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PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) will provide free sanitary pads in a bid to address the issue of period poverty in this country.

Its minister, Dr Zaliha Mustafa, said for a start, the initiative would be implemented at her office at the MOH building.

“We will start at the minister’s office first, and after that (we will expand it) throughout the ministry. And then maybe we can cooperate with other agencies and ministries,” she told reporters after the MOH monthly assembly here today.

Asked whether she will submit a proposal to continue the provision of free sanitary pads as implemented through Budget 2022, she said the matter would be looked into for inclusion in Budget 2023.

Previously, the government has provided monthly assistance of feminine hygiene kits to 130,000 teenagers from the B40 group under the Budget 2022 to reflect its concern over the issue of period poverty in Malaysia which is at an alarming level.