Actively listening to the lived human experience of people is the first step towards creating policies and interventions that work. On the weekend of May 29th - May 31st, 2020, following the observation of Menstrual Health Day on May 28th, 2020 - Swasti, The Health Catalyst co-hosted a #TwitterChat on the Impact of Covid-19 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights with leaders from The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (The Partnership, PMNCH), United Nations Population Fund (Global), Women Deliver, CORE group and Asia Pacific Alliance for SRHR. INGOs, Community Organizations, Community Institutions, Individuals and NGOs came The Impact Of COVID-19 On Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - A Social Listening Report 3 together throughout the weekend to bring to light issues, interventions and resources.
This Twitter Chat was titled the #SRHRisEssential twitter chat, augmenting the ongoing rich and nuanced conversations around the same that had bubbled up in different pockets, in different countries and contexts. The hashtag enabled the coming together of various voices in a discourse on how SRHR is essential in the times of COVID-19.
Between May 29th to May 31st, 2020, the continued conversations saw significant resonance with 76% Retweets. Swasti, The Health Catalyst had a 12.4% share of voice. (Data Courtesy: Konnect Insights) The associated hashtags used in the Twitter Chat between May 29th to May 31st, 2020 touched upon aspects of gender,menstrual wellness, covid-19 and associated hashtags, adolescents and the universal health care hashtag of #NoOneLeftBehind
The conversation did not just end there. The Twitter Chat then powered different small and big collaborative groups online and offline and the conversations continued with a spike in the month of June 2020 and continued through to July 2020.
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