Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
 
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Protecting the Next Generation: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Protecting the Next Generation Program works to convince key decision makers to acknowledge and address young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs with regard to sex education, contraceptive access and counseling, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV. We document and analyze young people’s knowledge, concerns, preferences and behavior; examine and suggest evidence-based improvements to policies and programs; and communicate our knowledge to a broad audience including policymakers, health care providers, media, researchers and activists.

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Luis Carballo Palma
Nicaraguan researcher Luis Carballo Palma is interviewed by media representatives after his presentation.

Highlights

Guttmacher’s local partner in Nicaragua, Fundación Puntos de Encuentro, recently launched "Ensuring a Healthier Tomorrow in Central America," a comparative analysis at young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, at two events in Managua. The May 22 events drew more than 180 advocates, policymakers, and representatives of multilateral agencies, NGOs and the media.

 
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