Morenike Fajemisin is a pharmacist and multiple-award winner in sexual and reproductive health innovation. In this interview with GRACE EDEMA, she speaks on how the culture of silence and stigmatis...
Morenike Fajemisin is a pharmacist and multiple-award winner in sexual and reproductive health innovation. In this interview with GRACE EDEMA, she speaks on how the culture of silence and stigmatisation has contributed to the sexual and reproductive health challenges of NigeriansNigerians’ awareness of their sexual and reproductive health and rights is very low. Young adults who lack sexual health knowledge grow to become older adults with the same problem.
The use of more inclusive language; the word our government use to describe pregnancy prevention methods is family planning and not the words “contraceptives or preventing pregnancy. Yet, the irony is that 50 per cent of the people who need to prevent pregnancy are young, unmarried and not planning a family anytime soon.
Marriage and education laws; creating laws that prevent child marriage and ensure the minimum educational level in the country is secondary education, because educated men and women have the knowledge to make better life decisions including decisions about their sexual health.
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