Press Release October 02, 2024 Toward global standards for menstrual products: SHF allocates grant to Swedish Institute for Standards to bolster participation of emerging economies Global UN fund awards USD 250,000 grant for the development and adoption of global menstrual product standards. Supporting Low- and...
Press Release September 23, 2024 Setting standards for a thriving menstrual health market: SHF launches initiative for safe, quality and affordable menstrual products for all at Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting Global UN fund announces Commitment to Action to drive development of inclusive global quality standards for menstrual products. The...
Story September 11, 2024 “Look beyond the pad” and other investment insights with Wendy Anderson As SHF looks to catalyze investments in sanitation economies and the menstrual health market, we sat down with our new board member...
News September 05, 2024 Next Generation Sanitation and Menstrual Health, the World Water Week that was SHF looks back at the World Water Week 2024 in Stockholm last week, and the emerging momentum for next generation sanitation and...
News June 28, 2024 SHF Executive Director joins the International Gender Champion network Gender equality is at the core of SHF’s mission. While lack of access to sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health disproportionately...
News June 27, 2024 SHF Board welcomes sustained efforts to increase investment and financing to create thriving sanitation economies and menstrual health markets At the 8th Board meeting, that took place in Washington D.C., members acknowledged the depth and breadth of efforts to drive national...
Story June 25, 2024 Global standards for menstrual products and why they matter As experts meet in Copenhagen this week to participate in the ongoing global standards development process for menstrual products, we...
News June 21, 2024 SHF joins 2X Global to catalyze investments toward sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health in LMICs, critical to achieving gender equality The UN’s Sanitation and Hygiene Fund (SHF) is pleased to join 2X Global, the leading membership and field-building organisation for...
News May 28, 2024 SHF talks about investment in menstrual health markets on SDC podcast Invited to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s (SDC) Empower! Podcast, SHF talks about the investment potential of...
Story May 17, 2024 “Curing diseases starts with sanitation and hygiene” - An Interview with Uganda’s Health Commissioner, Dr Herbert Nabaasa As Uganda prepares to unlock an additional USD 1.5 million for sanitation alongside its Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP), SHF...
Story May 16, 2024 Better health is in our hands In this article published on 15 May 2024 in Uganda's Daily Monitor, Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Uganda...
Story April 25, 2024 2023 in Review: SHF's Annual Report looks back at year of scaling up solutions, partnerships and impact for people, economies and the planet SHF released this week its second Annual Report titled ‘Building Sanitation Economies and Menstrual Health Markets for a Sustainable...