Gender and Education Ministry hold joint press conference on launch of Free Sanitary Pads for girls 

A joint press conference was held today, Wednesday,  April 23, 2025, at the conference room of the Ministry of Education by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) and the Ministry of Education (MoE), ahead of the official launch of the Free Sanitary Pad Initiative scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2025, at the Salvation Army Cluster of Schools in Accra.

The press conference aimed to brief media organizations and the general public about President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to ensuring access to free sanitary pads for adolescent girls in schools across the country.

In her brief remarks, the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, stated that the initiative seeks to promote menstrual health and hygiene among adolescent girls. 

She emphasized that this intervention is expected to significantly reduce absenteeism, improve retention, and enhance academic performance.

The Minister further noted that approximately two million girls in both Junior and Senior High Schools are expected to benefit from the initiative.

She therefore called on the media to support in widely disseminating information about the launch and the broader benefits of the Initiative.