Global experts shared different models of addressing the long-ignored problem of child marriage, with a UNICEF expert from Ghana suggesting collaboration between the ministries of education and health to prevent child marriage. Chief of health of the UNFPA Bangladesh Dr Sathya Doraiswamy said the midwifery profession in itself is a solution to child marriage. “By taking up this women-driven profession, midwives have demonstrated their power to fight the societal pressure for child marriage. Dr Renu Golwalkar, director of gender, youth and social inclusion of EngenderHealth in Bangladesh, said child marriage situation is ‘grave’ throughout South Asia. “In countries like Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, a lot of teenage pregnancies are happening because of child marriage.

Source: bd News24 June 06, 2019 10:52 UTC