COMUSIDA Vallarta Promotes Sex Education Among Students Meridiano.mx
go to original September 27, 2023

In the framework of the National Day for the Prevention of Unplanned Pregnancy in Adolescents 2023, this Tuesday an informative fair on sexual health was held in the plaza of the municipal agency Las Mojoneras, organized by the Municipal Committee for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (COMUSIDA).

The coordinator of the organization, Jose Ascención Topete Gonzalez, highlighted the enthusiastic participation of both the students of General High School No. 105 and Telesecundaria 'Pedro Bravo Ruiz,' as well as the staff that attended the different information stands of COMUSIDA itself, DIF Municipal (PREVERP Child and Adolescent Pregnancy), Municipal Women's Institute, SETAC Vallarta and Secretary of Health Jalisco (Health Center of Las Juntas and Friendly Services).

Representing Mayor Luis Alberto Michel Rodriguez, Councilwoman Sara Mosqueda Torres, president of the Public Safety and Transit Commission, considered that in this type of prevention days, we must all get involved, since pregnancy has many implications for the whole family and urged to join efforts to raise awareness among the population.

"Many times these cases increase the social and gender gaps among the population, becoming a mother or father in adolescence alters the life project, especially for the pregnant girl. A good sexual education allows them to know their bodies and thus be responsible, take care of themselves and have a better life. It is also up to us parents to educate, to make sure they have the necessary information because we want the best for them. Making informed decisions about their sexuality makes a lot of difference."

She reported that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2020 about 16 million adolescents will give birth, most of them from low or middle-income backgrounds. In addition, complications in childbirth or during pregnancy are the second leading cause of death among adolescents.

On her part, Councilwoman Maria Elena Curiel Preciado, from the Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Commission, recalled that the motto of the municipal government this year is '2023, year of prevention, awareness, responsible sexual education in children and adolescents of Puerto Vallarta,' whose objective is that they have the necessary information that will allow them to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and early pregnancy.

She recalled that work is being done in the programs and study plans in accordance with the General Education Law: "Integral and reproductive sexual education implies the responsible exercise of sexuality, family planning, responsible maternity and paternity, prevention of teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases."

Councilwoman Candelaria Tovar Hernández, from the Health Commission, emphasized that early pregnancy is a multifactorial public health problem that alters the family and social environment.

Also present were: Councilman Pablo Ruperto Gómez Andrade; the director of the Women's Institute, Maricela Joya Camacho; the municipal agent of Las Mojoneras, Ángel Urrutia; as well as representatives of the Municipal System for the Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents (SIPINNA) of Puerto Vallarta, the Municipal Education Office, the Juvenile Integration Center (CIJ), the neighborhood council, among others.

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