Stakeholders in adolescent reproductive health combine forces to combat the alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in Techiman
Some of the teenage girls who attended the program pledged to be of good behaviour and advised their peer teenagers to do the same.
Joana Somiah 
The alarming rate of teenage pregnancies in the Techiman Municipality in the Bono East Region has moved stakeholders in adolescent reproductive health to combine their forces to hit the grounds in combating the menace.
At a community outreach and sensitization program at Asantanso, Miss Millicent Ocloo Bono East regional project coordinator of Purim African Youth Development Platform (PAYDP) a non-governmental organization leading the campaign called on stakeholders to join the fight against fighting teenage pregnancies in order to safeguard the future of our girls.
In addition, Julian Harrison Mutar, United Nations population Fund( UNFPA) focal person pleaded with parents to living up to their responsibilities by providing the physical and emotional needs of their children in order not to push them astray or expose them to peer pressures.
For their parts, Nana Kwadwo Oti Odikro of Asantanso and Honourable Takyi Stephen Assemblyman for the area unanimously vowed to continue with the campaign by spreading the message to all surrounding communities.
Finally, some of the teenage girls who attended the program pledged to be of good behaviour and advised their peer teenagers to do the same.
Nana Ama Asiedu Bono Region
