The Forgotten Girls: Pregnant Adolescents in Asia Pacific
Synopsis: Dr Farnaz Sabet and Ms Suchitra Rath will speak about the state of evidence for adolescent maternal health care in the Asia Pacific region, and some of the reasons why pregnant girls have been excluded from the research and policy space. We will highlight how easy it is for pregnant and parenting adolescents to be framed as adults, and thus lose support for their ongoing development. Both speakers will speak about Participatory learning and action women’s groups which aim to mobilise the community for maternal and child health. We will explore how pregnant adolescents engage with such groups.
Questions this event will address:
- What do we know about interventions for pregnant adolescents in the Asia Pacific?
- Why have these girls been forgotten from the research and policy space?
- What constitutes high quality care for pregnant adolescents?
- Why is it important to provide high quality care for pregnant adolescents?
- How can we use evidence to highlight and advocate for neglected adolescents?
Speakers: Dr Farnaz Sabet and Ms Suchitra Rath
Dr Farnaz Sabet is a General Practitioner with global health experience. This has included clinical work in various settings (rural, remote, humanitarian), as well as public health and policy work for WHO, Prime Minister and Cabinet, Cape York Institute and UNHCR. She received her medical degree from Monash University, has a Masters in Global Health Science from Oxford University and has recently completed her PhD on adolescent maternal care at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute / University of Melbourne.
Ms Suchitra Rath is a Programme Lead working in Ekjut on the implementation of the Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) process for the last 18 years. Her core competency is in designing and developing PLA modules used for various community-based interventions for improving women’s and children’s health and her main research interests are maternal and adolescent health and nutrition. She has been engaged in Training of Trainers of PLA for Government and other agencies for the last 18 years and in capacity building of Officer Trainees (IAS, IPS, IRS) of at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration on various participatory tools. She has expertise in Process documentation of the intervention, which focuses on the pathways and processes that lead to the impact of intervention and has extensive skills on qualitative aspects of research studies. She has authored and co-authored many research publications, published in high impact journals.
Date: 2 May 2024
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm AEST
Advancing Adolescent Health in the Asia Pacific: A virtual community to share knowledge and support collaboration
Despite one in two of the world’s adolescents living in the Asia-Pacific region, adolescent health is a relatively new field of endeavour in Australia as well as the region. It is a field that spans policy makers from multiple sectors, researchers from different disciplines, and practitioners working in health services, schools and communities and encompasses a multitude of health topics and concerns. Despite this, there are few opportunities to come together to share, showcase and build capacity to improve adolescent health and wellbeing in the region.
This seminar series aims to provide opportunities for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, implementers, young advocates – indeed, anyone interested in the health and wellbeing of adolescents – to enhance their understanding of adolescent health and wellbeing, with a focus on research.
This series is supported by the Centre of Research Excellence for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health. Led by a team at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, it brings together leading Australian research groups including the University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of South Australia, and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.
Adolescent injury burden and prevention: global to local perspectives
Synopsis: Injury is a significant, yet preventable, cause of death and morbidity among adolescents globally. This seminar will examine the work of the injury stream of the CRE to quantify the global burden of injury and interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents, uncover the evidence to support investment in effective interventions, as well as the gaps. The seminar will close with a deep dive into road injury, the leading cause of injury for adolescents, reviewing recent research findings and first-hand experiences of young people.
Questions this event will address:
- What is the global burden of injury and interpersonal violence mortality and morbidity for adolescents aged 10-24 years?
- What evidence exists to support investment in effective interventions to reduce injury-related harms for adolescents and where are the gaps?
- For road injury, the leading cause of injury-related harm for adolescents, what do we know about risk factors, and perspectives of young people on how to manage risk?
Speakers: Professor Rebecca Ivers, Dr Patricia Cullen, Dr Amy Peden & Ms Amy Wang
Date: 6 June 2024
Time: 1:00 to 2:00 pm AEST