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Fact Sheet
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Initiatives
Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Policy Analysis
Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19
Top Facts & Statistics
154,000
maternal deaths per year in Africa that could be prevented by meeting the need for contraception and maternal and newborn care3 in 4
surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage16M
unintended pregnancies could be prevented each year by providing comprehensive contraceptive care
Hear From An Expert
Adolescents’ knowledge of HIV prevention remains dangerously superficial. What is urgently needed is comprehensive school-based sexuality education, which is proven to be effective in helping adolescents avoid HIV infection and unwanted pregnancy