Gender Based Violence Cases,Early Teenage Pregnancies Hit Kagadi District In Corona Virus Lock Down-Reproductive Health Uganda

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Gender Based Violence Cases,Early Teenage Pregnancies Hit Kagadi District In Corona Virus Lock Down-Reproductive Health Uganda

Kagadi

Reproductive Health Uganda has expressed concern over a surge in gender based violence cases and early teenage pregnancies in Kagadi district during the corona virus pandemic lockdown.

This has been revealed today afternoon during a stakeholders meeting organized by Reproductive Health Uganda in partnership with KCSON held at Kagadi district headquarters.

According to Mr. Matovu Craishi of Reproductive Health Uganda, the latest statistics have indicated that there have been a surge in gender based violence cases, early teenage pregnancies and conceiving of un planned for pregnancies due to corona virus pandemic lock down that barred people from accessing Reproductive Health services like family planning.

The meeting that involved district stake holders was aimed at strategizing on how to institute a youth -led team that will be traversing in the various parts of the district sensitizing members of the public about  family planning, HIV/AIDs management ,Cancer screening and how to conserve the natural environment .

The District Boss Hon. Stephen Byaruhanga Mfashingabo has welcomed the activities of Reproductive Health Uganda into Kagadi district, hence promising an open-door support towards the organization.

He has however cautioned on the need to observe the SOPs in the due course of expediting their duties inform of Heath camps and outreaches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Addressing participants at same event as the guest participant, Ms.Lilian Ruteraho the Resident district Commissioner Kagadi concurred with the report presented before her by RHU officials, stressing that its true cases of gender based violence have increased within the district.

‘I also do receive gender based violence cases in my office about 10 a day  since this lockdown started whereby you find a man fights her wife over conjugal practices which we are trying to work and families leave a better life’says RDC Lillian Ruteraho.