Migori County Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy 2023-2032

Abstract

Migori County Government, recognizes that it is the role of the government to address the needs of the vulnerable in the society including women, Persons with Disabilities and members of particular cultural communities as stated in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). This policy document align with SDG 6 and 10 that seek to ensure provision of clean water and sanitation facilities and reduce inequalities by ensuring girls and women have limited disruptions to their normal livelihoods as a result of menstruation. The Migori County Menstrual Hygiene Management Policy is a domestication of the National Menstrual Hygiene Management policy. This was necessitated by the situational analysis report of Migori County on MHM matters and has been formulated to respond to the particular needs. Among the gaps that this policy document seeks to respond to include, but is not limited to; negative cultural practices, exclusion of men and boys from the MHM discussion, limited MHM facilities, lack of adaptive information for persons with disability, lack of guidelines and framework governing MHM and lack of menstrual waste management systems. The policy document will leverage on the social and political goodwill, active private sector players and donor-funded development programs supporting essential components of MHM to propagate its objectives. It will seek to ensure that negative cultural practices affecting MHM are addressed. Further, it will ensure social inclusion, boys and men involvement, and provide guidelines and framework to govern MHM including menstrual waste management.