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Menstrual products will be available free in public spaces in Scotland from this week.
Scotland became the first nation in the world to offer tampons and other period products free to anyone who needs them as part of a push to end ‘period poverty’. The country announced this initiative back in November 2020.
The free products will be available at the community centers, pharmacies and youth clubs. The Scottish initiative comes amid a broader global movement to combat period poverty, in which people are unable to access feminine hygiene products because of their high costs.
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Two years ago in 2018, Scotland become the first country that began providing free period products in schools, colleges, and universities. The program followed a survey of 2,000 students in the country that found 1 in 4 girls struggled to access sanitary products.
Moreover, last year, New Zealand announced that it would offer free period products in schools. Officials in the South Korean capital, Seoul, began dispensing free menstrual products in some public facilities in 2018.