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How new model wants to contain teenage pregnancies in Western

An expectant pupil at the Webuye Hospital. [Jeckonia Otieno, Standard]

Teenage pregnancies have continued to blight education in Bungoma County, even with concerted efforts to end them.

A programme focusing on teenagers has been unveiled to try and alleviate these problems using a new model that uses peers with specific skills to reach out to other young people.

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