Perak plans to provide sanitary napkin vending machines at primary schools

Perak plans to provide sanitary napkin vending machines at primary schools to address the issue of period poverty among adolescents and women from the B40 group in the state.

State Women, Family, Social Welfare and Entrepreneur Development committee chairperson Salbiah Mohamed said there is a need for such a facility considering that many young girls are now having their first period early.

“We need to find out whether...