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Mathisa’s Brand New Plant in Cuba Cannot Distribute Half a Million ‘Intimates’

14ymedio, Havana, 2 August 2021 — The sanitary pad factory of the state monopoly Mathisa has “a luxurious reception, offices with the required comfort, impeccable bathrooms and lockers and a dining room that resemble the best of restaurants,” but in its warehouses there are 432,000 packages of “intimates” that do not reach Cuban women due … Continue reading “Mathisa’s Brand New Plant in Cuba Cannot Distribute Half a Million ‘Intimates’”

Eight Hours Without Going to the Bathroom, the Daily Ordeal of Girls in Cuban Schools

Natalia López Moya, Havana, 14 August 2024 — It is time to prepare school supplies, to wait in long lines to buy the uniforms that students will wear to school in September, but also to start looking for solutions to alleviate one of the most serious problems in Cuban schools: the lack of hygiene and … Continue reading “Eight Hours Without Going to the Bathroom, the Daily Ordeal of Girls in Cuban Schools”

In Ciego De Avila, Cuban Women Have Not Received a Single “Intimate” Item So Far This Year

14ymedio, Havana, 27 April 2024 — A special report on the lack of sanitary pads in Ciego de Ávila, published this Saturday in Invasor, harshly criticizes the slow production of the industry on the Island, which asks for “calm,” while menstruation does not wait. Of the 100,000 women – according to 2022 data – who … Continue reading “In Ciego De Avila, Cuban Women Have Not Received a Single “Intimate” Item So Far This Year”

Cuba is Without Sanitary Pads Since January Because Its Sole Producer Could Not Afford Raw Materials

14ymedio, Havana, 1 June 2023 — All year, Cuban women have been complaining that they have not been able find sanitary pads in the country’s stores. The government finally issued an official explanation on Thursday: The Mathisa factory in Sancti Spiritus, the country’s sole supplier, had to halt production in January due to a lack … Continue reading “Cuba is Without Sanitary Pads Since January Because Its Sole Producer Could Not Afford Raw Materials”

There Are No Menstrual Supplies Because Raw Materials Are Lacking," Justifies Cuban Manufacturer

14ymedio, Havana, 29 March 2018 — The production of sanitary pads is paralyzed due to lack of raw materials and will only be resumed in May, according to Emma Hernández Ibarra, general director of the National Hygienic-Sanitary Materials Company, Mathisa, speaking to Cuba’s official press. “The company suffered a delay in the arrival of the raw … Continue reading “There Are No Menstrual Supplies Because Raw Materials Are Lacking," Justifies Cuban Manufacturer”

Pads, Rags or Menstrual Cups?

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 26 March 2018 — Marta María Ramírez was given her first tampons in 1991, when she got her first period at age 15. The country was experiencing the deepest days of its economic crisis and sanitary pads were not available. Some 27 years later the situation is little changed and Ramírez, now a journalist … Continue reading “Pads, Rags or Menstrual Cups?”

Cuba’s Official Press Criticizes Scarcity and Quality of Subsidized Menstrual Pads

EFE / via 14ymedio, Havana, 16 January 2018 — The small amount of sanitary pads that the Cuban State gives to women of childbearing age each month, their “terrible” quality and the irregularity in deliveries are currently the source of criticisms in the official press of the Island, where many turn to the black market to … Continue reading “Cuba’s Official Press Criticizes Scarcity and Quality of Subsidized Menstrual Pads”