Amid the prevailing economic adversity in the country, which has impacted prices of goods and products, including sanitary pads, thereby, impeding menstrual hygiene among young school girls, three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to Nigeria Airforce Base, Shasha, Akowonjo, Lagos, Raaid Musa, Dare Oluwadara and Chiemena Augustine, have donated sanitary pads, waste bins and as well equipped girls within the vicinity with proper menstrual hygiene education.
  
The convener of the project, Dr. Musa, decried the high cost of female sanitary as a result of inflation and the alarming low menstrual health literacy. “We were just having a conversation and my friend, Oluwadare, mentioned to me that sanitary pads are very expensive. I also told her that she wouldn’t understand how much people don’t understand the menstrual cycle. And we thought about it and decided to have a lecture about it and also give out pads as a gift for the attendees.”
  
He, however, urged the government, corporate organisations, fathers and well-to-do Nigerians to come to the aid of Nigerian women to improve their menstrual health hygiene.
  
Co-convener, Corps Liaison Officer of the Airforce base Sasha, Oluwadare, lamented the wrong perception of the menstrual cycle among young girls. “Good menstrual hygiene plays a fundamental role in enabling women and girls to achieve their life potential.”
  
Also speaking, co-covener, Chiemena, said there is so much misinformation about the menstrual cycle in the public domain and effort should be made to sensitise people with the right information.

“This is our little way of investing in the young girls. This will make a difference in their lives and relieve them of the menstrual burden.”  The guest lecturer, a medical doctor, Dr Riyike Ogunyemi, said unsafe practice during menstruation has the potential to give rise to infection, which can lead to health issues.