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Medicus Mundi Switzerland In the 28 years since the International Conference on Population and Development there has been remarkable progress on various aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive health. For example, the rate of adolescent child bearing globally has declined from 47.9 births per 1,000 girls in 2010 to 41.2 births per 1,000 girls in 2020. The rates of decline have been uneven, with the steepest decline occurring in sub-Saharan African and Latin American Caribbean countries, although their rates still remain higher than those in other world regions.
NGOs were the first to respond to the challenge of adolescent pregnancy and childbearing. Their projects and research studies by academic institutions have shown that adolescent pregnancy and childbearing can be reduced through tailormade interventions.
In a growing number of countries, governments are taking the lead and have put in place large scale (nationwide) and sustained programmes which have demonstrated success in reducing adolescent pregnancy and childbearing in different contexts for example in Chile, England, Ethiopia and Jamaica.
They have shown what is possible with visionary leadership, good science, and strong management. They challenge other countries to do the same.
This Webinar aims to showcase the success stories of four different countries in how to reduce teenage pregnancy by having a strong national support.
Date: 22 June 2022, 2:00pm CEST
Time: 90 minutes via Zoom Webinar
Facilitator: Carine Weiss, MMS
Collaborating partners: MMS, WHO, IBP, ExpandNet, Exemplars in global health, GFMER, FP2030, and AFIDEP
Flyer_ Webinar_ scaling up teenage pregnancy interventions_.pdf
