HEALTH● LOWSep 3 · Sep 3, 2026, 11:48 PM
Period poverty: UNFPA demands pad banks in Nigerian schools
Vanguard Nigeria · sub saharan africa
By Chioma Obinna The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, on Thursday called for the establishment of sanitary pad banks in schools across Nigeria to prevent girls from missing classes and examinations because of menstruation. The UNFPA Gender/GBV Management Specialist, Dr. Zubaida Abubakar, made the call at the Nigeria Menstrual Health Product Forum 2026 in Lagos […] The post Period poverty: UNFPA demands pad banks in Nigerian schools appeared first on Vanguard News.
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