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Global control of sexually transmitted infections
The Lancet, 2006This article is the fifth in a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health published in the Lancet. It examines the effects of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and interventions to control them. It suggests that STIs other than HIV are important global health issues but they have been neglected as a public health priority and control efforts continue to fail.DocumentSexual and reproductive health for all: a call for action
The Lancet, 2006This article is the final paper in a series on Sexual and Reproductive Health published in the Lancet. It outlines what needs to be done to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health services by 2015 -- a goal set out at the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994.DocumentSexual and reproductive health: a matter of life and death
The Lancet, 2006This article is the first in a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health published by the Lancet. The article notes that worldwide, the burden of sexual and reproductive ill-health remains enormous: unsafe sex is the second most important risk factor for disease, disability and death in the poorest communities. The authors identify core components of sexual and reproductive health care.DocumentSexual behaviour in context: a global perspective
The Lancet, 2006This article is the second in a series of papers on Sexual and Reproductive Health published in the Lancet. It presents analyses of sexual behaviour data from 59 countries, describes current trends and patterns of sexual behaviour, and discusses the implications of these for attempts to protect and improve sexual health. The data showed substantial diversity in sexual behaviour by region and sex.DocumentYouth-friendly services: Tanzania end of program evaluation report
Pathfinder International, 2005This report highlights the results of a project to establish youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in Tanzania.DocumentAdolescence in Pakistan: sex, marriage and reproductive health
Marie Stopes International, 2006This report is a baseline knowledge, attitude and practice study that looks at the issue of sexuality and reproductive health in Pakistan. The report notes that in Pakistan, as many other poor countries, there are strong links between poverty and poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH).DocumentPreventing unsafe abortions and its consequences: priorities for research and action
Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2006This book is a collection of papers that critically examine the issue of unsafe abortions. Unsafe abortion is a serious yet preventable reproductive health care burden that plagues many developing countries. The social, economic and health consequences of unsafe abortions are largely borne by poor and vulnerable women with little access to safe services.DocumentFamily planning for married adolescent girls
US Agency for International Development, 2006This two-page technical brief emphasises that young married women are the most vulnerable sub-group of the sexually active population because health care providers ignore their needs, despite their need for adequate contraceptive options.DocumentHIV prevention with especially vulnerable young people: case studies of success and innovation
Safe Passages to Adulthood, 2006This publication, produced by the Safe Passages to Adulthood Programme, examines case studies that demonstrate innovation in HIV prevention programmes that work with especially vulnerable young people. The Safe Passages programme has developed a framework of action, which incorporates five core principles that should underpin effective HIV prevention programming with young people.DocumentMaking abortion safe, legal and accessible: a toolkit for action
Center for Reproductive Rights, formerly known as the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy, New York, 2004This toolkit, produced by the Center for Reproductive Rights, provides information on abortion and presents arguments for liberalising laws regulating abortion, from human rights, public health, global law, adolescents, and religious perspectives.Pages