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Medicine

Youth Health: New Initiatives and Educational Programs

Experts from the «Youth-Friendly Clinic» at Primary Medical and Sanitary Care Center No. 2 are actively involved in enlightening the youth about health preservation.

This week, as part of the educational program for students at Odesa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov, interactive sessions were held focusing on HIV prevention and other socially significant diseases, combating smoking and alcohol abuse, and developing safe behaviors. At the end of the training, participants created posters promoting healthy lifestyles.

«Today it is crucial to take steps to raise healthy youth, as they are the future of our country. At the beginning of adulthood, it is important to establish the right values and learn to take responsibility for one’s health,» emphasized the head of the «Youth-Friendly Clinic», Lyudmila Kucherenko.

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The «Youth-Friendly Clinic» at Primary Medical and Sanitary Care Center No. 2 is located at: Bazarnaya St. 77, operating from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Phone: (048) 705 87 04. 

Teenagers and young people can visit the clinic for consultations with family doctors, dermatologists, gynecologists, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, undergo free, confidential, and anonymous testing for HIV and viral hepatitis, and receive psychological support and advice on life skills from experienced professionals.