成人快手

The average person who menstruates has their period for 2,535 days (nearly seven years) of their life, according to the UN. That鈥檚 A LOT of tampons and pads. But the World Bank says 500 million women don鈥檛 have access to menstrual products. Period poverty - when women and girls can鈥檛 afford or access sanitary products - is a global problem, affecting lots of countries in Africa as well as the US, UK, India and New Zealand.

Gloria Achieng, a 成人快手 journalist in Kenya, talks us through the causes of period poverty and some of the reusable products available. Patricia Kajumba, founder of Glow Up Pads in Uganda, explains how her reusable pads are making a difference and Geena Dunne from the Cova Project in Australia tells us about their menstrual cups. 成人快手 Health reporter Michelle Roberts breaks down some of the myths surrounding period products.

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