UN stresses need for cost-effective sex education

New York, 28 Apr – (ANA) - Programmes to impart sex education on young people are

more cost effective when integrated and mandatory, a United Nations study has shown.

The cost per learner in well established programmes ranged from $6.90 in Nigeria

to $32.80 in the Netherlands, while smaller pilot programmes in Kenya and

Indonesia indicated significantly higher costs, according to the result of a

six-country study released by the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO). (ANA)

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