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Mary Stopes Ghana urges the government to improve access to contraception to contain teenage pregnancies during the period of the coronavirus crisis.
Due to the global phenomenon, it is estimated that up to 1.4 million women worldwide lost access to family planning services alone.
During the COVID-19 shutdown in the country in April 2020, Marie Stopes Ghana projected that more than 26,000 women and girls could lose access to contraception due to significant reductions in service provision over 3 months (April to June) at Marie Stopes Ghana clinics, health outreach areas and at all BlueStar private clinics they support.
Between March and May this year, a World Vision Ghana revelation confirmed that its Krachi West Area Program in Ghana saw a nearly nine-fold increase in teenage pregnancies.
Taking into account the statistics provided and many others, Mary Stopes Ghana, on the occasion of World Contraception Day, calls on the Government of Ghana to ensure that women have continued access to contraception during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
“Marie Stopes Ghana therefore urges local health authorities / governments, donors and the global community to work together to prioritize access to sexual and reproductive health services in their response to COVID19, to collaborate with service providers to ensure that the landscape supports safe access and learn from the impact we have seen during the pandemic so far to ensure that women and girls have timely access to essential services when they need them most, ”the organization adds. governmental.
Below is the full press release:
