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In the spotlight: SA's low vasectomy numbers

According to Unwanted Fertility in South Africa , a recently published report from Statistics South Africa, “about 20% of all births in the five years preceding the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey (including pregnancies at the time), happened when women were not planning on having any more children”. The report, based on demographic health data from 1998 and 2016, shows an increase in the percentage of unwanted births from 17.3% in 1998 to 20.4% in 2016. Various forms of temporary contraception are already available in the public sector in South Africa – including condoms and birth control pills, intra-uterine devices and contraceptive implants for women - although availability of these various options varies between

Mgcina casts spotlight on sexual and reproductive health

Mgcina casts spotlight on sexual and reproductive health Page Content ​MMC Eunice Mgcina is using the month of February to cast the spotlight on the perils of unhealthy lifestyle choices and to encourage joburgers to routinely check-up against HIV/Aids, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and tuberculosis (TB).   Cllr Mgcina notes that modern-day habits have spawned an entire family of lifestyle diseases, and the City is providing public health interventions to help residents combat this from getting worse.   “We’ll undertake several activities during this month in all our healthcare facilities to highlight the importance of regular screening, testing and continued adherence to medicine intake,” she says.

City holds sexual and reproductive health webinar sessions

City holds sexual and reproductive health webinar sessions Page Content ​The City of Joburg’s Department of Health and Social Development will hold webinar sessions aimed educating residents about STIs, teenage pregnancy and medical male circumcision as part of the National Sexual and Reproductive Health Month. The webinar sessions will be streamed live on the City’s online platforms on 12, 16 and 18 February 2021. February was declared National Sexual and Reproductive Health Month in 2006 due to increasing number of teenage pregnancies, HIV/Aids infection and sexual transmitted infections. Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Health and Social Development, Cllr Eunice Mgcina, says the City will also undertake a number of activities during this month in all the City’s healthcare facilities to highlight the importance of regular screening; testing and continued adherence to medicine intake.

Full support for sex crime victims

Police have vowed to help victims of sexual crimes to the very end and agencies have enough measures in place to help even if the police are not involved. This week Cumbria police are highlighting the message that It s Not Ok and want anyone who has been a victim to come forward and they will do everything in their power to help and support them Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall is supporting National Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness campaign this week, that aims to generate discussion among the general public, statutory bodies and third sector organisations about how sexual abuse and sexual violence is not ok.

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