Regional report: assessment of adolescents and youth-friendly health service delivery; East and Southern Africa region

The Assessment of Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services in the East and Southern Africa Region (2015-2017) was undertaken with the purpose of conducting a review of existing adolescent and youth-friendly health services (AYFHS) policies, guidelines, protocols and standards, and assessing how they are implemented in 23 countries of the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region. The national policies, standards and guidelines on AYFHS of 23 countries were compared with the WHO Global Standards for quality health care services for adolescents (2015).