In order to manage the basic phenomena of menstruation, sanitary materials are used by women of all ages, almost all from 14 to 45 years of age. Though branded material is available in urban areas while difficult to access in rural, in those areas where such materials are available, they are expensive and difficult to afford and manage as well. It has been planned by IRSP to introduce Menstruation Hygiene Management (MHM) specific low cost technologies in Pakistan for not just providing ease in their practices but also for paving way for women empowerment through involving them in large-scale sanitary pad production.
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