Mapping Children on the Move within Africa spaces has an impact on access to sexual and reproductive health services. Also, financial and language barriers also lead to exclusion from accessing sexual and reproductive health services. This is because in absence of financial capacity one cannot afford medical services. In situation where a child or their guardian does not understand a particular language that is used by health service providers access to health services, and particularly sexual and reproductive health services becomes challenges. Therefore structural, social and financial barriers pose a challenge to children on the move to access sexual and reproductive health rights. According to the Committee on the Rights of the Child in General Comment No.4 states in light of Article 24 and 3 of the CRC should provide adolescents with access to sexual reproductive information, including on family and contraceptives, dangers of early pregnancy as well as the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.487 Therefore, states should provide children on the move, both boys and girls, with access to sexual and reproductive health information. This is more critical because the inherent nature of irregular migration exposes the children to risks such as rape and sexual abuse which necessitate access to reproductive health services. 487 CRC General Comment No. 4: adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 2003 para 28. 85

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