Getting Real with Youth-Friendly Services in Africa: Report of a Satellite Session at the 2012 International HIV/AIDS Conference

• Published in: African journal of reproductive health Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 180 - 184
• Main Author: Obianwu, Otibho
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria Women's Health and Action Research Centre 01.12.2012; Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adolescent; Africa - epidemiology; AIDS; Artificial satellites; Behavior; Censuses; Communicable Disease Control - methods; Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration; CONFERENCE REPORT; Conferences, meetings and seminars; Councils; Countries; Education; Environmental policy; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV Infections - psychology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Leadership; Population; Population policy; Population studies; Prevention; Reproductive health; Satellites; Sex education; Sex Education - organization & administration; Sexual Behavior; Sexuality; Young Adult; Africa; Uganda; South Africa
• ISSN: 1118-4841; 2141-3606

[...]evidencebased advocacy needs to be targeted at policymakers and donors to generate more commitment to paying greater attention to the youth dimensions of the HIV epidemic and national responses to it especially in relation to neglected but disadvantaged categories of youth. [...]innovative operational research is called for to better understand how to increase the meaningful involvement of young people in the conception, planning and implementation of SRH and HIV/AIDS policies and programs.