STATE OF THE WORLD’S FATHERS: A MenCare Advocacy Publication 2015
Posted on June 17, 2015 at 6:53 am
This first ever State of the World’s Fathers report brings together key international research findings along with program and policy ...
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Reporting May 19 Information Session Gender & SRHR in international processes
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:45 am
On May 19 Share-Net, WO=MEN and Rutgers organised an information session about gender and SRHR in the international processes (CSW, ...
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WHO recommendations on health promotion interventions for maternal and newborn health 2015
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:40 am
Overview In 2003 WHO published “Working with individuals, families and communities to improve maternal and newborn health”, known as the IFC ...
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HIV and sexuality curricula programmes that address gender or power are five times more effective than those that do not
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:14 am
Context: Curriculum-based sexuality and HIV education is a mainstay of interventions to prevent STIs, HIV and unintended pregnancy among young people. ...
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Literacy and technology experience are predictors of a successful mHealth programme
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:11 am
Background: Despite investments in infrastructure and evidence for high acceptability,few mHealth interventions have been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: We ...
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Impact of Maternal HIV Seroconversion during Pregnancy on Early Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT) Measured at 4-8 Weeks Postpartum in South Africa 2011-2012: A National Population-Based Evaluation
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:08 am
Background Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) depends on the timing of HIV infection. We estimated HIV-seroconversion during pregnancy (HSP) after ...
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Association between maternal age at childbirth and child and adult outcomes in the offspring: a prospective study in five low-income and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration)
Posted on June 9, 2015 at 6:03 am
Background Both young and advanced maternal age is associated with adverse birth and child outcomes. Few studies have examined these ...
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Brief, Sexuality-related communication: Recommendations for a public health approach
Posted on May 29, 2015 at 6:44 am
Both research and consultations over the last decades have identified sexuality-related communication as an issue that requires urgent attention. While ...
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A practical guide for engaging with mobile operators in mHealth for RMNCH
Posted on May 29, 2015 at 6:28 am
Awareness is growing of the ways in which mobile health (mHealth) innovations can catalyse the implementation of proven health interventions ...
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Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns—the WHO vision
Posted on May 28, 2015 at 6:21 am
In 2015, as we review progress towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), despite significant progress in reduction of mortality, we still ...
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