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Adolescents in a Changing World
August 3 , 2024
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- The report, released at the 77th World Health Assembly, was commissioned by PMNCH - The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health.
- The failure by all stakeholders to substantially increase investment in programmes are targeted at improving adolescent well-being would result in a staggering economic cost.
- It led to global losses amounting to an estimated $110 trillion (benefits foregone) from 2024 to 2050.
- This equates to $4.1 trillion per year, or 7.7 per cent of the GDP of the countries included.
- This report covers about 80 per cent of the world’s population.
- It is estimated that a broad package of health services for adolescents is likely to yield a return of $9.6 for every dollar invested.
- While investing in education and training for adolescents is likely to yield a return of $28.6 for every dollar invested.
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