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    Guide to Dealing with Violence in the Couple for Staff in the Health Sector and the Community

    Proyecto de Salud Integral para Varones y Mujeres, 2006
    Every 20 minutes a woman is beaten or sexually abused by her partner in Nicaragua and many look for help in emergency rooms in public hospitals. Given that violence is a public health problem, there is a need to build the capacity of health workers to effectively detect, treat and refer women patients involved in cases of violence. This manual is designed for this purpose.
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    Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Nicaragua

    Tierra Viva, 2004
    In Nicaragua women are excluded from exercising their rights and citizenship due to a worsening situation of violence and sexual exploitation, which includes forced maternity, unsafe abortion, adolescent pregnancies, maternal mortality, an increase in sexually transmitted diseases including HIV-AIDS, and discrimination and violence against lesbians.
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    Terminating Pregnancy: Deciding between Life and Life

    Envío, 2008
    In Latin America abortion and sexuality are controversial topics and the official position of the Catholic Church is very conservative. The dissemination of Christian feminist thinking is strategic, because it questions the precepts of the Catholic Church as an institution and contributes to the creation of alternatives.
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    The Globalization of Sex Markets

    Les Pénélopes, 2003
    "Over the past 30 years, the sex trade has become a significant feature of economic development and globalisation. The industrialisation and internationalisation of prostitution are linked to the development of the tourism and pornography industries.
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    Alleviating the Burden of Responsibility: Report on a Study of Men as Providers of Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Lesotho

    Lesotho Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2009
    What do the people of Lesotho think about gender and HIV/AIDS? This article describes the perspectives of people participating in and potentially affected by gender and HIV/AIDS healthcare initiatives.
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    Workplace Violence and Gender Discrimination in the Health Sector in Rwanda

    The Capacity Project, 2009
    How can women and men in Rwanda participate equally in social and economic development? This brief claims that in order to achieve this equality, gender disparities in human resources for health (HRH) policy and planning, workplace development and performance support must be addressed.
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    Guide for Programmes and Projects on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Africa

    VITA Programme, Programme of Cooperation for Health care Development in Africa, Spanish International Cooperation Agency, 2005
    Despite the fact that women outlive men in almost every country, their health is generally poorer. Why? Gender inequality is largely to blame, which is clearly the case with regard to reproduction and sexuality.
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    What Women Want: Meeting the Global Demand for Medical Abortion

    Marie Stopes International, 2010
    Globally, an estimated 19 to 20 million unsafe abortions take place every year. Women around the world urgently need better access to safer methods for ending unplanned pregnancies. This short publication seeks to address the lack of documentation in relation to demand for and access to medical abortion, by highlighting best practice and lessons learnt.
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    BRIDGE Gender and Development in Brief. Issue 11: Gender and HIV & AIDS

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    In Brief is a six page newsletter that aims to stimulate thinking on a priority gender theme. This edition explores gender inequality as a major dynamic when studying the relations between gender and HIV/AIDS. It is composed of an introductory article providing an overview of the issues and of two case studies.
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    Gender and HIV & AIDS: Supporting Resources Collection

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    By directing practitioners to useful information sources and examples on gender and HIV/AIDS, this Supporting Resources Collection seeks to contribute to a better understanding of how incorporating gender awareness into approaches to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic greatly improves their chances of success.

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