Menstrual health still overlooked despite affecting 2 billion people

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Despite affecting an estimated 2 billion people, menstrual health continues to be overlooked by governments, businesses and the scientific community, prompting calls for it to be recognized as a fundamental public health issue. A new international commentary by Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, was published today in the journal The Lancet Haematology, part of a full report by a Commission of The Lancet released today.