Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani Wednesday distributed hundreds of cartons of sanitary towels to vulnerable girls and women to commemorate the 2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day.
The theme for Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025 is "Together for a #Period Friendly World," urging collective action to ensure that menstruation does not limit access to education, health, or opportunity.
World Menstrual Hygiene Day celebration is an annual global day of awareness and action to promote good menstrual health among women and adolescent girls.
Governor Achani distributed the sanitary pads at Tiwi area of Matuga Sub County and said similar initiative of free sanitary pads would be issued in several administrative wards.