adolescent-health

• Senegalese Musicians Support an End to Early Marriage and Pregnancy

  The French language paper Agence de Presse S én égalaise reported on a recent concert by the rap artists from the Daara J. Family in Kolda, Senegal. The artists performed in support of a project led by IntraHealth International aimed at reducing the prevalence of early...

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• PRIME II

  The PRIME II website contains the tools, resources, stories, and publications developed by the IntraHealth-led PRIME II project.

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• Vistaar Project Organizes Training Of Trainers In Adolescent Nutrition

  The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has a large adolescent population that faces nutritional problems. As part of a state wide effort to address this issue, the IntraHealth-led Vistaar Project, together with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), organized a one-day Training of...

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• The Vistaar Project: Knowledge To Practice

  Focusing on bringing health care knowledge to practice, the Vistaar Project takes its name from the Hindi word for \'expansion\' or \'flowering.\' Led by IntraHealth, the project supports the government of India, state governments and public- and private-sector partners in achieving national...

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• IntraHealth Expands Global Health Activities In India And Africa

  During September, IntraHealth received three separate multi-million-dollar awards to improve health in India, Tanzania and Southern Africa. The first, a $25 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), funds a program to improve maternal, neonatal and child health...

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• Voices from the Field: Integrating Family Planning With HIV Prevention For High-Risk Youth

  “When clients inquired about various family planning methods in the past, we were usually unable to give them relevant information since we were more focused on HIV/AIDS prevention. Now, we can easily explain and promote dual protection.” With assistance from the PRIME II...

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• Voices from the Field: Self-Directed Learning Strengthens Bonds Between Midwives And Adolescents

  “I was very afraid, but the midwife was so gentle with me. And after treatment she talked to me about STDs, AIDS and family planning.” For this 17-year-old Ghanaian adolescent, a midwife’s ability to provide both emergency postabortion care and non-judgmental counseling...

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• Voices from the Field: Uganda—Establishing Adolescent-Friendly Services

  “Now I have the self-respect to just say ‘no’ to boys, and I know I can use condoms if I want to have sex.” Sarah—a teenager in Uganda’s Jinja District—watched three of her friends drop out of school in 1998 when they became pregnant. As a...

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