MAPD Youth Analysis Report
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Resources: Insight brief
Globally, there are few studies exploring malaria prevention and treatment among adolescents, with the exception of pregnant adolescents. This is despite the fact that malaria is the cause of 50 percent of deaths in sub-Saharan African school children...
There is a growing body of evidence that malaria during adolescence can have many negative repercussions, including decreased school performance and cognitive development, and poorer birth outcomes compared to women in other age groups.
USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts can help to minimize these impacts in Uganda by adopting a youth empowerment approach that acknowledges youth as a population with unique needs and capabilities, and partners with them in the design and implementation of youth-friendly malaria programming in their communities and schools. Read the full report.
