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  Challenges to maternal health care utilisation among ethnic minority women in a resource-poor region of Sichuan Province, China

  Oxford Journals, 2010

  A goal of the Chinese government is to improve the quality and use of maternity services. This paper presents a simple descriptive study of maternal health care utilisation (MHCU) among ethnic minority women in a remote region of China. The paper shows that:
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  Gender, women and primary health care renewal

  World Health Organization, 2010

  The WHO has launched an ambitious course of transforming health systems towards primary health care (PHC), yet integrating a gender perspective within PHC reform is a major challenge. This document aims to outline the basic elements of gender-equitable PHC reforms. The paper concludes the following:
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  Thematic report: the global campaign for the health millennium development goals 2011: innovating for every woman, every child

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 2011

  Improving the health of women and children contributes extensively to economic development. This report describes business models that innovators have used with success, as well as case studies of some of the most powerful and ingenious innovations in women and children’s health (WCH).
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  Impact of psychological disorders after female genital mutilation among Kurdish girls in northern Iraq

  European Journal of Psychiatry, 2011

  Female genital mutilation (FGM) in Iraq has been brought to public attention by several human rights organisations since 2003. This study investigates the mental health status of young girls after genital mutilation in Northern Iraq. The author assumes that FGM is connected with a high rate of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The results indicate that:
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  Health systems financing and the path to universal coverage

  World Health Organization, 2011

  Donor commitments to health have increased more than fourfold since the Millennium Declaration was signed in September 2000. However, the simple act of raising more international funds cannot, by itself, achieve the goals if the health system is too weak to support the rapid scale-up of service coverage.
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  Factors associated with female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso and its policy implications

  BioMed Central, 2011

  Female genital mutilation (FGM) is widely practiced in some parts of Africa, although it can cause immediate complications (pain, bleeding and infection) and delayed complications (sexual, obstetric, psychological problems).
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  Health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting in the Gambia, evidence into action

  Reproductive Health, 2011

  Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe health complications, deeply rooted in many Sub-Saharan African countries. The objective of this study is to perform a first evaluation of the magnitude of the health consequences of FGM/C in The Gambia. A number of females who had undergone FGM/C were surveyed and consulted. Key findings:
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  UNFPA-UNICEF joint programme on female genital mutilation-cutting: accelerating change

  United Nations Population Fund, 2011

  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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  Can performance-based financing be used to reform health systems in developing countries?

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2011

  Over the past 15 years, performance-based financing (PBF) has been implemented in an increasing number of developing countries as a means of improving health worker performance. This article resists viewing PBF as a strategic tool to reform the health sector.
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  Health-financing reforms in southeast Asia: challenges in achieving universal coverage

  The Lancet, 2011

  Health-financing reforms in seven south-east-Asian countries are reviewed in this study. Those countries have sought to reduce dependence on out-of-pocket payments, increase pooled health finance, and expand service, stepping towards universal coverage. The document introduces these concerned facts: 

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