Concerns rise over alarming teenage pregnancy rates in Ohangwena Region
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The number of teenage pregnancies in the Ohangwena Region is alarming.
Authorities report over 9,000 cases between January 2022 and April this year.
These girls were all under the age of 19.
The rather disturbing statistics were revealed by the Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare, Doreen Sioka, at the commemoration of the Day of the African Child at Nghifikwa Ndailikana Primary School in Ohangwena.