Programming that helps girls and women manage their monthly periods safely and with dignity, focusing on the fact that menstruation is a normal biological process and an important facet of reproductive health. Improving girls’ and women’s access to knowledge about menstruation and to appropriate and hygienic sanitary facilities and materials in schools and homes. Programmes may include addressing cultural taboos, increasing access to affordable and hygienic sanitary materials, facilitating disposal options,access to safe and private toilets and provision of clean water and soap for personal hygiene. Some practitioners are calling for MHM to be a separate SDG and considered a human right.