Rwanda MPs oppose contraceptives for 15-year-olds
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Rwandan parliament has rejected a bill to amend a 2016 law to allow contraceptives to be given to girls from the age of 15. A group of MPs had introduced the bill in order to curb teenage pregnancies that have risen by 21% – from more than 19,000 in 2020 to 23,000 […]
Growth in contraceptives use low – UNFPA
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana has said even though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate of growth is slow, at less than one per cent a year. It said among married women, the use of modern contraceptives had increased from 5.2 per cent […]
Pharmacists say patronage of contraceptives is encouraging these days
By Jennifer Frimpong Wiredu The use of contraceptives is essential in preventing unwanted pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Infections STI’s. Typically, of the Ghanaian society, sex education or on contraceptives is regarded “a-no-go-area” of discussion in the home. This creates avenues for the youth to seek knowledge on the subject matter from their peers who may […]
