Is it time to make sanitary products free?
Not being able to buy sanitary products is holding some women back. So what is it being done across the continent to stamp out period poverty?
We need to talk about periods.
For many women across the continent, being unable to buy sanitary products every month means missing school or work.
Thatβs what experts call βperiod povertyβ.
African governments are aware of the problem: Ethiopia has recently cut down taxes on sanitary products, hoping to address the issue.
But some say tax cuts arenβt the way to go and that, first of all, taboos need to be broken and mentalities changed. Could they be right?
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