By Vivian Ihechu
As the World Contraception Day (WCD) is observed on Wednesday, September 26, critical health issues such as maternal deaths, preventing an imminent population explosion and achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will come to fore.
Also, Family Planning has also been proven as an assured way of preventing unwanted pregnancies, abortions and most of all, maternal deaths.
The WCD brings to mind the need to continually improve awareness of all contraceptive methods available and enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health.
The annual worldwide campaign envisions where every pregnancy is wanted and the barriers that prevent young people from using sexual health services must be dissolved.
Contraception or birth control is a device or drug designed to prevent the process of pregnancy after unprotected sex.
There are different kinds of contraception that act at different points in the process,…
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