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- Adolescent health - World Health Organization (WHO)
To support the implementation of these recommendations, WHO produces a range of policy and programme support tools At the heart is the Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!), which guides national-level policy-makers and programme managers on how to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate adolescent health programmes
- Adolescent health - SEARO
Adolescent health WHO defines 'Adolescents' as individuals in the 10-19 years age group and 'Youth' as the 15-24 year age group While 'Young People' covers the age range 10-24 years There are about 360 million adolescents comprising about 20% of the population in the countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR)
- Adolescent health and development
In many ways adolescent development drives the changes in the disease burden between childhood to adulthood – for example, the increase with age in sexual and reproductive health problems, mental illness and injuries
- Adolescent and young adult health
The global adolescent birth rate in 2021 was 42 births per 1000 girls this age, and country rates range from 1 to over 200 births per 1000 girls annually This indicates a marked decrease since 1990 This decrease is reflected in a similar decline in maternal mortality rates among girls aged 15–19 years
- Adolescent health WPRO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Adolescent health in the Western Pacific Adolescents – young people between the ages of 10 and 19 years – are often thought of as a healthy group However, their rates of reduction of death has been much slower than other age groups
- Coming of age: adolescent health
A new WHO report on youth, health and development launched this week articulates how adolescent global and national leadership could be institutionalized and actively supported in WHO’s work with Member States and a diverse range of partners, including groups led by young people, to embed engagement with young people in every aspect of the
- Adolescent pregnancy - World Health Organization (WHO)
Adolescent mothers (aged 10–19 years) face higher risks of eclampsia, puerperal endometritis and systemic infections than women aged 20–24 years, and babies of adolescent mothers face higher risks of low birth weight, preterm birth and severe neonatal condition Data on childbirths among girls aged 10–14 are getting more widely available
- Adolescent and Young Adult Health
The Adolescent and Young Adult Health Unit (AYH) leads and coordinates WHO-wide efforts to improve the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults
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