School Food Policy 2020-2025: a pathway to a healthier life
Of 13-17 years olds in Tonga in 2017, 57.7% were overweight and 24.6% obese. Childhood obesity poses a critical threat to the health and wellbeing of young children and adolescence.
Of 13-17 years olds in Tonga in 2017, 57.7% were overweight and 24.6% obese. Childhood obesity poses a critical threat to the health and wellbeing of young children and adolescence.
Family life education (FLE) is a curriculum-based process of teaching and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality and family formation.
While many Pacific countries have taken great strides to provide sexuality education to young people in school, there is a lack of knowledge about the education that is provided to young people outside of school and access to quality, rights-based and gender sensitive comprehensive sexuality educ
The purpose of this needs assessment is to establish the level to which the SRP rights and needs of the population of Tonga have been met and to assess what needs have not been met.
The purpose of this policy and strategy document is to outline policy statement of the Ministry of Health and its partners in support of reproductive health (including maternal, neonatal and adolescent health and family planning), demonstrating its contribution to the achievement of improved and
Across the Pacific region, youth population between 10-25 years of age represents about 56% of the pacific population of 9.5 million, with 37% under the age of 14 years. The region’s median age is 21 years.
This desk study distills evidence from a document review of selected health and education SWAps ongoing in Pacific Island countries to address four questions: (i) are the anticipated benefits of the approach being realized; (ii) are the objectives of national sector programs likely to be achieved