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The 2022 State of the World Population Report by the United Nations Population Fund defined “unintended pregnancy” as one “that occurs to a woman who was
“The aftereffects cannot be captured in numbers including the opportunity costs of millions of women and girls who delay or discontinue their education or workforce participation due to unplanned pregnancies," he also said in the group s press release sent to media Thursday morning.
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Pregnancy among minors in the Philippines at an alarming rate POPCOM
Published February 8, 2021 9:39am Incidence of pregnancy among minors in the Philippines remained at an alarming rate, according to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). In a statement on Sunday, Population and Development Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez II said the issue needs a more than a whole-of-government approach. “As a national and social emergency, the spread of teenage pregnancy across the archipelago still persists at an alarming rate. This requires more than a whole-of-government approach,” he said. The group then called on the private sector, local government units, development partners and relevant government agencies to collaborate closely with it in addressing the problem.