The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has partnered with the Diatom Impact Foundation to donate sanitary towels to all female inmates across Nigerian Correctional Service facilities, as part of efforts to promote menstrual hygiene and women’s health within correctional centres.
In a release by the NMA Publicity Secretary, Dr. Mannir Bature, on Wednesday, the initiative followed recent findings by a Senate investigative panel, which identified poor menstrual hygiene among female inmates as a pressing concern. Responding to this, the NMA took up the challenge through advocacy and partnership with Dr. Akindele Akintoye, founder of Diatom Impact Foundation.
The NMA delegation, led by its President, Dr. Bala M.
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