HEALTHDAWN
Against the noise
The government removed tax on sanitary pads, a change driven by a legal challenge from lawyer Mahnoor Omer. Despite this policy shift, many women in Pakistan still lack access to commercial sanitary products, with only 12% using them due to barriers like limited clean water and private toilets.
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