Menstrual health remains a critical yet often overlooked issue affecting girls across Uganda. Beyond being a biological process, menstruation directly impacts education, dignity, health, and social inclusion. For many girls, managing their periods is still a monthly struggle shaped by poverty, silence, and stigma.

In Uganda, nearly one in four school-going girls miss school during menstruation, mainly due to lack of sanitary products, menstrual pain, or fear of embarrassment. In addition, over 60% of girls and are unable to consistently afford safe and appropriate menstrual materials, forcing many to rely on unsafe alternatives especially in rural and underserved communities.

It is due to this background that Family Medical Point has made all efforts to reach out and support girls in several Primary and Secondary schools in Wakiso District . Providing them with reliable and sustainable reusable menstrual cups to support them during their periods and also enable them attend school regularly without inconveniences. Menstruation is more than discomfort, it is a barrier to learning that leaves many girls stressed and sometimes staying home due to fear of the shame that comes with the lack of sanitary pads.

This is the experience of more than thousands of girls whose education is disrupted not by lack of ability, but by lack of menstrual support. Although awareness around menstrual health has improved, many girls still enter adolescence unprepared, and conversations about menstruation remain limited both at home and in schools.

For that reason, menstrual health should not be treated as a private issue. It is a public health and human rights priority that has to be invested in for the future of Uganda’s girls and women.