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Factsheet on combating congenital syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. If left untreated it can lead to irreversible damage to the cardiovascular and nervous systems, cause stillbirths and miscarriages and can be transmitted to the unborn child.

Syphilis still constitutes a huge public health burden in many middle and low income countries, hampering efforts to meet the Millennium Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health.

The Realising Rights Research Programme Consortium has produced a factsheet on congenital syphilis that outlines how the disease can be prevented and areas for action. More information…

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Persisting rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region: ( I. Christensen;B. Veillerette;S. Andricopulos / International Fund for Agricultural Development , 2007); Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty is...
It’s all in our head: health status linked to subjective socioeconomic status: ( A. Singh-Manoux;M.G. Marmot;N.E. Adler / American Psychosomatic Society , 2008); Is a persons’ health status better predicted by their subjective or objective socioeconomic status? This article examines this question and finds that: ...
Monitoring and evaluation training for nutrition related programmes: ( AED Center for Global Health Communication and Marketing , 2000); Monitoring and evaluation is an essential part of all projects and programmes. This manual has been designed to assist facilitators to train development and nutrition programme managers and those work...