Learning about healthy relationships: effects of school-based sexuality education
This report examines how CSE equips adolescents with the relationship skills they need to learn and thrive.
República Democrática Popular Lao
Policies, resource allocation, and interventions for child and adolescent mental health in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region: a scoping review
We conducted a scoping review to provide the most recent evidence of the resources (legal, financial, human, infrastructural) allocated to child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) and the effectiveness of CAMH interventions in 15 low- and middle-income countries of the region.
Status of school health programs in Asia: national policy and implementation
We aim to clarify the degree to which the WHO's Health Promoting Schools (HPS) framework is reflected in the national policies of eight target countries and the issues surrounding its successful implementation.
Pathways to Adolescent Pregnancy in Southeast Asia: Qualitative Evidence From Lived Experiences of Girls in Four Countries
Historically, adolescent pregnancy has been conceptualized as an outcome of child marriage, but in Southeast Asia, the contexts and drivers of adolescent pregnancy are less well-understood.
Minimum Standards and Guidelines for the ASEAN School Nutrition Package
Taking into considerations risks of malnutrition and opportunity to address the issues amongst school-age children, particularly given the rising double burden of malnutrition, additional investment to prevent undernutrition and overweight amongst this target group is required.
Country curricular mappings: learning about healthy relationships
UNESCO commissioned a study to explore how national CSE programmes affect learners’ relationships in five countries: Argentina, Armenia, Lao PDR, Namibia and Nigeria. This study had two objectives:
Menstrual health in East Asia and the Pacific regional progress review: Lao People's Democratic Republic
This country profile has the objective to document the state of policy and programming to support menstrual health in Lao PDR.
Understanding pathways to adolescent pregnancy in Southeast Asia: findings from Lao PDR
Adolescent pregnancy remains a pressing concern for girls in the Southeast Asia region, hampering their ability to pursue their dreams and aspirations. This report brings attention to the specific contexts, dynamics and influences that contribute to adolescent pregnancy in Lao PDR.
Learnings from CSE practitioners in El Salvador, Laos and Zimbabwe: operational research report
This report, based on research undertaken from March to December 2021, provides findings and operational guidance for the implementation of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) across Plan International and beyond.
Data collection tools: learning about healthy relationships
UNESCO commissioned a study to explore how national comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programmes affect learners’ relationships in five countries: Argentina, Armenia, Lao PDR, Namibia and Nigeria. This study had two objectives: