Health Promotion Officer charges parents to educate girls  on menstrual hygiene

Health Promotion Officer at the Sunyani  Municipal Hospital, Evelyn Opoku Agyemang has called on parents to get closer to their girl children, especially the adolescents to sensitize them on menstrual hygiene.

The Health Promotion Officer made this appeal when the Public Health Department of Sunyani Municipal Hospital and Bra Dea Foundation donated sanitary pads to four schools in Abesim.

The Health Promotion Officer made this appeal when the Public Health Department of Sunyani Municipal Hospital and Bra Dea Foundation donated sanitary pads to four schools in Abesim

Menstruation is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.

Menstruation is the cyclical shedding of the lining and is triggered by falling progesterone levels. It is a sign that pregnancy has not occurred. The menstrual cycle occurs due to the rise and fall of hormones.

The Health Promotion Officer for this reason said the girls must be thoroughly taught on how to keep themselves very clean when they experience the blood flow.

She also taught the students the effective ways of using sanitary pads.

Nana Ama Asiedu, Bono Region