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In this picture taken on May 18, 2019, Pakistani woman Hajra Bibi holds a sanitary pad she is making with a sewing machine at her home in Booni village in Chitral. - Traditionally women have used rags and cloth to soak up their menstrual blood, but the stigma around periods and a lack of reproductive education means hygiene standards are poor and many contracted infections. (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI / AFP) / TO GO WITH Pakistan-health-women-menstruation,FEATURE by Joris FIORITI and Ashraf KHAN