Reproductive Health Awareness month is an effort to have a concentrated touch points on reproductive health conversations and services. The spotlight is generally on pregnancy and condom use. We need to take a moment and put men at the centre of this dialog. The National Department of Health and Civil Society has a responsibility to strengthen pregnancy education and stress important issues that promote safe abortion, healthy pregnancy and safe motherhood- not just for women but for men too. Condom/ STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) Week is to inform about condom use as a first point of action for those who wish to prevent pregnancy and STI infection. Social media is abuzz with talk of a fictitious Men’s Conference, this platform can be used to share facts about reproductive health and reproductive life.
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