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Spike in unplanned pregnancies, abortions

Health workers say in the three months, in which men and women were confined together, "ending up in bed all the time", just a tiny fraction of women received the all-important family planning services. The result? An explosion of unplanned pregnancies—and the resultant rush for abortions—among both teenage and married women.

Spike in unplanned pregnancies, abortions
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH |

World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year. Under its campaign, every pregnancy is wanted. But in Uganda, this vision came under attack because of the

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