Zambian women’s day off for periods stokes debate

A Zambian law that entitles women to take one day off work a month when they have their period is stirring increasingly fierce debate in a country reluctant to discuss sexual health. Discreetly called Mother’s Day, the 2015 law-unique in Africa-enables women to be absent from work without notice or a doctor’s note to help them cope with menstrual bleeding , pain and cramps.