Rural women affected by soaring sanitary product prices due to taxes, crisis
Rural women across the country are facing significant hardship due to the sharp increase in the price of feminine hygiene products, driven by taxation policies and ongoing economic pressures, the Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights said.
Alliance Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said the price of sanitary products in Sri Lanka has become one of the highest in Asia due to the combined impact of currency depreciation, multiple taxes, and rising production costs.He said that fluctuations in the rupee against the US dollar, along with various import-related taxes imposed on feminine hygiene products, have significantly increased retail prices, placing a heavy burden on women, especially in rural communities, schoolgirls, and young women.He further explained that additional economic factors, including rising inflation, increased electricity and transportation costs, taxes on imported raw materials, and higher manufacturing expenses, have also contributed to the surge in prices. According to him, the situation has led to what he described as “menstrual hygiene insecurity,” where rural women and schoolgirls are forced to miss work or school during menstruation periods, creating wider social and economic consequences.
Dr. Sanjeewa highlighted the need for a broader national discussion on both the social and economic implications of menstrual hygiene access in Sri Lanka.
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– Rural women across the country are facing significant hardship due to the sharp increase in the price of feminine hygiene products, driven by taxation policies and ongoing economic pressures, the Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights said.
Alliance Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said the price of sanitary products in Sri Lanka has become one of the highest in Asia due to the combined impact of currency depreciation, multiple taxes, and rising production costs.
He said that fluctuations in the rupee against the US dollar, along with various import-related taxes imposed on feminine hygiene products, have significantly increased retail prices, placing a heavy burden on women, especially in rural communities, schoolgirls, and young women.
He further explained that additional economic factors, including rising inflation, increased electricity and transportation costs, taxes on imported raw materials, and higher manufacturing expenses, have also contributed to the surge in prices.
According to him, the situation has led to what he described as “menstrual hygiene insecurity,” where rural women and schoolgirls are forced to miss work or school during menstruation periods, creating wider social and economic consequences.
Dr. Sanjeewa highlighted the need for a broader national discussion on both the social and economic implications of menstrual hygiene access in Sri Lanka.
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Colombo, May 29 (Daily Mirror) – Rural women across the country are facing significant hardship due to the sharp increase in the price of feminine hygiene products, driven by taxation policies and ongoing economic pressures, the Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights said.
Alliance Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said the price of sanitary products in Sri Lanka has become one of the highest in Asia due to the combined impact of currency depreciation, multiple taxes, and rising production costs.
He said that fluctuations in the rupee against the US dollar, along with various import-related taxes imposed on feminine hygiene products, have significantly increased retail prices, placing a heavy burden on women, especially in rural communities, schoolgirls, and young women.
He further explained that additional economic factors, including rising inflation, increased electricity and transportation costs, taxes on imported raw materials, and higher manufacturing expenses, have also contributed to the surge in prices.
According to him, the situation has led to what he described as “menstrual hygiene insecurity,” where rural women and schoolgirls are forced to miss work or school during menstruation periods, creating wider social and economic consequences.
Dr. Sanjeewa highlighted the need for a broader national discussion on both the social and economic implications of menstrual hygiene access in Sri Lanka.
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