Question reference: S5W-00276
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 26 May 2016
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Current status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 6 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders in Scotland and in developing countries regarding issues related to menstrual hygiene and health.
Answer
The Scottish Government meets regularly with the organisations we fund to deliver international development projects, many of which are health based. In Scotland, health and wellbeing, including menstrual health, is one of the eight curricular areas in the curriculum for excellence helping to ensure young women and girls develop mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing now and in the future.