The Ministries of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Education held a joint press conference on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to announce the upcoming launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Initiative. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Accra.
The initiative, championed by President John Dramani Mahama, aims to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls, with the goal of reducing absenteeism, improving retention, and enhancing academic performance. According to the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, approximately two million girls in Junior and Senior High Schools are expected to benefit from the initiative.
The Minister has called on the media to support in widely disseminating information about the launch and the broader benefits of the initiative. The government’s commitment to ensuring access to free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in schools across the country is set to be showcased at the launch event.
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