Adolescent Health Series: The health of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and opportunities.
adolescents
challenges and opportunities
sub-Saharan Africa
young people
Journal
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
ISSN: 1365-3156
Titre abrégé: Trop Med Int Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9610576
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
17
7
2021
medline:
1
1
2022
entrez:
16
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This article provides a concise overview of the current challenges that adolescents face in sub-Saharan Africa, summarises possible solutions and ongoing efforts to implement these, and briefly introduces the subsequent papers of this series. We draw on data from the WHO Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing Data Portal. The opportunity provided by the growing number of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa will only be realised if they survive, are healthy, receive a quality education and remain in Africa rather than joining the increasing out-migration exodus. Fortunately, there is an increasing focus on adolescent health and well-being both globally and in sub-Saharan Africa, and growing knowledge of what to do to promote adolescent health and well-being and how to do it, and a powerful resource in the form of adolescents themselves. There is no time to lose. African adolescents demand it, but are also ready to be part of the solution.
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1326-1332Subventions
Organisme : World Health Organization
ID : 001
Pays : International
Informations de copyright
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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