LEBANON: UNFPA-Supported Project Leads to the Launch of Sexual Health Unit at Ministry Of Social Affairs
Multiple media outlets reported on March 24-29 on the launching of the establishment of a sexual health unit by the Ministry of Social Affairs. The unit takes over from a UNFPA-supported project implemented by the ministry for the last decade and in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health. The Minister of Social Affairs discussed the necessity of preventive measures for teenagers who still lack information about sexual matters which, he said, “Often leads to drug abuse, dropping out from school, and early sexual relations generating sexual diseases.” The Minister also stated that one of the unit’s main tasks will consist of making youth-friendly services available. Read in Arabic: Al Markazia, 14 March, Al Diyar, Al Mustaqbal, Al Akhbar, Now Lebanon