Addressing pregnancy prevention needs of adolescents in East and Southern Africa through education and health sector partnerships

This presentation, held at the 2017 Family Planning Summit in London, focuses on the education sector response to unintended pregnancy in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. It reviews the countries' policies and practices and shows that Life Skills Education is inadequate. It stresses the importance of a strong partnership between the education and health sector and the need to rethink approaches.