While health bodies and UFS are united in urging the public not to panic, both acknowledge that the findings are not without ...

Speaking at a joint media briefing on Sunday, Motsoaledi said the findings should be placed in context and that there was ...

The Social Protection, Community and Human Development cluster is scheduled to hold a media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday to ...

Experts assure public that sanitary pads remain safe to use Experts from leading South African research and clinical ...

Chemicals found in menstrual products typically are at concentrations low enough to make their health impact unclear. But ...

The South African government reassures women and girls that sanitary pads are safe, following concerns raised by a recent ...

Health experts say the levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in sanitary pads are low, and no link to health effects in ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 19, 2024 — Once thrown away, disposable items such as diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because their absorbent parts and waterproof layers contain ...

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has urged the public not to panic after a study raised concerns about chemicals found in some sanitary pads and pantyliners sold in the country.

Across rural and tribal India, millions of women and girls still manage menstruation without safe products, accurate ...