By Dennis Peprah
Sunyani, (Bono), May 28, GNA-WENSAH International Foundation, a Sunyani-based charity organisation has presented quantities of sanitary pads to some basic school girls in the Sunyani Municipality to mark the 2026 Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHD).
The MHD is celebrated globally on May 28 every year and to create a wave of attention for menstruation, enjoining governments and stakeholders to collectively act, adopt policies and improve menstrual health and hygiene services.
Each of the 150 girls from the St Patrick and Nyamaa Basic Schools in Sunyani received pieces of sanitary pads to manage their menses.
Speaking at a short presentation, Mr Isaac Osei Amponsah, the Chief Executive Officer of the WENSAH Foundation International expressed appreciation to the Ignatius Eye clinic, Grace Land roofing system and Indomie Ghana for supporting the activities of the foundation.
He said besides the donation, the foundation and its partners were engaging the school authorities to identify and provide monthly sanitary pads to the less privileged girls.
Mr Amponsah advised the girls to eschew pre-marital sex, urging them not to allow themselves to be lured into sex and just to acquire sanitary pads, saying that pre-marital and unhealthy sex could truncate their education and thereby ruin their future.
Mrs Felicia Konadu, the Health Promotion Manager at the Sunyani Municipal Directorate of health told the girls that menstruation was natural and a normal life and urged girls not to feel inferior but remain confident.
She called on the government to improve sanitary facilities like changing rooms in basic schools to sustain the interest of girls to stay and learn in schools during their menses.
Some of the beneficiaries said they were extremely happy for the pads and thanked the foundation and its partners for the gesture, calling for more of such support to enable them to improve personal hygiene.
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade
Reporter: Dennis Peprah
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