At the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Association for African Studies held under clear blue skies at Nagoya University’s Higashiyama Campus, we organized an English-language forum focusing on menstrual health and hygiene in Cameroon and Zambia. During the question-and-answer session with African researchers from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and other countries, active discussions were held on addressing current challenges, making the session highly and intellectually fruitful.
[Forum] Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Traditional Knowledge and Contemporary Perspectives from Cameroon and Zambia
Akira Sai Men, Menstruation, and Cultural Meaning: Perspectives from Baka Hunter-Gatherer Communities in Cameroon; Sikopo Nyambe Traditional Teachers and Menstrual Health Knowledge in Zambia: Continuity, Change, and Participatory Futures; Joy Sambo Engaging Boys in Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Evidence from School-Based Research in Zambia; Taro Yamauchi Menstrual Health Experiences among Urban Students in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Bridging the Gap between Modern Resources and Cultural Taboos