{"id":252407,"date":"2016-09-27T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=252407"},"modified":"2016-09-27T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:37:34","slug":"focus-on-adolescent-girls-to-achieve-sdg-targets-lordina-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/focus-on-adolescent-girls-to-achieve-sdg-targets-lordina-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on adolescent girls to achieve SDG targets \u2013 Lordina Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"
The First Lady, Lordina Mahama<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is calling for more attention to the development of adolescent girls as a way of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/strong><\/span> (SDGs).<\/p>\n According to her, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that one out of every six deaths in Africa was due to HIV; and 70 percent of these are among adolescent girls within the reproductive age.<\/p>\n Addressing a gathering of First Ladies from around the world at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the first lady, who is also the President of the Organization of African First Ladies Association Against HIV\/AIDS (OAFLA) said there must be collaborative efforts to help make adolescent sexual and reproductive health a priority.<\/p>\n Lordina Mahama has been advocating for an\u00a0Africa free from HIV and AIDS, maternal and child mortality though women and children empowerment programs.<\/p>\n