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Health and gender equality strengthened in 5 countries

WEBHealth and gender equality strengthened in 5 countries. We’re removing barriers to quality health services girls and young women face in Bangladesh, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria and Senegal to reduce maternal and child mortality. Barriers to health services, particularly for vulnerable girls and women, increase rates of maternal and child mortality.

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URL: https://plan-international.org/case-studies/health-and-gender-equality-strengthened-in-5-countries/

Adolescents and Universal Health Coverage

WEBIntroduction Adolescence is a unique life phase. Between the ages of 10 and 19, young people face a huge range of health-related challenges specific to their age group including

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights Plan …

WEBSexual and reproductive health and rights. Gender inequality and discrimination against girls mean they are often robbed of the right to make their own life decisions – from what happens to their bodies, to when and to whom they marry. Teenage pregnancy can rob girls of their potential by ceasing their education and giving them adult

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Advocating for the rights of adolescents and young people

WEB3 JULY 2017. Plan International supports the right of all children, adolescents and young people to make their own free and informed choices in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, free from coercion, violence and discrimination. However, adolescents and young people – and girls and young women in particular – are frequently

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My Health. My Rights. Plan International Sierra Leone

WEBThe My Health. My Rights. (MHMR) project co-funded by the European Union project focuses on making sure young people, especially girls and young women have access to sexual reproductive health services and exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). Plan International has forged a partnership with the local non …

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Teenage pregnancy Plan International

WEBFor many adolescents, pregnancy and childbirth are neither planned, nor wanted. In countries where abortion is prohibited or highly restricted, adolescents typically resort to unsafe abortion, putting their health and lives at risk. Some 3.9 million unsafe abortions occur each year to girls aged 15-19 in developing regions.

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Adolescent Girls in crisis

WEB4 plan-international.org Lessons from three major crises Everybody caught up in war, famine, flood, or any other emergency situation has their lives torn apart, but none more so than adolescent girls.

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Young people’s perspectives of sexual wellbeing and consent:

WEBList of abbreviations AddHealth National longitudinal study of adolescent heath CSE Comprehensive sexuality education GAB Global Advisory Board for Sexual Health and Wellbeing HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus LGBTQI Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), and intersex LMICs Low-and-middle-income …

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A TOOLKIT FOR INTEGRATING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE …

WEBcontents introduction 1 page 7 mhm, disposal and waste management 8 page 20 training staff on mhm 2 page 11 mhm and hygiene promotion & health education

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Global food crisis Plan International

WEBToday, millions of children are facing the worst hunger crisis that the world has ever seen. At least 345 million people across 79 countries are facing acute food insecurity, with 50 million people on the brink of starvation.. Over 35 million children under the age of 5 are suffering from wasting, which is the most visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition.

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A TOOLKIT FOR INTEGRATING MENSTRUAL HYGIENE …

WEBACRONYMS CCCM Camp Coordination Camp Management CFS Child Friendly Spaces 4 Cs Coordination, Consultation, Culture, Communication CTP Cash Transfer Programming DPO Disabled Persons Organizations FGD Focus Group Discussion FGM Female Genital Mutilation HWF Hand washing facility IDP Internally Displaced Person IEC Information …

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Violence, extortion and kidnapping affect migrant women and …

WEBViolence, extortion and kidnapping affect migrant women and adolescents in Mexico 16 May 2024. Adolescent girls and women on the move are subject to extortion, kidnapping, and violence in Mexico according to a Plan International study, "Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Impact of Migration Policies in Ciudad Juarez", citing lack of knowledge of …

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Early childhood development, nutrition and health in …

WEBThe period of early childhood (conception to 8 years) is a critical time for brain development and establishing strong foundations that can last a lifetime. The plasticity of a human brain (capacity to learn and adapt) is tremendous in comparison to the adult brain – 80% of the brain structure is built in the first 3 years of life at a rate

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Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Policy Brief 2022 1

WEBFemale Genital Mutilation / Cutting Policy Brief 2022 | 3 legislation that defines and prohibits all forms of FGM/C, including medicalised versions and where

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Handbook on Community-Led Total Sanitation

WEB4 Definitions Handbook on Community-Led Total Sanitation5 Definitions Certification is the official confirmation and recognition of ODF status. CLTS refers to Community-Led Total Sanitation. This is an integrated approach to achieving and sustaining open defecation free (ODF) status. CLTS entails the

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Let Me Decide and Thrive

WEBLet Me Decide and Thrive – 4 – PLA-ITERATIOAL.ORG – 4 – Acknowledgements Those who helped in making Let Me Decide and Thrive become a reality were numerous. Firstly Plan International would like to offer special thanks to the UN Special

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Adolescent Girls in crisis

WEBRates of adolescent pregnancy in South Sudan are high with 2015 statistics indicating that for adolescent girls aged between 15-19, there is a birth rate of 158 per 1,000 girls.47 Adolescent pregnancy brings with it extreme health risks including fistula, HIV infection, and a higher rate of infant and maternal mortality.

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