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Integrating sexual and reproductive health in higher education and healthcare services in Ukraine: A sustainable initiative for empowering war-affected youth

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Integrating Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) into educational programs and healthcare services supports the EU Eastern Partnership and the UN’s Agenda 2030. It is particularly important for youth and young adults who have experienced armed conflict. Photo: Emilia Henriksson. • Our project aims to equip university students with consultation skills to work with war-affected people after graduation. • Advocating for Youth Clinic services that are multi-professional, including midwives, will ensure access to SRHR consultations. • Youth Clinics in any European country where war-affected youth migrate can specifically address their SRHR needs. Integrating Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) into educational programs and healthcare services supports the EU Eastern Partnership and the UN’s Agenda 2030. A Swedish Institute (SI)-funded project empowers undergraduate students in medicine, psychology, and social work to support SRHR among youth and young adults in wartime and post-war Ukraine by incorporating the subject into university curricula. In August 2024, a study tour to Sweden was conducted by managers and faculty from Ukrainian universities, during which the visitors to Sweden identified the need to establish Youth Clinics at Ukrainian universities to address the SRHR needs of the war-affected youth population.

Source: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2024.101060