{"id":13840,"date":"2023-11-10T12:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13840"},"modified":"2023-11-10T12:44:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T12:44:06","slug":"grpa-leverages-technology-to-enhance-sexual-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/grpa-leverages-technology-to-enhance-sexual-health-services\/","title":{"rendered":"GRPA Leverages Technology to Enhance Sexual Health Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a move to modernize and expand its reach, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) has incorporated technology to enhance its sexual health services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1973 by Olga Byrne, the GRPA initially served as an educational, training, and family planning institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, it has evolved to focus on improving accessibility to services, especially in hinterland communities, while maintaining a commitment to providing a safe space for youth education on sexual health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fabiana-GRPA-Improvements-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith emphasized the organization&#8217;s efforts to adapt to changing circumstances, leveraging technology to bring services closer to people of all ages and backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fabiana-GRPA-Improvements-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith believes that when used effectively, social networks become powerful communication tools, enabling the provision of science-based health information to millions of people worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GRPA&#8217;s move towards digital platforms reflects a commitment to meeting people where they are, embracing the transformative potential of technology to promote sexual health awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Reported by Fabiana Mcklmon for NCN News<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move to modernize and expand its reach, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) has incorporated technology to enhance its sexual health services. Founded in 1973 by Olga Byrne,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13844,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13840\/revisions\/13844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}