Today, England’s Department of Education kickstarts a new scheme that will make sanitary products like pads and tampons freely available to schools and colleges in the country. We take a look if we can emulate this to address period poverty in Malaysia.

<p>Today, England&rsquo;s Department of Education kickstarts a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/18/free-period-products-to-be-available-in-schools-and-colleges-in-england">new scheme that will make sanitary products like pads and tampons freely available to schools and colleges in the country</a>. We take a look if we can emulate this to address period poverty in Malaysia.</p>

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