Quest for cheaper sanitary pads in Tanzania continues
The Water, Health Education and Sanitation Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Ms Theresia Kuiwite, speaks at a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday during the launch of International Menstrual Hygiene Week. With her are Water Aid Country Project Coordinator Clare Haule and Ms Orsolana Tolage of the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. PHOTO | SAUMU MWALIMU
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It is estimated that girl students spend up to 60 days at home to serve the five days of the menstrual cycle every year, Ministry of Education’s Water, Health Education and Sanitation Coordinator, Theresia Kuiwite said yesterday.