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| Drive to curb teen pregnancy rate | Drive to curb teen pregnancy rate |
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| Young people are to be offered a much broader range of contraception in a drive to bring down England's high teenage pregnancy rate. | Young people are to be offered a much broader range of contraception in a drive to bring down England's high teenage pregnancy rate. |
| The multi-million pound campaign will seek to improve access not just to the Pill and condoms, but also raise awareness of the longer term options. | The multi-million pound campaign will seek to improve access not just to the Pill and condoms, but also raise awareness of the longer term options. |
| Implants and jabs last up to five years without any extra effort by the user. | Implants and jabs last up to five years without any extra effort by the user. |
| Although the teenage pregnancy rate in Britain is falling in many areas, it remains the highest in Western Europe. | Although the teenage pregnancy rate in Britain is falling in many areas, it remains the highest in Western Europe. |
| Some £10m will be made available to regional health authorities who come up with "innovative" pilot schemes for promoting contraception among the young. | Some £10m will be made available to regional health authorities who come up with "innovative" pilot schemes for promoting contraception among the young. |
| "All pilots will be required to focus on areas with the highest need, including those with high and increasing rates of teenage pregnancy," said a spokesperson for the Department of Health. | "All pilots will be required to focus on areas with the highest need, including those with high and increasing rates of teenage pregnancy," said a spokesperson for the Department of Health. |
| Young men as well as women will be targeted in campaigns promoting condom use. | Young men as well as women will be targeted in campaigns promoting condom use. |
| In 2005, there were 39,804 conceptions by under-18s in England, a rate of 41.3 per thousand. | In 2005, there were 39,804 conceptions by under-18s in England, a rate of 41.3 per thousand. |
| These figures are twice as high as in Germany, three times as high as in France and six times as high as in the Netherlands. | These figures are twice as high as in Germany, three times as high as in France and six times as high as in the Netherlands. |
| The campaign will be announced by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo later on Wednesday. | The campaign will be announced by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo later on Wednesday. |
| Brook Advisory Centre said it "welcomed any move to provide young people with more information about contraception. | |
| "We encourage young people to talk to health professionals about their choices. Hormonal contraceptives should always be coupled with condoms." |