Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 12/2014

GLC Resolve Award Innovation Profile: Peru

Aspen Global Health and Development

June 2014

Aspen Institute

Abstract

In November 2013 Peru's Ministry of Health, in collaboration with other ministries, civil society partners, and youth organizations, launched the Multi-sectoral Plan to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy. The plan prioritizes the reproductive health and rights of adolescent girls in a national development and public health framework.