Kathmandu, Dec. 8 -- The Ministry of Health and Population has decided to include adolescent boys and girls in mothers' health groups to sort out issues related to youths.

"We believe that most issues of adolescents will be sorted out easily if they are discussed in mothers' health groups," Roshani Laxmi Tuitui, director at the Nursing and Social Security Division under the Department of Health Services, told the Post. "Our female community health volunteers and other members of the groups can handle the issues in a better way."

In Nepal, 23 percent (about 7 million) of the population comprises of adolescents between the ages of 10 to 19 years. Most of them are confronted with adolescent problems early into the age bracket, according to...