Increasing access of adolescents to comprehensive reproductive health education
Commitment description:Turkmenistan strives to expand access for adolescents and youth to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services. In particular:
- The country considers reviewing the legislation to define the age of adolescent to align it with World Health Organization adolescent definition.
- The issues of reproductive health and rights and gender equality are already included in the curriculum of the secondary school subject Basics of Lifeskills. Turkmenistan further intends to strengthen the quality of teaching the subject through training at least 50 percent of the teachers of the subject by 2025. The country also plans to further improve the curriculum of the subject for its compliance with the UNESCO standards.
Modes of engagement:
- Change or creation of legislationTurkmenistan strives to expand access for adolescents and youth to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services through defining adolescents age
- Policy and guidanceTurkmenistan strives to expand access for adolescents and youth to comprehensive and age-appropriate information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services through improving curriculum for CSE.
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.
