E/Province recorded 12,982 teen pregnancies in first half of 2021, reveals PS

Eastern Province acting Permanent Secretary Royd Tembo has described the report of over 12,000 teenage pregnancies recorded in the province between January and June this year as regrettable. Speaking during the Inter-generational dialogue meeting for faith, traditional and key stakeholders on child marriages and teen pregnancies in Chipata, Tuesday, Dr Tembo said that it was sad to note that girls were still victims of child marriages in Zambia and particularly in Eastern Province. “It is regrettable to hear the report from the Provincial Health Office that Eastern Province, between January and June 2021, had recorded 12,982 teenage pregnancies”, Dr Tembo lamented. Dr Tembo said 400 of these teenage pregnancies were in girls below the age of 15 while the rest...