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  My rights, my voice: annual progress report 2013

  Oxfam, 2014

  My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) engages marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries. The 2013 Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the second year of this innovative three year programme and of the MRMV Global Programme Framework.
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  Toxic mercury/mercury amalgam use in dentistry: review and evaluation of curriculum in dental teaching institutions of Pakistan

  Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2014

  Keeping in view the toxicity and hazardousness of mercury and its various products, recently, under the United Nation Environmental Program (UNEP), “Minamata Convention on Mercury” has been in-acted by over 140 countries to reduce/phase out mercury use globally. It has been already signed by 94 countries (including Pakistan) in October 10th, 2013 at Kumamoto, Japan.
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  Poverty and social impact analysis of expanded programme on immunization in Pakistan

  Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Pakistan, 2014

  International statistics on childhood health indicators reveal how Pakistan lags behind its future pursuit of a globally competitive labour. These figures become even more disappointing when one observes that Pakistan is amongst the only three countries in the world which has been unable to combat polio despite over 30 years of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) operation.
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  Postabortion Care in Pakistan

  Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2013

  Recent statistics show that there is a high demand for postabortion care (PAC) in Pakistan. Most of PAC cases are treated by private-sector providers. Many facilities are not able to provide high standard treatments as they lack adequate equipment and trained staff.
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  Linking Poverty, Food Sovereignty And Security, And Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights

  2014

  Why must Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) be a priority for the Post-2015 Development Agenda? SRHR is interlinked with areas such as gender, health, education and the environment and only if SRHR is considered for relevant goals and targets, these broader areas can be adequately addressed.
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  My rights, my voice annual progress report 2012

  Oxfam, 2013

  My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) is an innovative three-year global programme, engaging marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries.
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  The impact of out-of-pocket expenditures on families and barriers to use of health services in Pakistan: evidence from the Pakistan social and living standards measurement surveys 2005–2007

  Asian Development Bank, 2012

  This paper reveals that maternal and child health (MCH) services coverage in Pakistan is poor, and overall use of these services is low compared to other countries in the region. The paper illustrates that the low rates of utilisation are driven by a low sensitivity and recognition of illness symptoms. Furthermore, the paper finds that:
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  Meanings of blood, bleeding and blood donations in Pakistan: implications for national vs. global safe blood supply policies

  Health Policy and Planning, 2011

  While contemporary policy asserts that blood donation by voluntary, non-remunerated, anonymous donors from low-risk population groups is safest, this may not be the most appropriate policy for ensuring an adequate safe blood supply in many parts of the world.
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  NGOs and government partnership for health systems strengthening: A qualitative study presenting viewpoints of government, NGOs and donors in Pakistan.

  BioMed Central, 2011

  This paper captures the perceptions by the government functionaries, NGO representatives and donor community of the role and position of NGOs in health systems strengthening in Pakistan's context.
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  Empowering Women: The effect of women’s decision making power on reproductive health services uptake. Evidence from Pakistan

  World Bank, 2011

  What correlations are there between women’s autonomy and their uptake of reproductive health services in Pakistan? This policy research working paper suggests that women’s decision making power has a significant positive impact on services uptake, while influential males’ decision making power has the opposite effect.

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