EALA set to debate sexual health Bill

East African Legislative Assembly members ahead of a sitting at the Rwanda Parliament hall on March 7, 2017. If the SRHR Bill 2017 is passed the challenge will be how EAC partner states will adopt and implement it. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is preparing a law to prevent unwanted pregnancies, risky abortions and sexually transmitted infections in East Africa.

The regional assembly is expected to debate and pass the Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Bill 2017.