The District Director of Health, Mrs Belinda Baffoe Bonnie, made this known at a community durbar on unsafe abortion and teenage pregnancies at Dwaaho, near Tepa.
IPAS Ghana, a non-governmental organisation based in Accra, organised the durbar.
Mrs Baffoe-Bonnie appealed to traditional rulers, especially queens, to educate young girls on the dangers of unsafe abortion since chiefs wield enormous influence on the lives of their people.
She asked children to stay away from premature sex and take their education seriously.
The District IPAS Co-ordinator, Nana Yaa Boatemaa, called on parents to invest in the education of their children instead of using their little resources on unprofitable ventures.
She expressed concern about the way some women spend huge monies to purchase expensive clothing when the school fees of their children were in arrears.
source: Daily Graphic
