B. Service Delivery Setting-up and Mobilizing the Information and Service Delivery Network (ISDN) POPCOM continued its advocacy for the establishment of a network of facilities and institutions that link existing demand generation activities in a locality for referral and provision of ASRH services. In 2019, POPCOM established 44 ISDNs, adding up to a total of 128 functional and maintained ISDNs in the country, since its inception in 2015. POPCOM also launched its ISDN Guidebook during POPCOM’s 50th Anniversary Partner’s Event at the 2019 Philippine Population Annual Scientific Conference. This will serve as a guide for establishing ISDNs in localities. DOH developed an online course on Adolescent Care for Health Service Providers that will be available in the DOH e-Learning Platform. This re-packaged course combines Adolescent Health Education and Practical Training (ADEPT), Healthy Young Ones and the Foundational Course on Adolescent Health Care for Primary Service Providers. Teen Centers Teen centers are hubs intended to provide a onestop facility that would cater to the needs of young people. It is here where an adolescent can find solace or care from adolescent advocates or their peers. Teen centers are also part of the referral network catering to adolescents who are in need of information or health services. To date, POPCOM reported a total of 355 community and schoolbased teen centers established in the country through the collaboration of all AHD stakeholders. recognized as Level 3.The categorization is based on the DOH Department Memorandum 20170098: • • • Level 1: system in place to ensure that adolescents are aware on where and when to obtain information and health service Level 2: protocols in place to ensure provision of both information and health services, including trainings and demand generation activities outlined in an annual plan Level 3: referral pathway to link adolescents to other facilities in case services are not available in the center; peer educators available to assist with exclusive room or space to ensure confidentiality during counseling; functional technical working group to oversee the delivery of services for adolescents The regions with the highest number of adolescent-friendly health facilities under Level 3 category were Cordillera Administrative Region (7), followed by Ilocos (4), Western Visayas (4) Davao and SOCCKSSARGEN (4). With assistance from USAID ReachHealth, 17 hospitals were supported in developing action plans to establish adolescent-friendly health facilities following the standards set by the DOH. Through the adolescent-friendly health facilities, a total of 345,522 adolescents have availed of ASRH services in various health facilities for the whole year. Meanwhile, CSO-run health facilities provided a total of 36,617 ASRH services, which comprised of 4,516 contraceptives, 900 prenatal check-ups, 289 STI/HIV-related services, and 155 GBV-related services. C. Governance and Systems Technical Working Group Adolescent-friendly Health Facilities DOH has conducted a series of accreditation for barangay / rural health centers as AdolescentFriendly Health Facilities (AFHFs) in all regions. Currently, the country has a total of 704 adolescent-friendly health facilities of which 617 are Level 1, 52 are Level 2, and 35 facilities were The National Adolescent and Youth Health and Development Technical Working Group (NAYHDTWG) was organized to ensure convergence of leaders in adolescent health from national government agencies; NGOs and development partners. This Technical Working Group aims to develop a comprehensive and coordinated 67 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012