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Experts push for menopause policy and affordable care

White Ribbon Alliance Kenya Executive Director Angela Nguku(left), Aga Khan University Psychiatrist, Dean Prof. Lukoye Atwoli(centre) and FIGO President and Reproductive Health Expert Prof.Anne Kihara(right) during the Groundbreaking National Dialogue on Menopause policy and Women Rights in Nairobi on August 20, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Health experts are calling on the government to develop a clear policy framework on menopause, including affordable hormone replacement therapy, routine screening, and integrated mental health services.

Speaking during the historic menopause conference, that menopause has been under discussed health issue for long, despite it impacting millions of Kenyan women, it remains shrouded in stigma, silence, and misinformation, particularly affecting women in rural areas, informal employment marginalised communities.

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