In South America and Brazil, where the necessary sanitary napkins are not available due to the effects of the new corona virus, so-called "physiological poverty" has become a social problem. The movement of support to distribute at is beginning to spread.
In Brazil, nearly 30% of poor women, or about 11 million people, are said to be facing so-called "physiological poverty" where they cannot obtain sanitary napkins for economic reasons.
As more and more people are in need of living due to the effects of the new coronavirus, local citizens' groups distributed free sanitary napkins on the 12th in a poor area called Favela in Rio de Janeiro.
At the group's office, sanitary napkins and other sanitary napkins collected by donations from citizens were prepared, and the gathered women received them one after another.
The woman who received the sanitary napkin said, "Many people are unemployed in this area due to the new corona. Many people do not have the money to buy sanitary napkins, which is really helpful."
While "physiological poverty" has become a social problem in Brazil, the circle of support from local governments and citizens' groups is beginning to expand as support from the government cannot be expected.