Uganda’s teenage pregnancy fight records only marginal progress as poverty, cultural practices persist
In Uganda, approximately 1,000 teenage girls become pregnant daily, while 34% of girls are married before age 18. By Willy Chowoo Uganda’s efforts to reduce teenage pregnancy are registering slow progress, with the Ministry of Health reporting that the prevalence has declined by only one percentage point, from 25 percent in 2016 to 24 percent […]
