28/05/2026
MENSTRUAL HEALTH ADVOCATE CALLS FOR END TO SILENCE ON MENSTRUATION
As Zambia joins the global community in commemorating Menstrual Hygiene Day under the theme, “Period Friendly World,” Menstrual Health Advocate, Lusa Kilale, has called on government and stakeholders to break the silence surrounding menstruation, describing it as a major challenge still affecting vulnerable women and girls in the country.
Ms. Kilale says the theme highlights the urgent need to promote menstrual health and hygiene by creating safe and supportive environments where girls and women are treated with dignity, respect, and understanding rather than shame and discrimination.
Speaking in an interview with RCV News in Lusaka today, Ms. Kilale noted that menstruation is a natural part of life and should never be viewed as a barrier to essential opportunities such as education among others.
She stressed the importance of ensuring access to affordable menstrual health products, adding that achieving this will require collective efforts from government, cooperating partners, communities, and other stakeholders.
She further called on communities to support women and girls during menstruation to ensure they remain productive in all aspects of their daily lives.
📸 Lusa Kilale
By Margaret Mwanza
