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Teenage pregnancy remains a major challenge in Ghana as the data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) annual statistics on this subject are very alarming.
In the central region, 10,301 girls became pregnant in 2020 and in 2021, GHS reports suggest the trend was continuing.
Surprisingly, this time it’s not just girls between 13 and 19, but also girls between 10 and 13.
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In 2020, around 110 girls were pregnant daily in the country while 13 teenage pregnancies were recorded hourly, according to available data.
Ghana has recorded 109,888 teenage pregnancies, according to the GHS, with the lowest daughters to be put into the family being 10 years old.
Today, NewsFile is dedicated to the disturbing issue of thousands of girls, most of them underage, raped, impregnated and overwhelmed.
Host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his guest will review both the 2016-2020 and 2020 reported case figures released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
In a holistic way, the discussion focuses on socio-cultural, religious, economic, traditional / customary, legal, etc. factors. and what the solutions should be.
The related and broader issues of domestic violence in general, the lack of shelters, medical tests and examinations for victims, the poor condition of the DV Fund and how to draw attention to it, etc.
Guests can also tackle a major issue of the week with commentary, including the coup in Guinea, do or die, teacher-laptop, and more.
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