The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has commended the government's newly launched National Free Sanitary Pads initiative, describing it as a vital intervention to improve menstrual health and remove barriers to girls' education in Ghana.
The initiative, unveiled on April 24, 2025, by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, is designed to provide free sanitary pads to schoolgirls, particularly those in rural and underserved areas.
The programme, themed "Improving Menstrual Health and Hygiene for Girls for Quality Education," aims to tackle the widespread challenge of school absenteeism among young girls during their menstrual cycles.
GNECC has hailed the intervention as progressive and necessary, highlighting how many schoolgirls struggle with limited access to hygiene products, which negatively impacts their academic performance, self-confidence, and overall well-being.
