Call for compulsory sex education
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All schools should be required to teach their pupils about sex and relationships, a government watchdog says.
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By the age of 10, one out of every three South African schoolchildren would have already had sex. In addition many misguidedly believe that condoms do not prevent pregnancy and, even more startlingly, many
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Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for reviewing the &#39;1996 national policy document&#39; on HIV/Aids and other STD related issues as well as the role of Narcotics Control Act and related legislation.
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The more we are losing our values, the more we are suffering from serious problems such as STD&#39;s (Sexual Transmitted diseases) and this has become a very critical social cause in our country too.
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There&#39;s a call for schools to aggressively teach children about the dangers of heart disease -- and the risks of bad diet and not exercising enough.
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Young people should be encouraged to consider abstaining from sex as one of the options for protecting themselves against the epidemic of sexually transmitted infections sweeping the UK, the Health Protection Agency suggested yesterday.
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The public have a lack of knowledge and understanding about reproduction and sex, a survey suggests.
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Thousands of people will contract a sexually transmitted infection this weekend, campaigners warn.
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A high court battle between a schoolgirl and her head teacher over the right to wear a purity ring pledging her to virginity until marriage has reignited debate in Britain about how to make sex education effective.
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THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sex education programs do work to help discourage many teens from becoming sexually active before age 15, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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MUMBAI, May 14  - Moves to bring sex out of the closet in largely conservative India have kicked up a morality debate between educators who say sex education will reduce HIV rates, and critics who fear it will corrupt young minds.
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Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, Irish PM Bertie Ahern says.
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Â· Study of seven-year-olds shows wide gender gap Â· Conservatives accuse ministers of complacency
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Â·Vaccine will stop spread of sexually-transmitted virusÂ·School programme to begin next September
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HOW to deal with paedophiles is one of the most difficult issues confronting any society.   The protection of children must be one of the priorities of any government.
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Young people should be given free condoms to reduce high teenage pregnancy rates, an MP says.
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Government seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking classes compulsory at schools