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Call for Local and International Stakeholders to Ensure Access to Menstrual Hygiene Supplies

Latest Tanzania education news · Call for Local and International Stakeholders to Ensure… explained · updated Aug 12, 2026 · breaking news · latest updates · explained

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  • Deputy Minister for Health Dr Florence Samizi was quoted on May 31 as saying that more than 27 per cent of girls in Tanzania miss school due to a lack of menstrual hygiene essentials, including sanitary pads.Dr Samizi.
  • The 19-month initiative, dubbed “Her Right, Her Future,” is being implemented by Canadian international organisation Crossroads International and its local partner, Tusonge CDO, with the aim of improving access to.
  • A New initiative in Kilimanjaro Region is seeking to reduce school absenteeism among girls by equipping them with skills to make reusable sanitary pads while promoting environmentally friendly menstrual hygiene.

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Dr Samizi called on local and international stakeholders to work together to ensure girls have access to the necessary menstrual hygiene supplies so that they do not miss classes or eventually drop out of school.

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