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Schools in Kpando receive free sanitary pads to commemorate menstrual hygiene day
To address the menstrual challenges in schools, the Kpando Young Ladies Association has supported over six schools in the Municipality with hundreds of sanitary...
Adentan Education Directorate partners Renel Ghana Foundation, Global Quality to mark Menstrual Hygiene Day
Human rights and child welfare advocacy group, Renel Ghana Foundation, in collaboration with the Global Quality Assurance Association and the Adentan Education Directorate, marked...
Ohhema distributes 5,000 free sanitary pads to commemorate menstrual hygiene day
Ohhema, subsidiary of La Carte LTD, has donated five thousand (5000) free sanitary pads to adolescent girls across the country.The distribution of the free...
World Menstrual Hygiene Day marked at Mepe with educational event
The North Tongu District Health Directorate, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Office, commemorated World Menstrual Hygiene Day at Mepe D/A JHS.This celebration emphasized...
FANPA HSS marks 2023 Menstrual Hygiene Day at Begoro hospital
In commemoration of the 2023 Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Fanteakwa North Positive Action (FANPA), a non–charity organization donated sanitary towels to the Fanteakwa North...
Obaaasima team of KNUST marks menstrual hygiene day with impactful initiatives
In commemoration of the 2023 Menstrual Hygiene Day, the dedicated and passionate members of Obaasima Team, consisting of eight students from Kwame Nkrumah University...
Golden Star, GIZ launch Menstrual Hygiene Management campaign
At the launch of a menstrual hygiene management campaign, three under-aged girls shared their stories.Sarah Baidoo is 15-years-old and attends Akyempim basic school...
For women: Menstrual hygiene tips you need to follow
Maintaining proper menstrual hygiene during your periods is an absolute necessity.Wearing sanitary pads for long and not cleaning the vaginal properly can lead to...
Menstrual Hygiene Day: RoyalAid Foundation advises boys to join the fight to end period...
RoyalAid Foundation, a socio-health-based Non-Governmental-Organisation (NGO) with a focus on health, education, entrepreneurial skills development, boy child empowerment and poverty eradication, has encouraged males...
Napo’s wife advocates for menstrual hygiene
Alma Pokua Adade-Prempeh, wife of former Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called for significant reforms in addressing challenges with menstrual hygiene, particularly...
Osu Presby students receive free sanitary pads to promote menstrual hygiene
Mi Shia Foundation has partnered with Orange Tulip to promote menstrual hygiene by donating sanitary items to students of the Osu Presbyterian Secondary School.The...
Dr. Otiko Djaba calls for action on menstrual hygiene
Former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Otiko Afisa Djaba, has issued a powerful call to action on menstrual hygiene in the...
Menstrual Hygiene: Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation supports female pupils in Gomoa East District
The Viola Ford Fletcher Foundation has brought relief to female pupils of Kojo-Oku D/A JHS in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region.The...
Adom TV’s sanitary pad documentary commended for empowering girls on menstrual hygiene
A documentary produced by Adom TV, aimed at educating girls about menstrual hygiene, has been widely praised throughout the country.The latest advocate of this...
Tima Kumkum Foundation, Lexta Ghana sensitise ‘Kayayeis’ on menstrual hygiene
Adom TV Presenter, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, through the Tima Kumkum Foundation and Lexta Ghana, have embarked on a menstrual hygiene sensitisation programme.The beneficiaries of...
GES Releases Research Report On Menstrual Hygiene
Ghana Education Service (GES), in collaboration with UNICEF, has released a research report on the dissemination of Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in Accra.
The occasion...
NPP PC promotes menstrual health awareness in Nkwanta South
New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Nkwanta South in the Oti Region, Hajia Sekyere Tijani has encouraged teenage girls not to feel ashamed...
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops in Dhobley mentor girls on menstrual...
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) troops stationed in Dhobley on Wednesday joined hands with a local women’s group in mentoring the Dhobley...
NYA sensitises pupils on menstrual health at Sehwi Humjibre
The National Youth Authority (NYA) in the Western North Region has held a public sensitisation on menstrual hygiene and teenage pregnancy for pupils at...
It’s ‘a big lie’; northern girls do not use clay as menstrual pad –...
Singer Wiyaala has described as "a big lie" a claim by one Rita Etornam Sey, the founder of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Inspire Today, that...
Sanitary pads should be tax-free; not menstrual luxury – Rosetta Ntriwaah Boakye
The Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana, Rosetta Ntriwaah Boakye, has called on the government to take off what...
Nigerian tech company introduces menstrual leave
A Nigerian tech company, Klasha, has brought in a new policy which will allow its employees to take time off when they are in...
FIFA launches Menstrual Health and Education project in South Sudan
Following the visit of FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura to South Sudan in 2021, FIFA in February 2022, in cooperation with the South Sudan...
Want relief from menstrual discomfort? Here is how
For most women, the period before and after menstruation is a dreaded moment as pain and abnormalities take center stage in the cycle.To...
Don’t stay out of school during menstrual periods – Girls urged
Madam Faustina Obeng, Sekyere East Girl Child Coordinator of the Ghana education Service (GES), has called on teenage girls not to use their monthly...
Ahafo Regional Minister-designate promises free sanitary pads for girls in schools
The Ahafo Regional Minister-Designate, Charity Gardiner, has pledged to prioritize menstrual hygiene by supplying sanitary pads to girls in basic and senior high schools...
Amenfi Central: Joana Gyan Cudjoe to organize a week long health initiatives for students
In a significant health initiative aimed at supporting Junior and Senior High School students, Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate...
Over 500 farmers benefit from Newage Agric Solutions’ health screening in Botanga
Newage Agric Solutions Ltd, a leading player in Ghana’s agricultural sector, has successfully launched its health screening project for farmers in Botanga, a critical...
Rotaract clubs of Obuasi, Kumasi invest heavily in water provisions to Obuasi schools
The Rotaract Clubs of Obuasi and Kumasi are investing in water resources and sanitation in eight schools with eight school toilet facilities and two...
Basic schools in Tapa Amanfrom receive textbooks, sanitary pads
To enhance educational resources and promote health awareness, the Goals Foundation, a non-profit youth-focused organisation, has donated textbooks, exercise and sanitary pads to Tapa Amanfrom...
Obuasi East Education Directorate launches pad bank project
The Obuasi East District Education Directorate has launched a new initiative called the Pad Bank Project to support the education and well-being of girls...
Miss Earth Ghana joins calls for tax relief on sanitary pads to support needy...
In a heartfelt appeal, Miss Earth Ghana 2023, Priscilla Asante, has joined many calls on the government to reduce taxes on sanitary pads, highlighting...
Francis Sosu receives international recognition for human rights advocacy
Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Francis Xavier Sosu has been commended and honoured for his human rights advocacy by three internationally acclaimed institutions.In...
Underground Mining Alliance support girls with 3000 sanitary towels in Obuasi
Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) has donated sanitary towels to girls at the Abdullam orphanage and 8 other schools in Obuasi.The donation forms part of...
U/E: SHS students advocate for changing rooms, tax removal on pads
Senior high school students in the Upper East Region have called for the provision of changing rooms in schools and the removal of taxes...
Elephant in the room
One important aspect of women’s health that is often overlooked is the subject of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.This subject, however, becomes topical the moment...
Pencils Of Promise moves to end menstruation stigma in Atua
The Country Director of Pencils of Promise, a not for -profit organization has emphasized the need for all stakeholders to assist to end the...
NGOs, government called to action for sanitary pad bank in Oti Region
The Regional Girls Education Officer in the Oti Region, Milicent Abrah Aidoo Boame, has appealed passionately to both non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the government...
Luv Fm Sanitary Pad Initiative contributes to drop in incidence of teenage pregnancy in...
The incidence of teenage pregnancy in the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti region has seen a significant decline from 503 cases, representing 19.6%...
Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and...
“I lead a team of six amazing women, with specialties from pharmaceutical supply chains to software engineering and digital marketing – our journey so...