Sadc countries lagging behind in promoting women’s health rights

BY LORRAINE MUROMO
SOUTHERN Africa Development Community (Sadc) countries, including Zimbabwe, are lagging behind in promoting women’s reproductive health rights.

This was revealed last week during the launch of the 2021 #VoiceandChoice Barometer by Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) in collaboration with GenderLinks.

The barometer seeks to measure 100 indicators on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) including gender-based violence (GBV), teenage pregnancies, child marriages, harmful practices and unsafe abortions, HIV and Aids, family planning, maternal health and others.

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