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In this photo taken Thursday, July 13, 2017, a worker cuts locally made biodegradable sanitary pads known as Makapads, made from waste paper with papyrus as the absorbent, that sell for half the price of imported pads, at a factory in Kampala, Uganda. Menstrual hygiene has emerged as a serious, and often emotional, subject in Africa, where some experts say governments must supply free sanitary pads to girls who are often at risk of dropping out of school because of embarrassment. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)

In this photo taken Thursday, July 13, 2017, a worker cuts locally made biodegradable sanitary pads known as Makapads, made from waste paper with papyrus as the absorbent, that sell for half the price of imported pads, at a factory in Kampala, Uganda. Menstrual hygiene has emerged as a serious, and often emotional, subject in Africa, where some experts say governments must supply free sanitary pads to girls who are often at risk of dropping out of school because of embarrassment. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)

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