Kisii county health officials have raised the alarm over shortage of contraceptives, saying it is likely to spark more HIV infections and teenage pregnancies.
They deplored the slow delivery of the commodities, flagging it as matter of concern that needs to be tackled on a priority basis.
“A scaled down delivery also means low use something that is causing concern among the health players,” Family Planning Services head Leah Bwari said.
Bwari cited low donor funding among factors causing the shortage of the contraceptives in the county.
The continual shortage of the commodities, she said, is likely to roll back gains made so far in mitigating teenage pregnancies in the region.
Through concerted efforts, players in the sector have significantly reduced the pregnancy rates from the initial 38.8 per cent to 22 per cent, Bwari said.
“We continue to plead with our youth to be alive to the fact that abstinence still remains the best way to safeguard themselves against the after effects of promiscuous sex,” she said.
She spoke to journalists as the world marked contraceptives day on Monday.
(edited by Amol Awuor)
