ZW Congress of Trade Unions Collects Sanitary Pads/plans to import regularly

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Hello All,

Interesting story on sanitary pads, showing both the need for same, and that action is possible on a larger scale. Hope this is helpful in Kenya! Thanks and all best wishes, Janet

South Africa-Zimbabwe: ZCTU hopes to bring in sanitary pads every month(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa) http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=5245927 Mar 2006

Integrated Regional Information NetworksUnable to afford sanitary pads, which cost US$10 a packet in Zimbabwe (where the average salary ranges between $50 and $100 a month), women have to resort to unhygienic alternatives, which could have long-term effects on their reproductive health. In response to this situation, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) collected 12 million pads in South Africa last month, but the consignment was stuck in Johannesburg when Zimbabwe's Revenue Authority refused to waive a US$7,000 duty tax. Undeterred by the hefty duty, ZCTU plans to import them regularly.

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[Guest guest]

Hello All,

Interesting story on sanitary pads, showing both the need for same, and that action is possible on a larger scale. Hope this is helpful in Kenya! Thanks and all best wishes, Janet

South Africa-Zimbabwe: ZCTU hopes to bring in sanitary pads every month(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa) http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=5245927 Mar 2006

Integrated Regional Information NetworksUnable to afford sanitary pads, which cost US$10 a packet in Zimbabwe (where the average salary ranges between $50 and $100 a month), women have to resort to unhygienic alternatives, which could have long-term effects on their reproductive health. In response to this situation, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) collected 12 million pads in South Africa last month, but the consignment was stuck in Johannesburg when Zimbabwe's Revenue Authority refused to waive a US$7,000 duty tax. Undeterred by the hefty duty, ZCTU plans to import them regularly.

E-mail this: http://prds.infoforhealth.org//email/senditem.php?ezine_id=1 & lang_id=en & article_id=9922 & edition_id=1196

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Dear janet,

Interestingly this is happening in the NEP districts of Garissa and Wajir

where there is a recyclibale pad!!! Tis ingenius and hope it can be

replicated more.

Adhoch

Trace Kenya

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>From: " Janet Feldman " <kaippg@...>

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>Subject: ZW Congress of Trade Unions Collects Sanitary

>Pads/plans to import regularly

>Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:24:40 -0500

>

>Hello All,

>

>Interesting story on sanitary pads, showing both the need for same, and

>that action is possible on a larger scale. Hope this is helpful in Kenya!

>Thanks and all best wishes, Janet

>

>

>South Africa-Zimbabwe: ZCTU hopes to bring in sanitary pads every month

>(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)

>http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=52459

>27 Mar 2006

>

>Integrated Regional Information Networks

>Unable to afford sanitary pads, which cost US$10 a packet in Zimbabwe

>(where the average salary ranges between $50 and $100 a month), women have

>to resort to unhygienic alternatives, which could have long-term effects on

>their reproductive health. In response to this situation, the Zimbabwe

>Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) collected 12 million pads in South Africa

>last month, but the consignment was stuck in Johannesburg when Zimbabwe's

>Revenue Authority refused to waive a US$7,000 duty tax. Undeterred by the

>hefty duty, ZCTU plans to import them regularly.

>

>E-mail this:

>http://prds.infoforhealth.org//email/senditem.php?ezine_id=1 & lang_id=en & article\

_id=9922 & edition_id=1196

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[Guest guest]

Dear janet,

Interestingly this is happening in the NEP districts of Garissa and Wajir

where there is a recyclibale pad!!! Tis ingenius and hope it can be

replicated more.

Adhoch

Trace Kenya

#34287 80118

Mombasa

>From: " Janet Feldman " <kaippg@...>

>Reply-AIDS treatments

> " " < >, " kca_main "

><kca_main >

>Subject: ZW Congress of Trade Unions Collects Sanitary

>Pads/plans to import regularly

>Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:24:40 -0500

>

>Hello All,

>

>Interesting story on sanitary pads, showing both the need for same, and

>that action is possible on a larger scale. Hope this is helpful in Kenya!

>Thanks and all best wishes, Janet

>

>

>South Africa-Zimbabwe: ZCTU hopes to bring in sanitary pads every month

>(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)

>http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=52459

>27 Mar 2006

>

>Integrated Regional Information Networks

>Unable to afford sanitary pads, which cost US$10 a packet in Zimbabwe

>(where the average salary ranges between $50 and $100 a month), women have

>to resort to unhygienic alternatives, which could have long-term effects on

>their reproductive health. In response to this situation, the Zimbabwe

>Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) collected 12 million pads in South Africa

>last month, but the consignment was stuck in Johannesburg when Zimbabwe's

>Revenue Authority refused to waive a US$7,000 duty tax. Undeterred by the

>hefty duty, ZCTU plans to import them regularly.

>

>E-mail this:

>http://prds.infoforhealth.org//email/senditem.php?ezine_id=1 & lang_id=en & article\

_id=9922 & edition_id=1196

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