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Sandwell Council pledge over sanitary products

Sandwell Council is appealing for period products to give out to women struggling to get supplies during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Sandwell Council Leader Yvonne Davies

The council was already addressing period poverty in the borough before coronavirus hit.

They launched #GirlCodeSandwell, in partnership with schools and the NHS, providing free sanitary products.

Now there is an urgent need to make them available to women and girls in the borough dealing with self-isolation.

Sandwell Council leader, Councillor Yvonne Davies, said: "Periods don’t stop for pandemics.

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“Tampons, pads and reusable sanitary products are essential products and we want to make sure that no one is struggling to get hold of them.

“We’re putting together a wishlist for donations, in response to our wonderful donors asking what we need most – and this would be one of our top ten.

“I want to thank everyone once again for all your donations, the generosity of people in Sandwell never ceases to amaze.”

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