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Health CS calls for action on teen pregnancies and HIV infections

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe at Wambugu Farm in Nyeri during the sensitisation exercise for health workers and national government administrators. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

At least 720 teenage pregnancies have been reported in Nyeri County between January and May this year. 

This is according to data released during a sensitisation exercise for over 3,000 residents comprising of community health volunteers, youth, and national government administrators. 

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