Wilson Center Experts
Gene Roehlkepartain
Environmental Change and Security Program
Expertise:
Environmental Health
Affiliation:
Vice President of Research and Development, Search Institute
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Adolescent Reproductive Health: The Challenge and Benefits of Delaying Sex
August 28, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
There are 1.2 billion adolescents (ages 10 to 19) in the world today, accounting for 17 percent of the global population. They are the largest youth cohort in history, and 90 percent live in the developing world. Within that broad age group, very young adolescents (ages 10 to 14) often fall through the cracks of international development work, especially when it comes to health, and reproductive health in particular. more
Adolescent Reproductive Health: The Challenge and Benefits of Delaying Sex
August 28, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
There are 1.2 billion adolescents (ages 10 to 19) in the world today, accounting for 17 percent of the global population. They are the largest youth cohort in history, and 90 percent live in the developing world. Within that broad age group, very young adolescents (ages 10 to 14) often fall through the cracks of international development work, especially when it comes to health, and reproductive health in particular.
