Scotland will become the first country in the world from Monday (August 15) to ensure universal access to free period products.

• This will happen two years after the country passed landmark legislation -- the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act -- in 2020.
• The Act solidifies the Scottish government’s efforts to make sanitary products such as tampons and sanitary pads accessible in public.
• Now councils and education providers (schools, colleges and universities) will be legally required to make period products available free of charge to anyone who needs them, the Scottish government said in a statement issued Sunday.