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Rwanda: Govt to Lift Restrictions on Access to Contraceptives for Teenagers
New Times, 22 November 2018
After years of back and forth debate between activists, parents, and teenagers, the Government is reviewing a law that will see teenagers get easier access to family planning… Read more »
Rwandan Govt Working Towards Easier Access to Contraceptives
Prime Minister Eduoard Ngirente has acknowledged that it does not make sense to ask teachers to educate young adults about reproductive health and safe sex when the contraceptive methods are inaccessible.
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Rwanda: Premier to Appear Before Senate Over Family Planning Interventions
New Times, 22 November 2018
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente will this Thursday appear before Senate where he will give a briefing on what changes the government is making in terms of budget, sensitisation,… Read more »
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Africa: Family Planning Summit Ends With Call to Involve Young People
New Times, 16 November 2018
Leader sat the fifth edition of the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) that concluded in Kigali yesterday urged stakeholders to strengthen their partnerships in… Read more »
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Rwanda: Scaling Up Family Planning 'An Uphill but Winnable Battle'
New Times, 14 November 2018
It is common saying that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Read more »
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Rwanda: Where Are the Men? Experts Target Missing Link in Contraception
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 November 2018
Involving men increases contraceptive use, reducing infant and maternal mortality, as well as the number of unwanted children. All of this frees up women for school or jobs Read more »
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Jeannette Kagame has urged women to use their leadership positions, collective knowledge, skill and experience, to help in innovating solutions, challenge norms and standards that ... Read more »
