TANZANIA: GOVT ADVISED TO STRENGTHEN LEGAL MEASURES TO CONTROL SEXUAL ABUSERS

Call has been made to improve laws to control sexual abuses which contribute to unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions among young girls. A health expert and Country Director of Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) Vadacanthara Chandrashekar, hinted this in Dar es Salaam during Iftar organized by Marie Stopes Tanzania to the Muslim community. The event brought together its customers from various organizations including banks, corporate companies, insurance firms, the media, telecommunication companies, pharmaceutical industries and others. Chandrashekar however noted that despite Tanzania's laws restricting abortion, there were some clauses that allow abortion when the life of pregnant mother is at risk.