 A non-governmental organization, Pad a Queen Initiative, has organized a menstrual health education programme for schoolgirls in Moro local government area of Kwara State. The programme was organized in commemoration of the 2024 World Health Day, which is usually celebrated every April 7. The theme for this year's World Health Day was tagged "My Health, My Right". This was to highlight access to quality health care, education and information as a fundamental human right. Over 100 secondary school students and women in Abati Tepatan, Oyun and Jokolu communities of the LGA participated in the sensitization programme.
The programme featured female reproductive health education, menstrual health education, use and maintenance of reusable sanitary pads, free distribution of reusable sanitary pads, among others. The community outreach tagged ‘Menstrual Health Education for All (MHEFA Outreach Project)’, was jointly organized by Pad A Queen Initiative (PAQi) in partnership with The Future Hope Child Aid Foundation (TFHCAF). The deputy programme director for PAQi, Olateju Ridwan, said the organization was established in the 2021 with the aim of creating awareness on menstrual hygiene and ensuring that period poverty becomes a thing of the past. Source: Leadership News
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