Two Ghanaian students develop a cheaper banana stalk tampon

– Two Ghanaian students develop a cheaper tampon from banana stems

– Emily Otoo-Quayson and Matilda Sampong, both from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, are the brains of innovation

Two Ghanaian university students have shown great innovation in the development of sanitary napkins from banana stems.

Emily Otoo-Quayson and Matilda Sampong are both students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

The two ladies are trying to solve the problem of the majority of girls who can not afford sanitary napkins during their period.

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So they took it upon themselves to produce pads from banana stems, which are relatively cheaper.

Otoo-Quayson is a senior year student in civil engineering, while Matilda Sampong is a sophomore in business administration.

"According to statistics, about 95% of girls in rural areas missed clbades during this period and we thought we would do something about it.Said Otoo-Quayson, quoted by Myjoyonline.

A Human Rights Watch study found that one in 10 girls in Africa does not go to school during menstruation because they can not afford to buy sanitary napkins.

This is due to the high level of poverty in the many rural communities of the continent.

The two KNUST students want not only to make sanitary napkins cheaper, but also safer for all girls.

Many sanitary napkins are made of plastic and contain a cellulose gel called dioxin, which can lead to organic lesions.

"This dioxin is harmful for the female reproductive system. So we decided to develop a hygienic tampon with banana to make the tampons healthy."

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They explained that banana and plantain stalks have proven to be effective absorbents, insisting that they are safer.

"In the West, they use these rods to make paper bags and diapers, but not to make sanitary napkins.

"The most conventional that you find on the market, the least is 5 Cedis but for these because of the materials we used, the price is 2 Cedis,They added.

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Source: Yen.com.gh