Reproduction health - Zunia.org

Member Log In | Join Now

fr

Region/Country

Featured country
- Paraguay
  
  People
  
  Population 6.12 mln
  
  Population growth 2%
  
  Life expectancy 72 years
  
  Net migration -44,556
  
  Economy
  
  GDP $12.22 bln
  
  - per capita $1,997
  
  - growth rate 7%
  
  FDI, net inflows $0.2 bln
  
  Infrastructure
  
  Cellphone users 77%
  
  Internet users 9%
  
  High-tech exports 6%
  
  See country profile and 85 posts for Paraguay

Health→Reproduction health

Alert me on new posts here

New treatment could reduce sub-Saharan Africa newborn deaths -

0

A large number of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with both malaria and sexually transmitted - reproductive tract infections (STIs - RTIs), according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Each year an estimated 25 million women in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of malaria infection during pregnancy, the study said. Malarial infection heightens the risk of miscarriage, still births, or premature birth and death.

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

Incorporating Sexual and Reproductive Health into Emergency Preparedness and Planning

0

reliefweb.int –

This report reviews recent Women’s Refugee Commission sexual and reproductive health activities (SRH) in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan. It considers the impact of advocacy, training and planning activities related to emergency preparedness and planning specific to SRH. The report then offers lessons learned and recommendations for improving steps towards SRH emergency preparedness at the national level. As efforts to incorporate SRH activities into disaster risk reduction (DRR) are in their more...

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 17, 2012

BALKA: Women, HIV, and Drug use in Ukraine

0

The fall of the Soviet Union led to a surge in injecting drug use and skyrocketing rates of HIV spread through shared injecting equipment. A documentary film directed by Anya Meksin and Leeza Meksin and produced by Sophie Pinkham, Balka details the lives of women struggling with drug use and HIV in Ukraine.Through the course of the film the audience meets Zina and Marina, best friends and active drug users about to discover their HIV status; Tanya, HIV-positive mother of two who is receiving more...

Added by

D C on May 15, 2012

Fighting Maternal and Child Malnutrition

0

This report proposes a framework to understand how good nutrition governance can contribute to positive changes directly related to nutrition outcomes Existing works around nutrition have acknowledged the importance of governance organisations and institutions to improve the quality of nutritional outcomes (Pelletier 2002, 2011; Natalicchio 2002; REACH 2009; WHO 2009). This paper makes two contributions to existing approaches:It provides a qualitative account of how formal political more...

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 16, 2012

Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries

0

whqlibdoc.who.int –

The WHO guidelines, Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries, provide both a call to action and directions for future research on:Preventing early pregnancy: by preventing marriage before 18 years of age; by increasing knowledge and understanding of the importance of pregnancy prevention; by increasing the use of contraception; and by preventing coerced sex; andpreventing poor reproductive outcomes: by reducing unsafe abortions; more...

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 14, 2012

State of the World's Mothers 2012

0

savethechildren.org –

Niger is the worst place on the planet to be a mum, new research published by Save the Children has found.The West African country, one of the world’s poorest, has replaced Afghanistan at the bottom of the children’s charity’s annual State of the World’s Mothers ranking. The index compares conditions for mothers in 165 countries around the globe, looking at factors such as mother's health, education and economic status, as well as critical child indicators such as health and nutrition.The more...

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 08, 2012

Sixteen million adolescent girls become mothers every year

0

un.org –

According to the Report of the Secretary-General on Adolescents and Youth, produced by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), there are 1.6 billion adolescents and youth aged 12-24 in 2012. The report addresses the demographic trends in the adolescent and youth population and selected aspects of the transition to adulthood that are critical to policy and programme planning for development. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to provide reproductive health care for more...

Added by

D C on May 02, 2012

Gateways to integration: Linking Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS

0

This case study is part of a series of joint publications of IPPF, UNFPA, UNAIDS and WHO on strengthening linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV. Increasingly the first two prongs – preventing new HIV infections (Prong 1) and preventing unintended pregnancies in women living with HIV (Prong 2) – are receiving the recognition, commitment and programming support required to have an impact.

Added by

Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2012

What helps and hinders midwives in engaging with pregnant women about stopping smoking?

0

implementationscience.com –

Around 5,000 miscarriages and 300 perinatal deaths per year result from maternal smoking in the United Kingdom. In the northeast of England, 22% of women smoke at delivery compared to 14% nationally. Midwives have designated responsibilities to help pregnant women stop smoking. This research aimed to assess perceived implementation difficulties regarding midwives' roles in smoking cessation in pregnancy.

Added by

D C on May 03, 2012

Sexual and reproductive health for youth

0

idbdocs.iadb.org –

This report systematizes existing knowledge of effective interventions in the area of juvenile sexual and reproductive health. Its goal is to provide information for designing effective programs in that subject in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 14, 2012

At a Crossroads: Sierra Leone’s free health care policy

+1

amnesty.org –

Pregnant women and girls in Sierra Leone face continuing challenges in gaining access to maternal health care services. Despite important reforms initiated over the last two years, including a free health care policy covering pregnancy and childbirth, the health care system is dysfunctional and much remains to be done. In this report, Amnesty International examines how gaps in monitoring and accountability are undermining the success of the recent health care reforms, in particular free access more...

Added by

Sonia Hossain on September 11, 2011

Free obstetric care in Haiti

0

who.int –

Over two thirds of people in Haiti live on less than US$ 2 per day. Many women are unable to afford maternity care - with fatal consequences for both mothers and children. However, a free obstetric care project, supported by WHO, offers poor women free childbirth and care before and after birth. This feature story provides personal accounts of how the project is making a difference in people’s lives.

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 08, 2012

Adolescent Fertility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Effects and Solutions

0

Amid debate about whether adolescent pregnancy is a problem in and of itself or merely symptomatic of deeper, ingrained disadvantage, this paper aggregates recent quantitative evidence on the socioeconomic consequences of and methods to reduce of teenage pregnancy in the developing world.Overall, the authors find insufficient empirical evidence to suggest that adolescent fertility per se represents a major development problem since the socioeconomic outcomes of those affected by adolescent more...

Added by

Moushumi Biswas on May 09, 2012

Update on mobile alliance for maternal action in Bangladesh

0

shopsproject.org –

This presentation reviews the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) intervention in Bangladesh. MAMA uses mobile phones to communicate health information to pregnant women, new mothers and their families. The presentation describes how the program will be evaluated and sustained going forward.

Added by

D C on April 19, 2012

RESPOND Announces: Stat-Shot: Focused Family Planning Data at Your Fingertips.

0

respond-project.org –

Do you want to become a more effective advocate for family planning (FP) programs?Stat-Shot provides you with ready access to key statistics that will bolster your knowledge and understanding of current FP use. Do you know...• What methods women use for spacing versus for limiting? Whether these method choices match their stated fertility intentions?• How the method mix differs between the wealthiest and the poorest women? Between urban and rural women?• Whether parity and ideal number of more...

Added by

Lissette Bernal on May 07, 2012

Displaying results 1 to 15 out of 3293

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Alert me on new posts here

Feedback