4.4.10 In the implementation of the National Population Policy, government should set up frameworks to address the issues of teenage pregnancy and empowering women through affirmative action in education to enable girls remain in school longer beyond secondary and vocational levels. Government should also invest in the area of reproductive health. 4.4.11 Government should consider carefully the need to decongest the MGLSD taking into account the increased costs of public administration. In the meantime, Government could consider increasing the budget allocation to the ministry to enable it perform its functions.