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Towards the abandonment of female genital mutilation-cutting
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T. Bolstad / Panos Pictures
The objective of the ‘UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) Accelerating Change’ is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries. This annual report is sought to convey a clear picture of the programme’s third year of activities.

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How do Malawi’s rural inhabitants handle pregnancy-related issues?
( C. Maliwichi-Nyirenda;L. Maliwichi / Chancellor College, University of Malawi , 2010)
In Malawi, 80% of the population lives within 8 km radius of a health care facility. However, most facilities lack drugs, personnel and laboratory equipment. Due to poverty, people cannot afford priva...
Social capital helps women in Bangladesh to invest in their own and their children’s nutritional status
( N. Kumar;A.R. Quisumbing / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action , 2012)
In Bangladesh, rural households headed by women are more likely to be among the poorest. This paper investigates the long–term impact of agricultural technologies, disseminated using different i...
Improving diet quality and micronutrient nutrition: homestead food production in Bangladesh
( L. Iannotti;K. Cunningham;M. Ruel / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2012)

A critical yet often overlooked component of food security is diet quality. Even households who have access to sufficient amounts of food and calories may still lack essential micronutrients, incre...

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