Ghana on Tuesday May 28, 2024 joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Menstrual Hygiene (MH) Day. MH Day, which is a global advocacy platform and started in 2014, is observed annually to promote good menstrual hygiene management practices, raise awareness of the challenges females face during menstruation
The Ghana Education Service is being encouraged to amplify menstrual health education and hygiene awareness as an integral part of the basic-level curriculum.
There is seemingly a worrying trend of stigma attached to menstruation, especially in rural Ghana.
There have been several reports of some communities in Ghana where young school-going girls are barred from going to school during menstruation. Some have even lost opportunities to write exams as a result.
Menstrual hygiene seems to have been left for only women to champion when it is integrated into the school curriculum that will be a great step to alleviating the problem.
Speaking to Ahotor news, a Psychologist and a Lecturer at the Psychology Department at the University of Ghana Dr. Mabel Oti Boadi has called on the government to remove the numerous taxes on the sanitary pads so that the product will be cheaper for the young girls to be able to afford
She stressed that businesses and companies in Ghana should consider adding menstrual education and support systems as part of their corporate social responsibility.
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Some young girls mostly students also shared their experienced during their menstrual period with Ahotor news.
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Story by: Osei Akoto (Teacher Kojo) #Ahotoronline.com
