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Inside Nigeria’s prisons where female inmates are left without menstrual care
Nigeria budgets billions to maintain its prisons annually, but makes no specific provision for sanitary pads for women prisoners.
Tag: menstrual hygiene
AHF advocates increased access to healthcare, supportive policies for girls
Marked globally every 11 October, the International Day of the Girl Child highlights the achievements of girls while pushing for ...
Remi Tinubu launches menstrual hygiene intervention for schoolgirls nationwide
In Gombe, she handed over 10,000 packs to the state’s First Lady for onward distribution to 10,000 schoolgirls across rural ...
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Silent Struggles: Nigerian women turn to contraceptives to ease menstrual distress
According to experts, using contraceptives for menstrual purposes has been linked to the risk of cervical cancer when used for ...
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PLAN International commends passage of bill to establish sanitary pad banks in Bauchi
According to the organisation, the initiative would encourage more girls to attend school and address menstrual hygiene.
Menstrual Hygiene: Group supports school girls with pads in Lagos
The organisation said the outreach witnessed a significant turnout of enthusiastic young girls, “who benefited from the resources provided.”
SPECIAL REPORT: Rising cost of sanitary pads impedes menstrual hygiene among Nigerian women
Advocates say the challenges faced by menstruating Nigerian women are multi-faceted and demand a comprehensive menstrual health policy by the ...
Menstrual Hygiene: Group sensitises schoolgirls in Nigeria’s capital city, distributes reusable pads
The Foundation calls for more work to break barriers and “build a future where menstrual hygiene is managed with dignity ...
Towards greater equity: The case of menstrual hygiene needs, By Arit Oku
Like the tick-tock of your inauspicious alarm clock, a woman or girl you know experiences her monthly menstruation, for the ...
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With govts failing, Nigerian youth take over fight against ‘menstrual period poverty’
Advocates want women sanitary pads to be given out free like condoms.
