REPORT: Menstrual Cup Research Dissemination Meeting Menstrual Cups: Innovative Menstrual Health Management

The report from the Menstrual Cup Research Dissemination Meeting, which took place last year is now available online.

The purpose of the meeting was to share research updates about Menstrual Health Management (MHM) and experiences about the implementation of menstrual cup (MC) as an innovative MHM solution in East Africa. The meeting was organized together with Medical Research Council, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Uganda Virus Research Institute and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

The one-day meeting was comprised of (1) Presentations of the latest research on MC in schools in East Africa; (2) Presentations on the MC in the market and humanitarian context; (3) A panel discussion; and (4) a small group exercise to develop a roadmap for the next steps of MC research and implementation. This report highlights key findings and recommendations stemming from the meeting.