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CURRENT AFFAIR
- Discussion in RS about health and well-being of adolescents in the country.
Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK)
- Launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2014.
- Holistic development of the adolescent population.
DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENT
- A person within 10-19 years of age
- In urban and rural areas
- Includes both girls and boys, married and unmarried, poor and affluent, whether they are in school or out of school.
- The programme also focuses on reaching out all adolescents including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ).
- To guide the implementation of this programme, MoHFW in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has developed a National Adolescent Health Strategy.
SIX THEMATIC AREAS
- Nutrition
- Sexual reproductive health
- Substance misuse
- Non – communicable diseases
- Mental health
- Injuries and violence.
- The programme envisages a paradigm shift from the clinic-based services to the promotion and prevention and reaching adolescents in their own environment, such as in schools, families and communities.
PRIME ELEMENTS
- Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs) across various levels of public health institutions in all the States.
- Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme for school going adolescent boys and girls and out of school adolescent girls across the country.
- Peer Educator Programme in select 200 districts, based on Composite Health Index and identified as High Priority Districts (HPDs).
- The Menstrual Hygiene Scheme that provides funds to the States/UTs for procurement of sanitary napkins for Adolescent Girls (aged 10-19 years).
United Nations Population Fund
- UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
- In 1987, it was officially renamed the United Nations Population Fund.
- The mandate of UNFPA is established by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
- UNFPA is a subsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly.
- FUNDING : voluntary contributions of donor governments, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector, and foundations and individuals, NOT by the United Nations regular budget.
- UNFPA works directly to tackle Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health, Goal 4 on education and Goal 5 on gender equality.
- Recently mental health conditions among youngsters have been on rise; in such a scenario discuss the need for multiple interventions to prevent mental health disorders among adolescents. (250 words)
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