Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016
Table of contents
Foreword ................................................................................................................................ ii
List of Tables .......................................................................................................................... vi
List of Acronyms ................................................................................................................... vii
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose of the study .................................................................................................. 10
1.2 Methodology .............................................................................................................. 10
1.2.1 Design .................................................................................................................. 11
1.2.2 Participants ......................................................................................................... 11
1.2.3 Instruments ......................................................................................................... 12
1.3 Limitations and challenges of the study..................................................................... 12
2. Reproductive health education from a rights perspective ............................................. 15
2.1 Reproductive health rights ......................................................................................... 15
2.2 Significance of SRH ..................................................................................................... 16
2.3 SRH Rights in International Human Rights laws ......................................................... 17
2.3.1 Specific rights relevant to sexual and reproductive health recognized by
Conventions.................................................................................................................. 19
2.4 SRH from A Rights based approach ............................................................................ 22
3. Status of reproductive health education in Maldives ...................................................... 24
3.1 Primary and Middle school education ....................................................................... 25
3.2 Secondary school education ...................................................................................... 26
3.3 Higher Secondary Education ...................................................................................... 27
3.4 Life Skills programme ................................................................................................. 28
4. New Developments since 2012 ........................................................................................ 28
5. Available services from the Government Entities ............................................................ 34
5.1
Ministry of Education ........................................................................................... 34
5.2
Health Ministry ..................................................................................................... 35
5.2.1 Center for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC) ............................. 36
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