Sexual Health and Youth

By Kamal Gautam

Mar 4, 2013

It is a well known fact that health status of Nepal is poor. There is a lack of knowledge on topics related to adolescent reproductive health and rights. Talking about sex and sexual matters is still a taboo particularly in rural Nepal and partly in urban Nepal. Even those who are acquainted of sexual topics hate to speak freely on matters concerning reproductive and sexual health. Under such circumstances different reproductive and sexual health problems are on a rise. The number of HIV/AIDS victims is increasing day by day. Although health education is incorporated in school curriculum the level of awareness and understanding on these topics is still low. There are many governmental organizations; NGOs/INGOs working to give reproductive health education, adolescent sexual education and many programs to address the issues of HIV and AIDS but no remarkable changes have been witnessed till date. So, this existing situation needs a change. We youth are the one who can inspire, advocate, collaborate and participate against this situation to bridge the different gaps that comes over sexual health and reproductive right issues.