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“Getting menstrual pads that work for my type of disability remains one of my biggest challenges. I use a wheelchair, and that means that I sit most of the time. When I am menstruating, it’s difficult because I press the pad most of the time, and end up hManaging menstruation among women and girls with disabilities
“Getting menstrual pads that work for my type of disability remains one of my biggest challenges. I use a wheelchair, and that means that I sit most of the time. When I am menstruating, it’s difficult because I press the pad most of the time, and end up having blood spots on my clothes. To avoid that I use underwear-like pads, and they are very expensive. They are priced at Sh2,000 apiece, and you need at least Sh38,000 for one pack. That is very expensive. Most of us with disabilities come from poor families, and we can’t afford that kind of monthly spending” – Witness, a college student in Tanzania Read more
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