The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on Southeast Asian nations to focus on the unique health needs of adolescents. WHO Southeast Asia regional director Saima Wazed emphasized the importance of investing in adolescent health, highlighting its benefits for individuals, societies, and future generations.
NEPAL: The World Health Organisation is urging Southeast Asia n countries to be responsive to the health needs of adolescents.
Wazed emphasized that investments in adolescent health had a triple benefit: immediate benefit through health-promoting positive behaviours and by prevention, early detection, treatment, and rehabilitation. 1 in 7 boys and 1 in 9 girls aged 10–19 years in our region have a mental health condition. But the services are not always available and some feel ashamed to seek help.“Our health systems have not achieved the same level of adolescent-centricity as other age groups. They, along with the health service delivery platforms, are primarily designed for disease management or for specific age groups such as mothers, children or adults,” said Wazed.
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