Why it will take Sh2b to address teen pregnancyThe country will need Sh2 billion worth of contraceptives annually to bring down the runaway rate of teen pregnancies. If Kenyans were to religiously meet all the contraceptives needs for the girls aged 15-19, the institute says teen pregnancies would drop from 218,000 to 58,000 annually. The CS for Interior Fred Matiangi has also warned chiefs and their assistants of dire consequences if found not acting against teen pregnancies and early marriages. Jwani was responding to reports in January that a none-KICD approved sex education curricula had been introduced in some schools in Kenya. The RHRN-KE group, funded by the Netherlands government wants comprehensive sex education where school children do not require parental approval to access contraceptives.

Source: Standard Digital March 01, 2019 21:05 UTC