India, June 4 -- On the Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28), Delhi CM Rekha Gupta raised a very powerful voice by promising No more silence on Menstruation. While many political leaders and public figures treat menstrual hygiene as a welfare issue and focus on just the distribution of sanitary pads, she is trying to institutionalise the apparatus and position menstrual health as a public health matter.

In her article, the Delhi CM also linked menstrual hygiene to cervical cancer awareness. "This (menstrual hygiene) will be directly linked to awareness of HPV and cervical cancer. Cervical cancer remains one of the most common cancers among Indian women, and it is also one of the most preventable. By connecting menstrual health to HPV awareness...