February 28, 2019

Promoting access to family planning for young women in Kenya

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KBC Kenya press interview with Dr. Peter Gichangi, PMA Kenya Principal Investigator

"Health Practitioners in the country are calling for the introduction of programs that promote access and use of Family Planning methods among adolescent and young women in order to address the issue of adolescent and unwanted pregnancies. International Centre for Reproductive Health Kenya, CEO Professor Peter Gichangi, said the objective is to reduce teenage pregnancy among adolescent women from 18% to 12% by 2020 and 10% by 2025."