Stakeholders in the country have been called upon to increase efforts to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) as the practice continues to affect the development of young people, particularly girls.
Head of Professional and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) at Fred Binka School of Public Health (Hohoe campus), University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Dr Emmanuel Manu, made the advocacy.
Dr Manu made the call when he addressed pupils mainly girls of Okajakrom E.P Primary School, in the Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region, over the weekend.
The students had visited the Hohoe branch of UHAS on a mentorship programme, organised by Plan International Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), to inspire them to aspire to become female lecturers and other professionals.