Tag Archives: Early teenage pregnancy

At least 330 teenage pregnancies have been registered in health facilities in Bushenyi for the past three months. The pregnant girls are between the age of 15 and 17 and most are residents of Kyamuhanga Sub-county. Others are from areas of Kakanju, Ruhumuro, and Engaju. Dr Edward Mwesigye, the District Health Officer said these pregnancies were recorded in the first ...

A prominent Tanzanian pastor has called on parents to finance their daughters who are coming of age. Daniel Mgogo, the pastor and resident preacher at World of Salvation in Tanzania, says that predators usually take advantage of the little girls’ desperation for money to lure them into their traps. However, he blamed primitive parents who go hard on their daughters ...

Musician Jackie Chandiru has launched a program for the girl child aimed at creating awareness against the different things they face especially early pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. The Agassi singer said that this will also be addressing the boy Child indirectly. She, therefore, called upon the government to give her and this issue priority because it’s delicate. According to ...

Former NBS TV journalist, Daniel Lutaaya, has said that it’s time for the country to accept that teenagers are having sex and getting pregnant. According to him, the earlier this is accepted the better because then teenagers will be helped. He says it doesn’t make sense for teenagers to be kept in the dark about contraceptives yet they could protect ...