19Feb/11Off
ECUADOR: Number of Teenage Pregnancies Is “Alarming” Says President
EFE, Andes Info, Ecuavisa and Hoy reported on 19 February that President Rafael Correa and Health Minister David Chiriboga spoke of the need to initiate an aggressive family planning campaign, given the high rates of teenage pregnancy reflected in the statistics, pointing to the high cost and social and economic impact this has. This statement is aligned with the approval granted by the President to "Intersectoral National Strategy for Family Planning (ENIPLA) by the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, the Coordinating Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Education, UNFPA and PAHO. Read in Spanish: EFE, Andes Info, Ecuavisa, Hoy