Today and every day, young women need access to safe and legal abortion services.
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 12:39 pm
47,000 deaths occur each year as a result of unsafe abortions, with 40% of unsafe abortions occurring in women under ...
Read MoreLessons From the First Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: From Commitment to Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (UNFPA)
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 12:36 pm
The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) is pleased to announce the publication of the UNFPA report Lessons From the First Cycle of the ...
Read MoreTrends in all-cause mortality during the scale-up of an antiretroviral therapy programme: a cross-sectional study in Lusaka, Zambia
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 12:29 pm
Objective To follow the trends in all-cause mortality in Lusaka, Zambia, during the scale-up of a national programme of antiretroviral ...
Read MoreKMCC | Knowledge Synthesis Report | Eliminating Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of HIV in Uganda by 2015: What will it take?
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 12:26 pm
This KMCC report contains a synthesis of the existing evidence base on achieving EMTCT in Uganda, as well as recommendations ...
Read MorePopulation and sustainable development in the Post-2015 agenda
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 12:10 pm
The Outcome Report of the Global Consultation on Population Dynamics and the Post-2015 Development Agenda not only explains the linkages ...
Read MoreFacilitators and barriers to facility-based delivery in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 9:01 am
High-quality obstetric delivery in a health facility reduces maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This systematic review synthesizes qualitative evidence ...
Read MorePutting women and girls at the center of development
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 9:00 am
The development field needs to be more serious about gender inequities and women’s empowerment. By ignoring gender inequities, many development ...
Read MoreA Matter of Fact, a Matter of Choice: The Case for Investing in Permanent Contraceptive Methods
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 8:58 am
Remarkable social, health, and economic gains have been made since the launch of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in ...
Read MoreTwo New Publications on Combatting Gender-Based Violence
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 8:56 am
Besides being associated with the incidence of HIV infections, sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancies, and other health problems, gender-based violence ...
Read More“Maternal Health and Respectful Maternity Care” and “The Impact of Maternity Care on HIV & Family Planning”
Posted on October 6, 2014 at 8:54 am
“Maternal Health and Respectful Maternity Care” and “The Impact of Maternity Care on HIV & Family Planning“ is a dual-sided fact ...
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