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Rwanda announced Wednesday it was scrapping an 18 per cent value-added tax on sanitary pads to make them cheaper for girls who are often forced to skip school during their periods. The country becomes the latest to drop the controversial tax which has increasingly infuriated women around the globe who argue tampons and pads are
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Local sanitary pad producers are beginning to re-strategize by adopting new marketing approach to tackle influx of foreign sanitary pads, prompting re-alignment of their route-to-market strategies, introduction of price adjustments and product innovation.
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Former Big Brother Naija star, Gifty Brian Ajumobi, fondly known as Gifty Powers, may not be a certified medical practitioner but she seems to know what is good for the women folk when it comes to caring for themselves during their monthly cycle.
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The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to reduce tax paid on the importation of sanitary pads to promote menstrual health in the country.
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Mrs Peace Emmanuel, a public health expert, has called on government health authorities and philanthropic Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to subsidise sanitary pads to promote good menstrual hygiene in the country.
Read MoreThe Aids Health Care Foundation (AHF), an NGO, said on Saturday that it would distribute 330,000 sanitary pads to young girls in six states of the federation including FCT.
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