{"id":5128,"date":"2020-08-19T05:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T05:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/recap-of-connecting-conversations-series-session-two\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:41:37","slug":"recap-of-connecting-conversations-series-session-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/recap-of-connecting-conversations-series-session-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap of \u201cConnecting Conversations\u201d Series Session Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jane Ferguson, MSW, MSc, was the featured speaker for this second \u201cConnecting Conversations\u201d<\/a> session, \u201cA Historical Overview of Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health.\u201d This session discussed themes touched upon in our first session<\/a>\u2014which highlighted the transformative power of adolescence as a life stage\u2014and provided an important lens through which to understand adolescent and youth reproductive health policy and programming.<\/p>\n

Currently an international consultant on adolescent health and development, Ms. Ferguson worked at the cutting edge of developments in the field of adolescent health for over 30 years with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva. Her experience spans policy, technical guidelines, research agendas, and program support on a variety of issues including reproductive health, HIV, and adolescent girls. Her rich insights and knowledge helped provide an important cornerstone as we continue with our first series module on a foundational understanding of adolescent development and health.<\/p>\n

Ms. Ferguson reviewed a timeline of global adolescent health events and publications<\/a> since 1985, and showed a short World Health Organization (WHO) video: Health for the World\u2019s Adolescents<\/a>. Walking us through the history of international reports and guidelines that shaped global and country-level adolescent health programming over the last 50 years, Ms. Ferguson highlighted the critical role played by young people in health and development. She also stressed the importance of addressing both individual and structural issues that affect the health and wellbeing of adolescents.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Watch Now: 05:00<\/a>-20:50<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u00c9couter Maintenant: 05:00<\/a>-20:50<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t

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For the majority of the session, I had a conversation with Ms. Ferguson, asking questions submitted by participants. In response to these questions, she discussed a range of issues, including: the most significant milestones and challenges faced in the field, monitoring and evaluation of adolescent reproductive health programs, increasing government support for adolescent reproductive health, meaningfully engaging youth in their own reproductive health programming, and integrating adolescent reproductive health with other areas of health care.<\/p>\n

She ended the discussion by offering some salient advice for younger professionals: She reminded us that we have already made huge progress and encouraged us to \u201cbuild on success\u201d as we continue to strive for improved adolescent reproductive health around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Watch Now: 20:50<\/a>-55:50<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u00c9couter Maintenant: 22:01<\/a>-59:50<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t

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Selected tools mentioned during the session:<\/p>\n