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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Athena Stavrou

Women in Gaza forced to use tent scraps and paper in place of sanitary products as period poverty soars

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Palestinian women in Gaza are being forced to use scraps of tent cloth and paper in place of pads as period poverty soars and sanitary products grow increasingly scarce.

While World Menstrual Hygiene Day is marked globally on Tuesday, displaced women in Gaza have described being unable to shower more than once a month and having limited access to toilets.

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