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BBC NEWS · HEALTH · November 7, 2026

Period products 'essential not optional'

THE SHORT VERSION

Public health director Matt Tyrer is spearheading the roll out of the scheme. It will see women and girls access free period products on the Isle of Man.

Co-founders of Manx Menstrual Movement say Royal Assent was a long time coming. They set up donation stations and a pick and mix station in Douglas City Library.

"We want people to be able to access period products easily," he says. "Some people say a pad only cost X amount, but that's not true"

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