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development needs should be prioritized. Evaluati<strong>on</strong> of<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Family</str<strong>on</strong>g> Protecti<strong>on</strong> Unit <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Youth Health Café<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> related recommendati<strong>on</strong>s should be used to create anew model of service provisi<strong>on</strong> for improv<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> accessof adolescents <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> youth. The private sector, civil society<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> NGOs should be streng<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ned <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> encouraged topromote sexual <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> reproductive health <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>formati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>services for adolescents <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> order to protect <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m from riskysexual behaviour.Communicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> behavioural change. Despite universalknowledge of FP devices <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> HIV/AIDS <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Maldives, useof recommended methods is nom<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>al both for meet<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>unmet need <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> protecti<strong>on</strong> from risky sexual behaviour.The focus of future RH <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> populati<strong>on</strong> programmesshould be to identify <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> communicati<strong>on</strong> messages neededto change <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> behaviour of people, most importantlyadolescents <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> youth. Peer educati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> role modelscould be used to <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>fluence <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> outcome. Build<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g up<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>creas<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g evidence from various surveys <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> studies,multiple media sources, both electr<strong>on</strong>ic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>t, shouldbe engaged <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> encouraged to dissem<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ate such messagesto reach out to a wider spectrum of adolescents, youth <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir families.Address<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g gender disparities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> gender-based violence.Maldives is less likely to achieve MDGs <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> terms of reduc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>ggender disparity <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> reduc<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g violence aga<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>st women. As aliberal Muslim state <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> past, Maldives provided womenwith relative freedom <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> improved <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omicstatus. However, women <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> Maldives suffer from genderbasedviolence. Address<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g gender-based violence requiresa multi-pr<strong>on</strong>ged approach at all levels. The new StrategicActi<strong>on</strong> Plan has some good elements for promot<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g genderequality <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> empower<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g women. 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