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Training course in adolescent sexual and reproductive health 2019
Meeting the needs and fulfilling the rights of adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health
Course coordinator: Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization
Objectives of the course
To build knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- The rationale for the provision of a package of effective health and social interventions to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health, to prevent health and social problems, and to respond to them if and when they arise.
- WHO’s recommendations for the delivery of these interventions.
- Special considerations in delivering these interventions to adolescents.
Topics to be covered in the course
- Comprehensive sexuality education provision
- Contraception counselling and provision
- Antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
- Safe abortion care
- Sexually transmitted infections prevention and care
- HIV prevention and care
- Violence against women and girls: prevention, support and care
- Harmful traditional practices prevention
Teaching-learning methods to be used in course
On each of the topic, the following items will be posted:
- A set of slides with accompanying talking points.
- The link to a short video.
- A set of 1-3 documents.
- A short assignment.
What is required of you?
For each module, participants must:
- Study the slides and talking points.
- Read all accompanying documents.
- Complete the short assignment, after going through the slide set and documents.
- Review the feedback provided by the coach.
Note: A personal coach will be assigned to each participant, whose role is to facilitate the course and serve as tutor.
Course validation and certificate
In-order to obtain the certificate:
- Participants are required to have completed the short assignments that are part of each module.
- Participants are required to complete and submit the end of course survey.
The successful participants will receive a certificate signed by the World Health Organisation’s Department of Reproductive Health and Research/Human Reproduction Programme and the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Awards
- The top ten participants will receive an additional certificate of commendation.
- The top five participants will get a book on implementation research, and on writing and presenting effectively.
Course duration
8 weeks
Course fee
USD 250
Important dates
Start date: 09 September 2019
End date: 04 November 2019
Application deadline: 12 August 2019
Payment deadline: 02 September 2019
Application
To apply for the course, you should submit the completed application form and send the required enclosures by email to the course email address (adolescenthealth@gfmer.org).
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Enclosures
Please send the following documents by email to the course email address.
- A curriculum vitae, including sections on current and previous positions
- A certified copy of diploma(s)
- A letter of motivation stating clearly your interests and reasons for applying to the Course (1 page maximum).
Course email: adolescenthealth@gfmer.org
Contact
Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
150, route de Ferney
1211 Geneva 2 - Switzerland
Website: https://www.gfmer.ch
E-mail: info@gfmer.org
Skype: coordinatorgfmer