Sat, 08 Jul 2017 13:19:08 +0000 By SIMON MUNTEMBA THERE is need for Zambia to fight adolescent pregnancy which undermines girls’ human rights and compromises their opportunity to fully realise their social-economic development. In an interview, Population Council country director, Michael Mbizro said adolescent girls had rights to education, health, dignity, non-discrimination and quality of life which needed to be protected. Dr Mbizro said protecting, promoting and fulfilling those rights was necessary to ensure that girls grow into healthy, skilled, productive, independent and responsible citizens. “Most adolescent girls drop-out of school when they are pregnant, which compromises their future because they grow up with limited career options and opportunities. “In addition, some girls will have unsafe abortions that lead to injuries, disability and sometimes death,” he said. Dr Mbizro said that there was need to ensure that both school infrastructure and human resource were available for girls to attend school without hindrance. He added, “there […]
