Gujarat board school girls to get menstrual health lessons

Ahmedabad | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

Summary:

Girls of classes 7-8 of schools affiliated to Gujarat board will now get special sessions on menstrual health. For many girls schools in the city, educating girls on menstrual hygiene has come voluntarily. FD High School for Girls in Jamalpur has been hosting special sessions for class 9 girls for many years now. DNA attempted to speak with Jayshree Devangan, regional state project director of SSA, but she did not respond. "It is important for the girls of class 7-8 to know in detail about menstrual health and hygiene..