# The ATM is calling upon government to officially declare the teenage pregnancy crisis a national pandemic, prompting immediate allocation of resources and attention. The party says over two-thousand-716 girls aged ten to 14 gave birth in just one year, and more than 100 of these cases were reported in the Eastern Cape alone from April to July this year. The ATM’s spokesperson, Zama Ntshona says this is a national crisis that demands immediate and comprehensive action:
ATM calls for underage pregnancy to be declared a national pandemic [SOUND]
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