Quick facts about Youth Friendly
Services
World Health Organization has outlined
some critical characteristics for YFS to
include:
Facilities Clients should be
assured of confidentiality in the facility which should be
located in an accessible and friendly
atmosphere, facilities should have flexi
operating hours to accommodate adolescents
and young people and finally the services
should be affordable.
What is the benefit of visiting a Youth
Friendly Clinic to you?
• YFS clinic offers high quality Sexual and
reproductive health services
• The services are modelled to respond to
your needs
• The healthcare providers in these facilities
receive special training so you will receive
appropriate support
• You not only receive services but also
information and education that further
promotes your health seeking behavior
What services are oered at a Youth
Friendly Clinic?
• Counselling on Sexual Reproductive Health,
including growth and development,
relationships, and sexuality
• Information and education on SRH for
adolescent and youth including links to
reliable
• Pregnancy testing
• Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Counselling, Screening and Treatment
• Reproductive and urinary tract infection
testing and treatment
• Contraception counselling and provision of
full range of contraceptive methods,
including long-acting reversible methods
• Counselling and treatment of irregular or
painful menstruation, screening for
anaemia
• Post Abortion Care (PAC)
• Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)
counselling, services, and referrals to
additional multi-sectoral response services
• Antenatal and Post-natal care
• Screening services e.g. breast, cervical
cancer screening
• Other Reproductive Health services e.g.
prenatal counselling, HPV screening and
• vaccination and HIV services e.g.
prevention of mother to child transmission
of HIV services, Voluntary Medical Male
Circumcision (VMMC) etc.
• HIV Counselling and Testing , Linkages to
care and support; and initiation of ART for
eligible adolescents and youth
• Nutritional counselling and Screening
services including advice on physical
activity
• Personal Hygiene and Sanitation
• Life skills, values clarification, goal setting,
communication skills, decision making
skills, and financial literacy
• Mental health services as appropriate
• Counselling on Drugs and Substance Abuse
including alcohol and tobacco use and
abuse
• Stress management
• Referral, linkages and follow-up
You have a role to play
The Ministry of Health through the National
Guidelines for the Provision of Youth Friendly
Services has defined some roles that you can
take up to promote Youth Friendly Services.
You can champion for youth health through
your networks and existing structures,
participate meaningfully in research and
programme implementation for adolescent and
Youth Friendly Services, participate in decision
making and planning processes of AYFS
provision, participate meaningfully in creating
awareness for adolescent and Youth Friendly
Services, access and utilize the adolescent and
Youth Friendly Services and provide feedback
on adolescent and youth friendly service
provision.
Your health is your greatest wealth and
it is your responsibility, Visit Youth
Friendly Services located within health
facilities in Nairobi Metropolitan
Services or other county primary care
facilities.
Do you want more information?
You can access more health materials at
Tabasamu Caffe located at Pangani Health
Facility. A youth is also available to speak to
you and link you to other services you might
need.