Commitment title:

Significant reduction in child and adolescent pregnancies

Commitment description:

By 2030, Bolivia will significantly reduce child and adolescent pregnancies by implementing differentiated, timely, free-of-charge and universally accessible sexual and reproductive health care services through the SUS. These services will be based on comprehensive, friendly, scientific and up-to-date advice, prevention, care and treatment, ensuring confidentiality and including access to non-judgmental and non-discriminatory information, safe and state-of-the-art contraception and the legal termination of pregnancy. As such, it will be possible for girls and adolescents to make safe and responsible decisions, enjoy their sexuality in a free and positive way, and realize their dreams and life goals.

Modes of engagement:
  • Budgetary and financial
    Incrementar en al menos un 100% el presupuesto del actual Plan Plurinacional de Prevención del Embarazo en Adolescentes y Jóvenes 2015-2020 (19.430.100 Bolivianos), dada la necesidad de incluir en su implementación a niñas menores de 14 años.

    Value: 40.000.000 Bolivianos

  • Programmatic action
    Plan de prevención del embarazo en la niñez y adolescencia que incluya herramientas para la generación de información estadística de acceso abierto, con la emisión de informes periódicos y con una cobertura etaria y sociocultural amplia
Commitment to be actioned in: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Submitted from: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Submitted by
Right Here Right Now Bolivia
Thematic area
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Commitment category

(4) Access for all adolescents and youth, especially girls, to comprehensive and age-responsive information, education and adolescent-friendly comprehensive, quality and timely services to be able to make free and informed decisions and choices about their sexuality and reproductive lives, to adequately protect themselves from unintended pregnancies, all forms of sexual and  gender-based violence and harmful practices, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS, to facilitate a safe transition into adulthood.