.
In addition to this, a workshop and interactive session was also organized at Government Women College Parade in which more than three hundred female students participated.
Dr. Gurmeet, Hemla Aggarwal, Principal Government Women College Parade, Urja Singh and Sandhya Gupta were felicitated for their outstanding contribution towards SBM programme.
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