Perak govt to conduct detailed study on period poverty

PARIT: The Perak government will conduct a study on period poverty (lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities and adequate education) among the B40 group in the state specifically involving Orang Asli women and teenagers.

State Women Development, Family and Community Welfare Committee chairman Datuk Dr Wan Norashikin Wan Nordin said this was in order to obtain specific data including the percentage of period poverty to enable the state government to improve the aid given and to help them to solve their problems.