Research Snapshot: Mainstreaming is key for integrating menstrual hygiene management (MHM) effectively into emergency response

This document provides a two-page summary of the research undertaken as part of the R2HC-funded study Building a cross-sectoral toolkit and research foundation for the integration of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) into emergency response.

This project explored the ethical challenges humanitarian health organizations face in situations of violence against civilians, particularly when healthcare facilities are targeted. The findings indicate that humanitarian actors can better face the challenge of ethical challenges in humanitarian response through whole-of-organizational, systematic approaches.

This Snapshot summarises:

• Background to the research and how the research was conducted,
• Key findings,
• Implications for humanitarian practitioners and policymakers,
• Recommendations,
• Further reading.