Improved access to age-appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly services in Serbia
Commitment description:In accordance with the Strategy for birth promotion, the Government Serbia commits to improving access for adolescents and youth to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly services by
- exploring possibilities for introducing education on sexual and reproductive health in schools and improving or re-establishing counselling services for the protection of sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in municipalities, gradually, starting from 2018
- In accordance with the specific goal 1of the National Youth Strategy (2015-2025), Government of Serbia will continue supporting programs whose primary goal is the advancement of reproductive health for youth and family planning, until 2025.
As planned in Action Plan for the implementation of National Youth Strategy, for strategic goal 4: Improved health and well-being of young women and men, and expected results 4.1.3 and 4.1.1: at least 6 000 young women and men will be educated in peer youth education programs and programs for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health advancement, including family planning until 2020, and it will be continued, while at least one program for health promotion and three programs for prevention of risky behavior of young people will be developed by 2020
Mode of engagement:
- Programmatic actionGovernment of Serbia commits to improving access for adolescents and youth age-appropriate information, education and services by introducing sexuality education in or out of schools, counselling services, and peer education programs.
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)(4) Access for all adolescents and youth, especially girls, to comprehensive and age-responsive information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services to be able to make free and informed decisions and choices about their sexuality and reproductive lives, to adequately protect themselves from unintended pregnancies, all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, to facilitate a safe transition into adulthood.
