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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating period poverty, removing access to products

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Periods are a monthly visitor for people around the world yet many struggle just to talk about menstruation.“Periods are one of the last great taboo topics,” said Amanda Laird, author of Heavy Flow: Breaking the Curse of Menstruation. “My hope is that everybody would see this as a perfectly normal bodily function, there’s nothing to be ashamed of.”Menstrual Health Day falls on May 28 every year, given that the average menstrual cycle is 28 days.“It’s just a day that we celebrate and bring awareness to periods and menstrual health and hygiene because periods is just health,” explained Jana Girdauskas, founder of The Period Purse.Girdauskas’ charity strives to achieve menstrual equity by providing people with access to free menstrual.

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