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According to world bank data, over 500 million girls do not have access to menstruation products or adequate menstrual hygiene management facilities. girls in rural regions continue to face the brunt of the burden, as they suffer from period poverty and the stigma associated with menstruation necessitating the need to be sensitive men too on the issue.
Kenya joins the world in marking menstrual hygiene day
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