Sexual and reproductive health
Published on: 02/09/2014
UNFPA is providing reproductive health care and working to prevent gender-based violence against women and girls who struggle to survive after Typhoon Haiyan. The national police are putting in place mechanisms to ensure their safety until the situa
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Published on: 02/09/2014
In Afghanistan, conflict has not only caught the female non-combatants in its violence, but have severely crippled already inadequate services such as health and education.
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Published on: 02/09/2014
Preliminary results of the 2013 Demographic and Health Survey released in Sierra Leone indicate that the country has improved health services in the last five years, especially in the area of family planning.
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Resources
Resource date: 2002
Author: UNFPA
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Resource date: 2002
Author: United Nations - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
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Resource date: 2014
Author: Emerson Wajdowicz Studios/NY
Publisher: UNFPA
Every minute, every day, a woman in the developing world dies from pregnancy-related complications. Most of these—some 529,000 deaths a year—can be prevented. The solution boils down to a single word: Access. Access to information. Access to contraception. Access to quality care before, during and after childbirth.
Additional languages: Japanese (PDF)
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Resources
Resource date: 2004
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
The nine case studies presented in this brochure are drawn from a longer UNFPA report entitled, "Culture Matters: Working with Communities and Faith-based Organizations". It highlights the necessity of mainstreaming cultural analysis and sensitivity in development efforts addressing issues such as gender equality and equity, HIV/AIDS, female genital cutting, gender-based violence and reproductive health. Programmes in Brazil, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Uganda and Yemen are analyzed.
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Resources
Resource date: 2006
Author: WHO, UNFPA
Publisher: WHO
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Resource date: 2007
Author: UNFPA, Ipea
Publisher: UNFPA, Ipea
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Resources
Resource date: 2004
Author: Concept and design by Real Design/NY. Photography by Michael Delson Photos.
Publisher: UNFPA
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