Enabling Sexual and reproductive health services for youths and vulnerable groups
Commitment description:Association HERA-XXI commits to ensure right based and youth friendly centered SRH services for youth from poor and undeserved groups by provision of free, anonymous online doctor gynecologists counseling services for targeted groups.
Youth friendly online SRH services includes counseling on Family Planning , Contraception, emergency contraception, safe abortion, STI/HIV, sexual health and Sexual Gender Based Violence. Confidential anonymous health online services save the time and money of the clients and are oriented to fulfill the gap existing in the targeted population, as SRH services are not included in the Universal Healthcare program in the Country. Using online platform removes the needs of transportation and face to face meetings which is one of the main barrier for young’s, create safe stigma free space in SRH services and make these services accessible and affordable
64.000 online counseling services were provided through innovative digital online service platform and will continue provision high quality SRH services.
Association HERA XXI will advocate for ensuring youth friendly services availability under the national New born and Maternal Strategy for 2030 using best practices and innovative models.
Modes of engagement:
- Policy and guidanceAssociation HERA XXI will advocate for ensuring youth friendly services availability under the National New born and maternal Strategy for 2030 of Georgia using best practices and innovative models.
- Programmatic actionRemove the main barriers , create safe stigma free space in SRH services and make these services accessible and affordable for young’ people and undeserved groups
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.
