Uganda, Nov. 18 -- The government has pledged to annually allocate at least 10 percent of maternal and child health resources to adolescent-responsive health services in the next three years.

This is meant to improve modern family planning uptake in the country.

In a report released on Tuesday, the government has also committed to increasing modern contraceptive methods for women from 30.4 percent to 39.6 percent by 2025 and reducing unmet need from 17 percent in 2020 to 15 percent by 2025.

The government made the commitment to FP2030, a global movement dedicated to advancing the rights of people everywhere to access reproductive health services safely.

It has also committed to annually ring-fence 50 percent of the reproductive health...