Zambia: Rethink Youth Platform Calls for Free Distribution of Sanitary Pads

Author: lusakatimes.comPublished on: October 29, 2026Country: Zambia

HealthSociety & Lifestyle

The Rethink Youth Platform is calling for sanitary pads to be distributed free of charge in Zambia. The supplied text gives no further details about the reasons for the call, how the distribution would work, or who made it.

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