Tag: #PeriodPoverty
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PERIOD POVERTY THREATENS GIRLS’ HEALTH, EDUCATION, DIGNITY — GYNAECOLOGIST
Period poverty is putting the health, education and dignity of many girls at risk, particularly those from low-income households who struggle to afford sanitary products and access basic menstrual hygiene facilities. Dr Chukwubundom Nwobodo, an Obstetrics and Gynaecology Medical Officer at General Hospital, Ebute-Metta, described period poverty as inadequate access to menstrual products, clean water,…
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PERIOD POVERTY FORCES F.C.T SCHOOLGIRLS OUT OF CLASSROOMS – STAKEHOLDERS CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
Many adolescent girls in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said the onset of menstruation, a natural biological cycle, signals days of missed school, silent anxiety, and exclusion driven by poverty and stigma. They said this in separate interviews on Thursday May 28 to commemorate the 2026 World Menstrual Hygiene Day. 18-year-old Hannatu Salihu, who lives…
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FIRST LADY OLUREMI TINUBU LAUNCHES FREE SANITARY PAD SCHEME TO EMPOWER SCHOOLGIRLS
Tackling period poverty head-on, the scheme supports dignity, education, and menstrual health for 370,000 girls nationwide. In Gombe, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu unveiled the Flow With Confidence initiative under her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), distributing a year’s supply of sanitary pads to 10,000 girls in each Nigerian state and the FCT. The program aims to…
