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Alarm as 15,000 girls impregnated in Meru County

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A section of participants during a meeting led by NSDCC CEO Ruth Laibon-Masha at Kangeta Catholic Parish in Igembe Central in June 2024. [Phares Mutembei, Standard]

At least 15,000 school girls have given birth and dropped out of school in Meru County since January this year according to the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC).

The council's chief executive officer, Dr Ruth Masha, said girls were from primary and secondary schools.

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