Global Research Initiative Examines Menstrual-Friendly Public Toilets Across Six Cities

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The article describes the Multi-City Menstrual Friendly Public Toilets (MFPT) Project, a 2022 initiative by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health (GATE Program) in partnership with researchers from six global cities: New York City, Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, Kampala, Manila, and Osaka. The project aims to generate evidence and support advocacy groups working to improve public toilet facilities to be more accommodating for menstruation. The research uses a two-part approach across all six cities, though the specific methodology details are not fully elaborated in the provided excerpt.

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In 2022, the GATE Program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health partnered with researchers at six institutions around the world to generate evidence and champion groups to encourage the improvement of 'menstrual friendly public toilets'.

Cities in the global MFPT study included: New York City, USA; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Kampala, Uganda; Manila, Philippines; and Osaka, Japan.

In each of the six cities, the research teams explored the issue of MFPT through a two-part approach

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The GATE Program partnered with researchers around the world to generate evidence and champion groups to encourage the improvement of “menstrual friendly public toilets”.

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