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The effects of conflict on the health and well-being of women and girls in Darfur: situational analysis report: conversations with the community
United Nations Children's Fund, 2005This report provides an overview of community perceptions about the risks women and girls currently face in Darfur as a result of the conflict.The study’s main objectives were to gain an increased understanding of how the conflict had affected women and girl’s health; to determine men’s perceptions on how the conflict had affected the health of women and girls , and to gain insight into the indDocumentThe implications of early marriage for HIV/AIDS policy
Population Council, USA, 2004This briefing paper is based on a background paper prepared for the WHO/UNFPA/Population Council Technical Consultation on Married Adolescents, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 9–12 December 2003.DocumentTransition to replacement feeding by HIV-positive women who breastfeed
LINKAGES Project, 2004This document, published by the Linkages Project, provides guidelines for HIV-positive women who choose to transition from breastfeeding to replacement feeding at about six months.DocumentFormative research on youth peer education program productivity and sustainability
Family Health International, 2005This document develops tools to assess programmatic impact and cost effectiveness of youth peer education (YPE) - a widely used approach to reproductive health promotion and HIV prevention.The study had two objectives: to describe the programme dynamics, activities, costs, and outputs in two countries (Zambia and the Dominican Republic) in order to identify the core elements of successful YPE pDocumentReviewing ten years of the School Nutrition Programme
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005The South African School Nutrition Programme was established in 1994 to address the food needs of impoverished school children. However, researchers are divided about the policy value of the school nutrition programme, with one group wishing to expand the programme whilst the other advocates limiting its scope.DocumentBreaking the silence and saving lives: young people’s sexual and reproductive health in the Arab States and Iran
Harvard School of Public Health, 2005This research reviews young people’s sexual and reproductive health (YPSRH) and gender issues affecting young people ages 10–24 in 19 Arab States and the Islamic Republic of Iran.DocumentAccelerating reproductive and child health program development: the Navrongo initiative in Ghana
Population Council, USA, 2005The Navrongo initiative is a reproductive and child health programme which uses research to accelerate policy implementation.DocumentThe State of the World's Children 2006: excluded and invisible
United Nations Children's Fund, 2006The 2006 State of the World's Children report provides an assessment of the world's most vulnerable children, whose rights to a safe and healthy childhood are exceptionally difficult to protect.DocumentWorking with street children: understanding sexual and reproductive health including HIV/AIDS and STDs among street children
World Health Organization, 2000Although the typical age of a street child varies from place to place, the age range includes children in the adolescent period, and street children are exposed to situations that make them vulnerable to sexual and reproductive health problems on a day to day basis.DocumentWaste collection and diarrhoea in young Brazilian children
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004Diarrhoea is one of the main causes of death and disease amongst children in developing countries. On average children under the age of five experience three episodes of diarrhoea per year. Proximity to open sewage and other waste is a major cause of childhood diarrhoea. Inadequate waste collection and management can make this situation worse.Pages