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[GHANA] The National Forum on Adolescent Health and Well-being
[GHANA] The National Forum on Adolescent Health and Well-being

Wed, Sep 13

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Accra

[GHANA] The National Forum on Adolescent Health and Well-being

Time & Location

Sep 13, 2023, 12:00 PM GMT

Accra, Accra, Ghana

About the event

Public event – people are welcome to join by contacting the organizer or register through the link for the event

Organizer - The Paediatric Society of Ghana (PSG)- a non governmental organisation

Website - https://pedsgh.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com/PaediatricSocietyGh

Instagram - www.instagram.com/paeds.gh 

Twitter- @paedsociety_gh

The conference will put the spotlight on:

  • Adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health
  • Substance abuse among the youth
  • Adolescent mental health
  • HPV Vaccine, making it available and accessible for all in Ghana's vaccine policy

There will be broad national mobilisation including  politicians and policy makers, NGOs for Adolescent Health, Private sector, GMA and GRNMA

TARGET PARTNERS

MOH, GHS, GES, WHO, UNICEF, PPAG, Selected NGOs, GAVI, Marie-Stopes, FDA

TARGET PARTICPANTS

Adolescent and youth group, government agents, health and education professionals, NGOs.

CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

  • Key note and Guest speeches
  • Focused presentations by key resource persons
  • Moderated multi-stakeholder panel discussion
  • Open forum- questions, answers and contributions

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

  • A national commitment from policy makers to prioritise adolescent and youth challenges
  • Awareness creation about adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, HPV vaccine benefits and accessibility.
  • What Young People Know/Want survey during/after the conference

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