This chapter focuses on the human, economic and social rights of adolescents and youth (between 15 and 24 years of age), especially their right to health. It argues that the lack of protection and promotion of rights increases the health vulnerabilities of young migrants, especially in the context of irregular migration.
The “Life is Better” information, education and communication materials are intended for adolescents aged 13–14 years old and narrate the ill effects and risk factors of psychoactive substances' abuse. “Life is Better” comprises information on risks resulting from abuse of such psychoactive substances as tobacco, alcohol, injecting drugs, inhalants, bio/ spices, sedatives, ecstasy and marijuana/ cannabis.
Supported by the Global Fund, The International Organization for Migration (IOM) implemented community-based and youth-focused HIV prevention programs in Somalia. Little was known about the HIV vulnerability of Somali youth aged 15-24, and a baseline study was conducted on the sexual behaviors, knowledge and practice of youth to assess their HIV vulnerability.
This handbook aims to provide practical, non-clinical guidance to help concerned health providers understand the phenomenon of human trafficking, recognize some of the health problems associated with trafficking and consider safe and appropriate approaches to providing health care for trafficked persons. It outlines the health provider’s role in providing care and describes some of the limitations of his or her responsibility to assist.
El libro pretende mostrar los logros y obstáculos que se fueron presentando en la implementación del componente de salud del Proyecto Colombia, con el fin de aportar luces sobre buenas prácticas a adoptar en futuras intervenciones.
Este documento hace una mirada a los emprendimientos juveniles como estrategia innovadora de reducción de la vulnerabilidad al VIH en el marco de las acciones del PFMC, pero la hace a partir de diferentes ópticas, la del Proyecto mismo y la de un estudio de caso que aportó un componente cualitativo a la comprensión del potencial y alcance de esta estrategia como complemento necesario a una respuesta integral frente al reto del VIH / SIDA en Colombia.
En este libro se presentan las voces de las y los jóvenes que participaron en el desarrollo del Proyecto Colombia, en el se recogen las preocupaciones, opiniones y acciones en torno al ejercicio de la sexualidad, en sus contextos sociales y culturales, este ejercicio comprensivo de la realidad de los y las jóvenes permitió definir estrategias intersectoriales para materializar los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, como una manera de reducir la vulnerabilidad entre el VIH.
In the context of migration of children, how do hospitals and health services respond to the needs and rights of children within the wider framework of child protection and healthcare provision? This paper deals with the response of hospitals and healthcare services to the right of migrant children to healthcare in relation to the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the holistic concept of health.
