Transforming adolescent menstrual health through policy: the role of value added tax exemptions in improving access to sanitary products

• Main Authors: Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa (Author), Goodness Ogeyi Odey (Author), Antor Odu Ndep (Author), Olabode Ekerin (Author), Josephine Ndapewoshali Amesho (Author), Esperance Luvindao (Author), Emery Manirambona (Author), Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract In Namibia, the Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Act 2022, which reclassified the supply of sanitary pads as zero-rated, has significant implications for adolescent girls' menstrual health and education. The policy change responds to the need to address period poverty by making essentia...