Like the tick-tock of your inauspicious alarm clock, a woman or girl you know will be experiencing her monthly menstruation, for the most part, unfailingly. For most females, this is a 28-day cycle, give or take a few days. The bleeding usually occurs on average for about five days, that she must bear quietly, without throwing tantrums, while struggling to ensure she goes through her day without visible blood stains drawing attention to her quiet, veiled travail.
But the pain, discomfort and shame, aside, having the resources to even get through a period is another thing entirely. Oftentimes, when Nigeria’s alarming inflation rate is discussed, we hear lamentations over the falling naira value in comparison with the US dollar, and we hear about the hike in prices of commodities like washing powder, foodstuffs, milk, soap, diesel but we hardly hear any mention of the astronomical rise in the price of an essential commodity like the sanitary towel.
Asked what they considered most critical to supporting their urgent menstrual hygiene needs. A respondent said: Certainly, the provision of menstrual hygiene materials in a few offices of government for their workers is a step in the right direction but in terms of meeting actual needs, it is the barest, negligible tip of the iceberg.
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