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Terego district starts manufacturing sanitary pads

Tumwine Edward — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:15:16 +0000

In an effort to address the increasing school dropout of the girl child the people of Terego district have started locally manufacturing sanitary pads which is one of the biggest contributing factor.

Internal affairs state minister and also Terego east MP, Obiga Kania says that he has initiated the project by ensuring that both men and women are trained how to make the sanitary pads and later they will go ahead and train more people throughout the constituency.

Terego East MP Mario Obiga Kania

Obiga Kania says that the project will help women and girls access cheaper pads and also address the problem of un employment to men, women and the youth and this will help households to earn an income.

Obiga Kania says that finally when production increases the re-usable pads will be sold to various schools at a low cost.

He further says that so far 120 women have been trained and have started production of sanitary pads which they are using together with their families and the communities around them.

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Sanitary pads needed for school going girls

Isaac Senabulya — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:06:57 +0000

The Member of Parliament for Gomba west in Gomba district Robinah Rwaboga says that as government is looking for funds to provide sanitary pads to the girl child in schools there should be an intervention to urgently give girls in schools sanitary pads. Rwabwoga says that a number of girls are missing 3-4 days in a week over lack of sanitary pads being that they are expensive for young girls and poor parents to access it.

She says that many girls have failed to complete their studies making the number of girls dropping out of school to go up.She proposes that there should be a private initiative of making local sanitary pads for women, pledging to give support to any person with such creativity so as girls access them at a low price.

The president while campaigning for presidency, promised to avail sanitary towels to girls in schools so as they stay in schools.

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Female school-going youth reject pledge by President to provide free sanitary towels

Gerald Businge — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 07:58:09 +0000

Reusable sanitary pads provided by AFRIpads in their Menstrual Kits

The female youth who are also school going students have rejected the pledge by president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to provide free sanitary towels to girls in universal education schools. This as the president in his campaigns for 2016 pledges promised to provide sanitary pads to girls in universal education schools monthly.

The female youth questioned why the president is providing the pads now yet the problem has been around for decades. The youth say that instead of sanitary pads for girls, the president should make interventions and have a factory making pads so as are accessed by girls at cheap price instead of the current price of 3500 shillings per packet. They say that if the president’s government provides more jobs to the youth and Ugandans they will have money to buy the pads themselves.

Some of the female youth supported the president on sanitary pads and say this is a long overdue .

Reports in Uganda indicate that lack of sanitary pads among girls in schools highly contribute to school dropouts.

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Toilet papers trigger allergies and cause infections-new research

Walakira — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:58:08 +0000

Toilet papers as the name suggests is primarily meant to be used in toilets though it has acquired a lot of secondly functions now days like blowing the nose and being used as cheaper alternative sanitary pads, especially among school girls.

Using toilet papers as cheaper alternative sanitary pads is dangerous because it can cause infections because of its off tinny particles which could find their way into the birth canal, attach onto the small threads of the device and eventually cause infections in the womb.

Some of the toilet papers we have on the Uganda market are not safe, therefore unsafe to use as pads or handkerchiefs. Certain toilet papers produce very small dust particles which may be inhaled by the user while blowing the nose. This can induce sneezing which may mimic allergy. There are disposable paper handkerchiefs meant for that but not toilet papers.

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Makerere University makes sanitary pads

Gerald Businge — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:07:05 +0000

Makerere University has finally managed to make sanitary pads under trade name ‘mak sanitary pads.’ The pads have been manufactured by Makerere College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology.

The spokesperson of Makerere College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology, Better Kyakuwa tells this reporter that the pads they have made are of good quality and that the Uganda National Bureau of Standards has already certified the quality.

The mak pads have been made in two types: One for bed time (when a woman has just delivered). The one for bed time are large. The second type is general pads. Kyakuwa says the pads are on the market and many of the customers have confirmed their goodness.

Although the Mak pads were launched recently, Kyakuwa says that they have officially distributed them to most shops in Kampala business centre today.

By James Okello

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