One man's mission to improve women's lives

By Letitia Rowlands
Updated March 14 2014 - 9:18am, first published 8:16am
Man on a mission to end poverty for rural women ... Arunachalam Muruganantham.
Man on a mission to end poverty for rural women ... Arunachalam Muruganantham.

It is something women in developed countries like Australia take for granted - the ability to access affordable menstrual hygiene products. But women in developing nations around the world are not so fortunate, sometimes using dirty rags, sand or even ash to deal with menstrual bleeding each month.