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Bamenda: Tradi-Practioners Recount Strides Made in Curbing Clandestine Abortion Among Young Girls, Women

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By Martial Gnoukapasi L-R: Dr Isidore, Dr Abiodun, Dr Mofor At Doctor Abiodun's Raynbow Naturopathic Research Herbal Clinic - Finance junction, he tells us that the inscription ' a.k.a Flusher' on the signpost had and is still being misinterpreted by some young girls and women, who, not until after visiting the institution, are of the impression that the clinic also specializes in terminating pregnancy, which is not the case. He explained to MNews237 that, though he hasn't been approached by anyone for abortion this year, there were times before that a month won't go by without at least two or three young girls showing up to him for abortion. " It use to be uncountable when i started practice, but as the years went by it dropped drastically to 2-3 a month. Back then, when we received cases of young girls or women wanting to get rid of unwanted pregnancies, what we did which we still put into practice now, is try to counsel and advise them against it, remindin

Digital Health: Nang app Connects Youths to Sexual Reproductive Healthcare Services

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By Martial Gnoukapasi Emmanuella Limnyuy Emmanuella Limnyuy lives in Mulang, a locality within the Bamenda city council area in the North West region. She specializes in traditional dress marking, from which she earns a living.  Despite being a Degree holder in Theatre Television and Film Studies, the 26-year-old in an exclusive with MNews said, one of her greatest challenges till date remains the fact that she can't easily go to a pharmacy to get pregnancy prevention pill, following a series of stigmatization experienced from most pharmacy attendants.  She said the situation is same each time she also tries to get a condom, reason why she seldomly go to get these items herself. "The stigma is so so bad that it makes me ashame each time I go to a pharmacy. One of my encounters with a nurse when i got there to get a pill after sexual intercourse comes to mind. She looked at me funnily and told me i was too young to buy it. I looked at her and thought to myself - is the money c