Sexual and reproductive health
Access to SRH services; health systems and services; SRH programmes and aid delivery; SRH rights and advocacy; social and cultural issues around SRH; universal access to SRH services; diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections; abortion; infertility; management of sexual problems; tackling sexual abuse and violence; vulnerable groups including sex workers, mobile populations, and men who have sex with men.
Latest Documents
- Why Islam matters in the prevention of HIV in Asia and the Pacific
- M. Hendricks / Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, 2013
- This discussion paper examines why Islam matters in prevention efforts for HIV, what Islam and Muslim scholars say about MSM and transgender people, as well as how this impacts on the lives of MSM and transgender people and their acce...
- What is the provision of obstetric care in informal settlements in Nairobi?
- J.C. Fotso; A. Ezeh; R. Oronje / PubMed Central, 2008
- In sub-Saharan Africa, the unprecedented population growth that started in the second half of the twentieth century has evolved into unparalleled urbanisation and an increasing proportion of urban dwellers living in slums and shanty t...
- Addressing cervical cancer prevention and control in a comprehensive manner
- World Health Organization, 2013
- Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. This WHO guidance note gives a broad vision of what a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control means. At the national level, a com...
- Trans people across the world face substantial barriers to adequate health and health care
- K. Baker / Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Network, 2013
- Trans people worldwide experience substantial health disparities and barriers to appropriate health care services. This report presents a number of case studies submitted by organisations from several countries, offering examples of e...
- DRAFT: Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- International Women's Health Coalition, 2012
- This is a draft working paper on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of the post-2015 framework. Universal health insurance is a critical factor in achieving health coverage because of the role it can play in prov...
- Slowing population growth in Malawi is essential for poverty reduction strategies to work
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi, 2012
- Malawi adds over 400,000 people each year to its population. Without a reduction in the average number of births per woman, health, education and employment services will be overstretched. This trend will continue to challenge the cou...
- Access to safe abortion: building choices for women living with HIV and AIDS
- P. J. Orner / Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2011
- In many areas of the world where HIV prevalence is high, rates of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion have also been shown to be high. Despite this, little research has focused on decisions about and experiences of women living w...
- Guidance on implementing reform of abortion laws: case studies from six countries
- S. Singh; G. Sedgh; A. Bankole / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2012
- This report examines the processes that followed passage of abortion law reforms in Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, Mexico City, Nepal and South Africa. The paper finds that the experiences of the six settings highlight some...
- Did the reduction of fertility in Peru lead to improvements in household welfare?
- T. Byker; I.A. Gutierrez / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2012
- In the mid-1990s, the Peruvian government initiated an aggressive family planning programme to address widespread poverty in the country, and female sterilisation was a publicly stated element of the programme. This paper tries to fin...
- Increased focus on adolescent health is needed to meet the MDGs
- S.M. Sawyer; R.A. Afifi; L.H. Bearinger / The Lancet, 2012
- A focus on adolescence is central to the success of many public health agendas, including those mentioned in Millennium Development Goals. This paper argues that greater attention to adolescence is needed within each of these public h...
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