| Item type |
Country Statement |
| Subjects |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health > 612 Human physiology |
| Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
| Keywords |
Population, Reproductive health, Adolescents, Young population, Adolescent sexuality, Human papillomavirus, HPV, youth |
| Additional Information |
Statement by Mr. Harjeet Singh, Deputy Secretary General(Strategic), Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development; reprensentative of Malaysia at the 45th session of the Commission on Population and Development at the general debate on national experience in population matters: adolescents and youth |
| Abstract |
The Government of Malaysia takes cognisance of the increasing importance of sexual and reproductive health needs of the adolescents and youths in Malaysia. Since Malaysia with its current population of 28.7 million has a relatively young population, where 27.6 percent of the nation's population is below 14 years and
another 20.2 percent between the ages of 15 to 24 years. With a large number of young people, efforts have to be made to harness this demographic dividend. |
