Health

Four out of ten pregnant women worldwide suffer from anemia, which contributes to approximately 20% of maternal deaths. An ever-larger share of pregnant women suffers from other micronutrient deficiencies, as requirements for several vitamins and minerals increase by up to 50% during pregnancy. This is particularly true for women in LMICs…

Given the strong biological and cultural interlinkages between family planning and menstrual health, there is a growing call for the integration of these interventions among researchers and practitioners…

Building on Hystra's report on Scaling Up Access to Menstrual Health in the Global South, this business case presents the business potential of selling reusable menstrual products in the Global South…

In a context where non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise, access to quality healthcare remains insufficient and largely inadequate for the 6.5 billion people in low- and middle-income countries…

1.8 billion people in the world menstruate every month, representing 20% of the global population. Among those, 500 million of them still lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for MHH management. An even larger number has access to products, but of poor quality…

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), increasing the financial and health burden affecting these vulnerable populations…

Women direct sales force models have often been assumed to be a panacea to simultaneously improve women’s access to health and create empowering income for the sales agents…