Teenage pregnancy, HIV still threatening Ghana’s development – NPC

The National Population Council (NPC) says teenage pregnancy and Human Immune Virus (HIV) infections among young people remain major challenges to Ghana’s development.

At the Second High-Level Coordination Meeting of Partners in Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Policy Implementation and Advocacy in Accra on Thursday, the Deputy Chair of NPC, Dr Nii Akwei Addo, linked teenage pregnancy and the HIV menace to poverty, harmful social and cultural practices, and misinformation.

Dr Akwei said limited access to adolescent-friendly services and emerging risks associated with digital technology were other factors contributing to the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and HIV among young people.