The government has been urged to prioritise and invest in transformative health outcomes such as maternal health, family planning, and gender-based violence to ensure that the country met Sustainable Development Goal 5 by 2030.
The goal of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Five is to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.
According to the Deputy Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms Emmily Naphambo, investing in maternal health, reducing the unmet need for family planning, and addressing gender-based violence, including child marriages, was not just a moral imperative but also economically beneficial.
Ms Naphambo was speaking at a joint dissemination of the findings of a study on gender-based violence by UNFPA and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) yesterday in Accra.