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http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/global-standards-adolescent-care/en/
Global
Standards for Quality Health Care Services for Adolescents
Publication
details
Number of pages:
40, 28, 100, 132
Publication date: 2015
Languages: English
Downloads
- Volume 1: Standards and criteria
pdf, 918kb - Volume 2: Implementation guide
pdf, 867kb - Volume 3: Tools to conduct quality and coverage
measurement surveys to collect data about compliance with the global
standards
pdf, 887kb - Volume 4: Scoring sheets for data analysis
pdf, 927kb - Policy brief
pdf, 770kb
Overview
Global initiatives
are urging countries to prioritize quality as a way of reinforcing human
rights-based approaches to health. Yet evidence from both high- and low-income
countries shows that services for adolescents are highly fragmented, poorly
coordinated and uneven in quality. Pockets of excellent practice exist, but,
overall, services need significant improvement and should be brought into
conformity with existing guidelines.
WHO/UNAIDS Global Standards for quality health care services for adolescents aim to assist policy-makers and health service planners in improving the quality of health-care services so that adolescents find it easier to obtain the health services that they need to promote, protect and improve their health and well-being.