Adolescent health

Adolescent health

Adolescent health

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Reproductive health (maternal and child health, family planning, adolescent health, men's health, women's health, safe motherhood).

Adolescent reproductive health problems have also attracted attention.

Round Table on Adolescent Reproductive Health and Rights

Moreover, a recent UNFPA thematic evaluation on adolescent reproductive health has provided impetus to strengthen government action to address adolescent reproductive health needs.

It also addresses issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

The Committee recommends that the State party pay close attention to adolescent health, taking into account the Committee's general comment No. 4 on adolescent health and development.

Affiliations Present President, Turkish Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health

A major child health issue is the need to promote adolescent reproductive health awareness and practice

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure adequate adolescent health services, as stated in its general comment No. 4 (2003) on adolescent health, implementing in particular programmes on reproductive health, sex education and family planning.

The Ministry is also addressing issues of adolescent sexual and reproductive health.

The Programme aims to promote adolescent health standards through health education on health related issues in general, and on reproductive health in particular.

The Government and NGOs are working together to address adolescent reproductive health issues.

(v) Intercountry Consultation on the Promotion of Health of Adolescent Girls, September 1995

The Committee also suggests that the State party promote adolescent health policies by strengthening reproductive health education and services.

The Committee recommends that the State party further improve the adolescent health programme addressing, specifically, reproductive health issues, sex education and mental health.

This includes, most notably, an emphasis on counselling, intensification of a reproductive health perspective and an emphasis on adolescent health.

The primary health care programme covered the important thematic areas of maternal and child care, family planning and adolescent health.

(k) Participation in the WHO UNICEF joint initiative to support training for adolescent health programmes

(d) Involving communities and increasing the participation of young people in adolescent reproductive health programmes

Pan American Congress of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Havana, 30 March to 1 April 2004.

UNFPA had provided guidance to country offices on inadequate attention to adolescent reproductive health in PRSPs.

Adopt a rights based approach to adolescent health, consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child which would include ensuring access to sex education for boys and girls and to confidential, accessible and youth friendly adolescent health services.

The recruitment of secondary school students as Health Ambassadors in training programmes on common adolescent health matters is also noted with great interest.

The recruitment of secondary school students as health ambassadors in training programmes on common adolescent health matters is also noted with great interest.

The Committee notes the efforts undertaken by the State party to implement the right to health of adolescents, in particular the adolescent health programme.

The Committee further suggests that the State party promote adolescent health by strengthening reproductive health education and services to prevent and combat HIV AIDS.

The Committee suggests that the State party further promote adolescent health by strengthening reproductive health education and services to prevent and combat HIV AIDS.

The Committee further suggests that the State party promote adolescent health by strengthening reproductive health education and services to prevent and combat HIV AIDS.

The Committee suggests that the State party further promote adolescent health by strengthening reproductive health education and services to prevent and combat HIV AIDS.

The Committee is concerned at the lack of adolescent health services and the large number of teenage pregnancies.

The Committee is concerned that insufficient attention has been given by the State party to adolescent health issues, including developmental, mental and reproductive health concerns.

The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the Adolescent Health Programme in 2002, which targets the 10 19 age group, about 4.5 million inhabitants.

Some countries are undertaking special surveys on nutrition and male reproductive health, and specific mention was made by five countries of research programmes on adolescent health.

They noted a need for adolescent reproductive health programmes in school, and encouraged UNFPA to continue its activities in Myanmar to secure people's reproductive health and rights.

Equally, adolescent mental health issues, including the problem of youth suicide, is a matter of serious concern to the Committee.

Equally, adolescent mental health issues, including the problem of youth suicide, is a matter of serious concern to the Committee.

WAGGGS is working on an advocacy campaign on the prevention of adolescent pregnancy in conjunction with WHO which highlights the problems of adolescent pregnancy and the affects of motherhood on the health of very young women.

WAGGGS provides education on sensitive issues that girls otherwise may not have the opportunity to understand WAGGGS runs peer education projects on HIV AIDS, adolescent health, promoting healthy lifestyles, food and nutrition, the prevention of adolescent pregnancy.

At the meeting, she had emphasized the need for a greater focus on reproductive health, particularly among adolescent girls and women.

The Committee further suggests that the State party promote adolescent health by strengthening reproductive health and family planning services to prevent and combat HIV AIDS, other STDs and teenage pregnancy.

322. The representative of WHO provided information on various child related programmes within the organization, including in the areas of maternal and child health, adolescent health, substance abuse and nutrition.