Alarming rise in Tonota teenage pregnancies

Senior council secretary, Terrence Ntalabgwe, said during his presentation of the District Development Committee (DDC) report recently that from July to December last year, 111 teenage pregnancies were recorded in the 15-19 age group.

From July to September 2013, there were 56 teenage pregnancies while October to December recorded 55 cases. “This is a sad situation. Imagine in a year, over 100 teenagers fall pregnant and amongst them are school going children whose learning will be disrupted,” Ntalabwe said. He stated that Borolong Health Post registered 11 cases of teenage pregnancy from July to September.