National strategic plan adolescent health (2013-2017)
This Adolescent Health Strategic Plan is based on a positive adolescent development perspective and tries to improve the competencies and capabilities of adolescents.
This Adolescent Health Strategic Plan is based on a positive adolescent development perspective and tries to improve the competencies and capabilities of adolescents.
In this paper, the policy platform is documented as well as the type, coverage and the effect of the school health and nutrition interventions, followed by the key areas identified for development and learning of the School Health Promotion Program (SHPP).
A considerable body of evidence has emerged in the last twenty years to inform governments, schools, non-government organisations (NGO’s), teachers, parents and students about effective school health programmes.
School-age children in Rwanda face many challenges related to poor health and poverty such as: environmental hazards including inadequate water, sanitation facilities and school infrastructure, communicable and non-communicable diseases and gender-based violence.
The purpose of this Report is to define the policy direction, objectives and standards that will guide the development of a comprehensive National School Health Program for the Kingdom of Bahrain and provide the framework for collaborative, integrated development of services between government, c
This pilot research study on the impact of menstrual hygiene on girls in school is primarily aimed at the Ministry of Education and Sports and the National Sanitation Working Group.
Background: Keeping girls in school offers them protection against early marriage, teen pregnancy, and sexual harms, and enhances social and economic equity. Studies report menstruation exacerbates school-drop out and poor attendance, although evidence is sparse.
This booklet has been written to help school girls manage the critical period when they enter adolescence between the ages of 10 and 14. Adolescence is the time during which boys and girls grow from childhood into adulthood and changes take place in their bodies.
Background: Increased education of girls in developing contexts is associated with a number of important positive health, social, and economic outcomes for a community.
There is increasing interest in exploring and addressing the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) barriers facing schoolgirls and female teachers in educational settings.