Lack Of Reproductive Health In Sub-Saharan Africa

The other issue concerning women and girls is the lack of access to information concerning their sexual and reproductive health. Today, more than 220 million women worldwide want information about, and services that provide modern contraceptives, yet they lack both. Annually, nearly 290 000 women die because their pregnancies are too soon, too close to each other, too frequent, or happen in unsafe conditions. Women and young girls who access to quality reproductive health information and services are more likely to give birth at very young ages, to have high fertility rates and to have poor health outcomes as a result. Women and young people are left without the information and services they need to make informed decisions concerning their life and well-being. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the lack of access to quality reproductive health information and services as well as social economic pressures on women often lead to early marriages, early childbearing and large family size. …show more content…
In addition, in many Sub-Saharan countries, roughly 25-40% of the population is below 15 years of age, posing a challenge to governments who will need to provide educational opportunities and appropriate sexual reproductive health information and services to them