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Tag: Menstruation

  • Worrying that 80% of schools don’t have incinerators

    Worrying that 80% of schools don’t have incinerators

    “I remember when we were growing up, we were told, “don’t let a dog sniff on your blood.” These days, you have used a pad and you don’t know where it is ending, wont the dog meet it there?”  A Senior Civil Servant Honestly, at the time, I did not understand that bit about “don’t…

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  • Uganda Woman MPs hear menstruating workforce

    Uganda Woman MPs hear menstruating workforce

    “When we are in our periods. There are things that we need to have, especially in toilets that we go to. Among them is water. We need water to stay clean. We need to wash our hands. Even soap is needed. When we go to toilets, we need to find in them toilet paper.” Market…

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  • Women need period-friendly toilets urgently

    Women need period-friendly toilets urgently

    “Disposal pads are the most commonly used material among career women in Uganda,” this is according to the findings of a situational analysis study in 2020 on menstrual health management in Uganda. Among the study findings are the fact that when menstruating: It is likely that the majority of Ugandan women who use re-usable pads…

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