We must fulfill the children's rights, including for their education and health
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Ministry encourages educational institutions to provide reproductive health education to students in schools, especially for female students, to fulfill children's rights in the education and health sectors.

"We must fulfill the children's rights, including for their education and health, because physical health is important to a person's mental health to deal with their daily activities," the ministry's acting Deputy for the Fulfillment of Children's Rights, Rini Handayani, noted in Jakarta, Tuesday.

She said that the fulfillment of these rights is contained in the 1945 Constitution that guarantees the fulfillment of the right to education and health for children.

This aims to ensure a good and healthy environment for children and also to provide them the right to access health services, including education about reproductive health.

According to Handayani, unhealthy children will have less access to a decent life, and they will be unable to obtain education, unable to enjoy their right to participate and express opinions, and unable to play and be creative as well.

She affirmed that the pentahelix synergy from the government, the business world, the media, parents, and academics from the education unit was deemed necessary to realize a holistic and integrative implementation of child protection.

"Education units have an important role in creating quality students. Education units are also a place for students to carry out the learning process, improve skills, and direct students to become better. This is in line with the 2020-2024 National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) that aims to achieve the target of creating quality and competitive human resources," Handayani remarked.

She noted that education and health are big assets to achieve child welfare. Hence, improvement of the education and health system through reproductive health education for children is an investment to achieve a prosperous society in future.

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