Namibian woman promotes menstrual health with reusable sanitary pads


  • World
  • Saturday, 22 Oct 2022

WINDHOEK, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- One stitch at a time, 32-year-old Verna Xoagus, a creative from the Namibian capital of Windhoek, is sewing reusable sanitary pads to ease access and promote menstrual health.

Xoagus works to address dire demands for affordable sanitary products in the country through her social enterprise, Laverne Sanitary Pads.

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