Dignity, Health, and Reusables: Period Care That Lasts

 A few days ago I met Ms. Anne-Shirley Korave, the Founder and Owner of QueenPads and asked her about the work she was doing around the country.

Ms. Korave was on the DWU campus to talk about menstrual health among the female population. She did multiple sessions for students and staff as well. I attended one of her sessions at the Sir Peter Barter Auditorium where she talked to some female students.

Ms. Korave talking to the students at the SPBA

QueenPads is a social and green enterprise that produces and distributes Reusable Sanitary products for women and girls throughout Papua New Guinea. It has been in operation for the past seven (7) years. Their work aligns to social and health development that aims to improve lives of people in our communities. The World Health Organization (2024) points out that over half of the world's population experiences menstruation at some point in their lives. It is important to remember that menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a matter concerning the health, well-being and dignity of girls and women. Menstrual health is deemed by WHO to be a public health and human rights issue.

Some of the participants that attended the session

QueenPads is one of the many community groups, non-government organisations and development agencies that work in the areas of menstrual health in Papua New Guinea.

After the session at the SPBA, I was able to conduct a small interview with her (only two questions) and from that interview, I decided to develop a short video about her outreach program that she was doing around the country.

Here is the link to the video on YouTube:

You can find more about them on their website: https://queenpads.net/ 

You can also follow their Facebook page or reach out to them through WhatsApp: 76046955 or 72472225

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