dialogues and behavioral change interventions
to prevent conflict and violence, promote
health and youth development.
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Youth representation in International
Conference. With support from UNFPA,
five youth participants represented the
Philippines in the International Conference
on Population and Development in Nairobi,
Kenya. The Philippine Youth contingent shared
their commitment to ensure meaningful
participation of young people in all levels of
decision-making related to their health and
wellbeing.
CSO contribution. Likhaan led a two-day
national conference entitled “Standing Up for
CSE: A National Discussion on Adolescent
Sexuality, Fertility and Contraception” last
June 18 to 19, 2019. The two-day conference
was organized to provide a venue for the
participants to have a common understanding
on adolescent sexuality, CSE, and CSE efforts
of DepEd as well as develop a positive sexuality
and identify steps for supporting CSE. This
activity was participated in by a total of 120
key young people and ARH advocates from the
government agencies, local government units,
communities, NGOs, health providers, legal
practitioners, and development partners. It is
noteworthy that a good number of participants
were from several youth organizations
Moreover, CSOs trained health service
providers and peer educators on ASRH service
delivery. These trainings include responsible
use of social media, RH/HIV, life skills such
as assertiveness, community-based HIV
screening, TOT on CSE, SRHR awareness,
Adolescent Job Aid, and CSE advocacy.
The Forum for Family Planning and
Development conducted policy development
trainings for Sangguniang Kabataan
officials in the provinces of Albay, Benguet,
and Palawan. These trainings focused on
developing policies for ASRH, SOGIEequality and anti-discrimination, teenage
pregnancy prevention and HIV, etc.
Challenges and Recommendations
Challenges
• Lack of data for Adolescents Age 10 to 14 in RPRH Indicators
• Lack of comprehensive assessment of the ASRH situation for designing service delivery and capacity
building interventions
• Need to streamline structures and arrangements on ASRH and AYHD and delineation of roles
• Weak strategic direction on ASRH to address teenage pregnancy
• Need to strengthen inter-agency collaboration on CSE implementation
2019
Recommendations
Setting of strategic direction
on ASRH to address teenage
pregnancy
2019 Actions
The Adolescent Health and Development
Program (AHDP) of DOH developed
strategic directions 2020-2022 to address
adolescent pregnancy
2020
Recommendations
Policy issuance on DOH-AHDP
strategic directions to address
adolescent/teenage pregnancy
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