Period poverty: As sanitary pad costs soar, millions of women and girls suffer in silence – Opinion Nigeria

The mother of three girls and two boys told Sunday Vanguard that her kids typically skip four days of school and church services to avoid embarrassment because she can't afford these period hygiene products.

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