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Right(s) Here: Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Under COVID-19. Issue 3

Right(s) Here: Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Under COVID-19. Issue 3
Right(s) Here: Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Under COVID-19. Issue 3

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7

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UNFPA Uganda

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Right(s) Here: Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Under COVID-19. Issue 3

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27 January 2021

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The challenge of  reducing teenage pregnancies to meet  the development  goals of  Uganda and SDGs as a whole has long been recognized as a significant  challenge by the Government of Uganda and Development  Partners. Despite efforts,  the teenage pregnancy problem persists at 25% and much higher  than the national  target  of  15% in the  NDP I I I (2021- 2025). The COVI D- 19 pandemic has further  aggravated the situation by providi ng fertile ground for  the major  drivers of teenage pregnancy to prevail  especially  with school  closures, disruption in the economic life of  households, and resultant poverty, disruption in adolescent  sexual  reproductive services among others. In this issue of 'Right(s) Here', read how UNFPA has supported districts expressing an increase in teenage pregnancies during COVID-19.