Rotarians urge govt to make sanitary pads free like co
Rotary District Governor Gerald Obai is calling on the Ugandan government to provide free sanitary pads to women and girls, arguing that menstrual hygiene is a matter of dignity and education access. He highlights the disparity between the government's funding of free condoms and the lack of support for menstrual products.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing debate regarding government responsibility in addressing period poverty and its impact on female education and health equity.
________________ Women and girls deserve to experience their menstrual periods with dignity, safety and confidence, without shame, Rotary District Governor D9213 Gerald Obai has said, urging the Government to prioritise the provision of free sanitary towels in the same way it provides free condoms. Obai said the government should invest in a sustainable national programme to ensure free access to safe and quality menstrual products for women and girls, particularly school-going girls, women in prisons, refugees and people in hard-to-reach areas such as Karamoja. "The government should invest in a sustainable national programme that ensures free access to safe and quality menstrual products for women and girls," Obai said.
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