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Mombasa reporting an increase in cases of teenage pregnancies: Health experts say

Kenyans spending time at the beach. [Photo/Courtesy]

Cases of teenage pregnancies are on the rise in the coastal town, a health official has warned.

County Reproductive Health Coordinator Emily Mwaringa told members of the county assembly about 3,000 cases of underage pregnancies were recorded last year in government-run health facilities.

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