Question NW792 to the Minister of Health
24 April 2017 - NW792
Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Health
Whether his department has engaged with the Office of Women in The Presidency to discuss the roll-out of its Sanitary Dignity Campaign to provide sanitary towels to vulnerable and poor girls; if not, why not; if so, (a) in what ways will his department be involved and (b) what are the further relevant details in this regard?
Reply:
(a) Yes, the Department of Health is part of the interdepartmental committee on the Sanitary towel project co-ordinated by the Department of Women in the Presidency.
(b) The Policy is at an early stage of development. Departments are in the process of providing inputs into a draft document.
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