UGANDA: Teen Pregnancy Rates High in Kabarole District
New Vision reported on 27 June that spreading information about contraceptives and the dangers of teenage pregnancy is a priority area that needs to be addressed, experts say. As such, Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) has joined the health centres in Kabarole to sensitise young people about teenage pregnancy. RHU spokesperson Martha Songa noted that the organization hoped to benefit from the $30 million (sh72b) loan that the government secured from the World Bank for reproductive health supplies that usually run out in many parts of the country. “Of this money, $18,949,654 (63 per cent) is meant for procuring reproductive health supplies. Combined with funding from UNFPA and the government, $24,784,624 (about sh60b) is now available for procuring reproductive health commodities including family planning supplies for the next five years.” In Kabarole, injectables (Depo Provera) usually run out of stock. Read: New Vision