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The partnership aims at creating awareness among adolescent girls about
reproductive system.
After signing the MoU on behalf of the state government, health secretary-cum-executive director, state health society (SHS), Bihar, Sanjay Kumar said, "According to the National Health Family Survey (NHFS-3), 69% of the girls in the state get married before 18 years age and one out of four girls in the 15-19 age group gets pregnant. Again, 86% of these girls are not covered under any proper family planning programme, adversely affecting their health. This partnership will improve their health condition and help them lead a healthy life."
These young women have limited access to reproductive health information and services, putting them at risk of injury or death during pregnancy or making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, Kumar said, adding that the partnership would strengthen the capacity of service providers to offer quality health services through innovative approaches. The implementing partner will also train local supervisors and programme managers in assessing the quality of services, track those areas that need improvement, and focus on service quality and client satisfaction.
Early age pregnancy increases the risk of female as well as infant mortality as the child born is weak and malnourished, the health secretary said. "The mortality rate of children born to adolescent mothers is 84% in the state. The NHFS-3 survey also states that 66.4% youths are anaemic which increases their risk factor."
The state government has already formulated many plans under adolescent reproductive sexual health (ARSH) programme for the year 2012-13. The programme aims at reaching out to the youngsters at an impressionable age before they become sexually active to help them lead a responsible lifestyle, healthy relationship and safe sex habits.
EngenderHealth was represented by Hari Singh.
EngenderHealth is a nonprofit organization based in New York, internationally active in contraception, HIV and AIDS, gender equity, obstetric fistula, sterilization, and other sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues in dozens of developing countries around the world
"EngenderHealth works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. We do this by sharing our expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of health care. We promote gender equity, advocate for sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to better, healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we adapt our work in response to local needs."
After signing the MoU on behalf of the state government, health secretary-cum-executive director, state health society (SHS), Bihar, Sanjay Kumar said, "According to the National Health Family Survey (NHFS-3), 69% of the girls in the state get married before 18 years age and one out of four girls in the 15-19 age group gets pregnant. Again, 86% of these girls are not covered under any proper family planning programme, adversely affecting their health. This partnership will improve their health condition and help them lead a healthy life."
These young women have limited access to reproductive health information and services, putting them at risk of injury or death during pregnancy or making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, Kumar said, adding that the partnership would strengthen the capacity of service providers to offer quality health services through innovative approaches. The implementing partner will also train local supervisors and programme managers in assessing the quality of services, track those areas that need improvement, and focus on service quality and client satisfaction.
Early age pregnancy increases the risk of female as well as infant mortality as the child born is weak and malnourished, the health secretary said. "The mortality rate of children born to adolescent mothers is 84% in the state. The NHFS-3 survey also states that 66.4% youths are anaemic which increases their risk factor."
The state government has already formulated many plans under adolescent reproductive sexual health (ARSH) programme for the year 2012-13. The programme aims at reaching out to the youngsters at an impressionable age before they become sexually active to help them lead a responsible lifestyle, healthy relationship and safe sex habits.
EngenderHealth was represented by Hari Singh.
EngenderHealth is a nonprofit organization based in New York, internationally active in contraception, HIV and AIDS, gender equity, obstetric fistula, sterilization, and other sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues in dozens of developing countries around the world
"EngenderHealth works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. We do this by sharing our expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of health care. We promote gender equity, advocate for sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to better, healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we adapt our work in response to local needs."
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