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Colombia teen pregnancy worst in Latin America: Santos

As he signed legislation on youth education programs, President Juan Manuel Santos reminded the country on Friday of the high rate of teen pregnancy in Colombia. “We have to recognize that in this specific aspect [teen...

Colombians inattentive to child pregnancies: ICBF

There have allegedly been 144 cases of girls between the ages of 10 and 14 years becoming pregnant this year in Colombia, reported local media Friday. Colombia has registered 1,125 cases of pregnant women under 18 so far this...

Under-14 pregnancy in Bogota on the decline

The number of pregnancies in girls aged between 10 and 14 in Bogota has begun to decrease, breaking a 10-year long pattern of increasing teen pregnancy. According to the district Health Secretary Jose Bernal Conde, the figure...

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