Community called to help tackle rising teen pregnancy concerns
SIBU: The federal Ministry for Women, Family and Community Development is calling on the community to collaborate in addressing the growing concern of teen pregnancies. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said Sarawak has the second-highest number of adolescents aged 13 to 18 engaged in sexual relationships at 9.1 per cent, following Kelantan with the highest […]
Minister cites multiple reasons for child marriages
KUCHING: Teenage pregnancies, cultural practices and dropping out from schools have been listed as factors that contribute to Sarawak being ranked with the highest number of child marriages in the country. The Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hence, stressed on the need to educate the community on the […]
Sex education starts at home
KUCHING: Sex education should start at home from young with equal focus on both boys and girls, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Be open and approachable to children when they question about sex, contraception and intimacy,” she said in a statement issued on Wednesday. “The community […]
Why young mums discard babies?
KUCHING: Stigma from society regarding unwed mothers and lack of emotional support from family members are some of the reasons that lead to single or young mothers abandoning their babies. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said teenagers were often afraid or ashamed to tell anyone of their […]
Educate public on teenage pregnancies: Fatimah
KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Community Well-being, Women, Family and Childhood Development, Datuk Fatimah Abdullah has again stressed the importance of educating the public on the danger of teenage pregnancies. This, she said, included identifying risky behaviours and the available support system for unwed mothers so that they were not alone when they needed help. Fatimah […]
Adolescent pregnancies down 21 pct from year 2016 to 2019
KUCHING: Sarawak has seen an overall 21 percent decrease in number of adolescent pregnancies from 2016 to last year and Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes to see a further decline. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said that in 2016, there were 2,481 adolescent pregnancies recorded. “This decreased to 1,967 last […]
Dev Kumar calls on Fatimah
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah received a courtesy call from Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Dev Kumar at her office in Baitulmakmur 2 building on Monday (Nov 2). Effective Nov 20, Dev Kumar will be taking up the Intelligence/Operations deputy director post in the Bukit Aman […]
State working hard to reduce teenage pregnancies
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has been raising awareness of the need to reduce teenage pregnancies in the state, said Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “For my ministry, we are looking at the issue from a practical point of view by focusing more on targeted groups. “We have […]
NGO agrees that sex education should be taught early
KUCHING: The Sarawak Women for Women Society (SWWS) agrees that subjects concerning sexual health education, responsibilities of raising a child and the consequences of teenage pregnancy should be taught to students as young as 13 years old. Its president Margaret Bedus said this was important to empower young people with such knowledge and to prevent […]
Decreasing teenage pregnancies
KUCHING: A total of 623 cases of teenage pregnancy has been recorded in Sarawak as of April this year, representing 5.7 percent of total new antenatal cases in the state, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “Of these, 59.7 percent are unmarried teenagers and 97.6 percent of […]
