Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has lauded the government's newly launched National Free Sanitary Pads initiative as a "terminal end" to the silent suffering many schoolgirls endure during menstruation.
Addressing a spirited crowd at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Mamprobi, Accra, during the official launch of the policy, Mr.
Iddrisu emphasized the social and emotional toll menstruation has historically taken on girls, especially those in basic and secondary schools who often lack access to sanitary products. "Today's milestone in my words is to say a terminal end to the unbearable emotional trauma and indignity that young girls go through responding to nature," he said, drawing attention to the often-overlooked struggles female students face when they cannot afford proper sanitary protection.
With President John Dramani Mahama present at the event, Mr.
