The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, Federal Government and Action Health Incorporation, (AHI) on Tuesday unveiled the outcome of the study on the short and intermediate Term Outcomes of the Family Life and HIV Educational, (FLHE) even as the study has shown positive impacts on students in Lagos in line with its objectives. The study commissioned in 2023 which explored outcomes that have not been thoroughly studied to date showed that FLHE has empowered students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health.The study captured the factors that may contribute to an enabling environment for healthy interpersonal relationships and also focused on healthy lifestyles, family life, sexuality education and relationships.Speaking at the High-Level Dissemination Meeting on the short and intermediate Term Outcomes of FLHE implementation in Lagos, UNESCO representative from the Head of Office in Nigeria, Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, noted that globally, measurement frameworks for FLHE tend to have a continued focus on sexual, behavioural and population-level health outcomes such as rates of unintended pregnancies, HIV or STI incidence, school dropout or continuation, and child marriage.Consequently, he said, the narrow focus fails to provide evidence for the broader potential of education for health and wellbeing.“For example: Like how, or to what extent, national programmes influence outcomes related to learners’ social and emotional life skills, or knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and values around gender, and healthy/equitable interpersonal relationships, human rights, or healthy sexuality.”He said to address these gaps, UNESCO 2022 commissioned Torchlight Collective to conduct a mixed methods study on short and intermediate-term outcomes of national programmes in six countries – Argentina (Buenos Aires), Armenia, Jamaica, Laos, Namibia and Nigeria (Lagos) – on education for life skills, family life, health, sexuality and relationships.He explained that the study focused on outcomes related to healthy relationships between adolescents and parents, peers and romantic partners.“In addition, the study also set out to capture the factors that may contribute to an enabling environment for high-quality EHW.”