[OPINION BY MARGARET ALADESELU] Menstrual hygiene day: 37 million Nigerian females are in period poverty | TheCable
May 28, 2023 7:20 PMWe hardly ever talk about the fact that — according to the minister of women affairs Pauline Tallen — more than 37 million girls and women in Nigeria. That means every month, more than 37 million girls and women are unable to safely manage their periods, limiting their ability to study, work and live their lives. While this is an unfortunate situation that has become normal in Nigeria, it still doesn’t make the situation less alarming.
One of our fundamental rights as human beings is the right to health — but when it comes to menstrual health, this right is often overlooked. Even though period poverty is the reason why 24% of Nigerian girls miss classes during their menstruation because of their inability to afford hygienic menstrual products, it still remains a gender issue that is hardly spoken about due to patriarchal and religious stereotypes.
It broke my heart to know that something as natural as menstruation was what stopped her from gaining admission into any university that year.calling on the federal ministry of women affairs to remove taxes on all menstrual products, especially imported ones. The Nigerian government must put policies in place to ensure that all period products are tax-free and more accessible to the entire menstruating population.
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