No secrets, know the facts, disarm myths, know about sexuality; 100 facts
This publication’s objective is to equip the primary healthcare staff with updated knowledge on sexuality and related problems.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka school feeding: SABER country report 2015
This report presents an assessment of school feeding policies and institutions that affect young children in Sri Lanka.
Level of health literacy and factors associated with it among school teachers in an education zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Health literacy refers to people's competencies to access, understand, judge and apply health information in healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion.
Kigali Declaration: Moving from aspiration to action to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage in the Commonwealth
This document is the Commonwealth Charter adopted by National Human Rights Institutions and members of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) attending a working session on the imperative to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, on 5-6 May 2015 in
Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in South Asia: a systematic review
Background: South Asia has a large proportion of young people in the world and teenage pregnancy has emerged as one of the major public health problem among them.
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.
School health and nutrition in Sri Lanka
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).
Framework for the protection, care and support of children affected by HIV/AIDS
The Regional Strategic Framework for the Protection, Care and Support of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS provides guidance to the eight member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on a consistent approach across South Asia to the protection, care and support of chi
A survey report on information needs assessment on ARH in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific
This report is the outcome of a survey conducted in May 2004 among programmes/projects or organizations with Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) activities, UNFPA's country offices in the Asia and the Pacific region and other partners.
Demographic profile
This booklet describes the adolescent population of fourteen countries in terms of their demographic profile such as their poulation size, age of marriage, educational attainment, employment, and health, among others.