Monrovia, Oct. 29 -- On a bright Tuesday morning in Cesto, Rivercess County, Angelina Jalamutee, 25, walks to the St. Francis Hospital Youth Friendly Center (YFC). She is there for her scheduled Depo-Provera shot, a family planning injection she receives every three months.

For Jalamutee, who had her first pregnancy at age 17, followed by a second at age 20, and dropped out of school after having two children, this medication is her sole protector against another unwanted pregnancy.

"I want to prevent myself from not getting pregnant because I already left behind in school," she said. Her eyes are now set on completing high school by 2026, a critical first step toward her dream career as a medical doctor. As a future physician, she plan...