About 250 000 girls in the country are expected to start menstruating for the first time this year, amid ongoing challenges of period poverty, stigma and limited access to menstrual health information and services. Speaking during the commemoration of World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 at Kachere Women’s Prison in Lilongwe on Thursday, Unicef Water Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) lead James Robertson said there is need for urgent action to strengthe…
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