Wearing the same sanitary pad for 24 hours can lead to irritation, infections, and intimate health problems. A gynaecologist ...

Freweini Mebrahtu said that when Dr. Lewis Wall met her in Ethiopia and learned of her struggling project to save girls from dropping out of school by giving them reusable sanitary pads, Wall’s first ...

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Arunachalam Murugananthan is known as India's pad man. Breaking a strict taboo in India's tradition-bound society, Murugananthan worked to perfect an affordable sanitary pad in hope of starting a ...

Editor’s Note: Ira Trivedi is a best-selling author, journalist and activist. She lives in New Delhi, India. The opinions expressed here are solely those of the author. Sanitary pads, an essential ...

How do you dispose of your sanitary pad? It’s easy to put it in a bin when you’re at home but what about if you’re in public and there are no bins in sight. According to new research, several people ...