COVID-19 AFTERSHOCKS: ACCESS DENIED TEENAGE PREGNANCY THREATENS TO BLOCK A MILLION GIRLS ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM RETURNING TO SCHOOL.

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked unprecedented havoc on children, families and communities around the globe, disrupting vital services and putting millions of lives at risk. Since March, attempts to avert the global health crisis have seen nationwide school closures in 194 countries, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners – over 90 per cent of the world’s school-going population.1