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  Addressing the reproductive health needs and rights of young people since ICPD: the contribution of UNFPA and IPPF

  United Nations Population Fund, 2004

  This synthesis report is a joint evaluation of the contribution made by UNFPA and IPPF to the promotion of the reproductive rights and health of adolescents and young people, in six countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
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  What about boys? A literature review on the health and development of adolescent boys

  World Health Organization, 2000

  This paper, produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO), reviews existing and available literature on adolescent boys and their health and development, and analyses this research for programme and policy implications, highlighting areas where additional research is needed.
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  Creating youth-friendly sexual health services in sub-Saharan Africa

  Advocates for Youth, 2002

  This paper, produced by Advocates for Youth, explores the barriers that frequently deter African youth from obtaining urgently needed sexual and reproductive health services. Research shows that barriers relate primarily to specific aspects of reproductive and sexual health services: the characteristics of the facilities, the design of services, and providers’ attitudes and actions.
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  Coming to terms with politics and gender: the evolution of an adolescent reproductive health program in Nigeria

  Population Council, USA, 2002

  This case study, published by the Population Council, examines political and gender challenges faced by Action Health, a nongovernmental organisation dedicated to improving the heath and upholding the rights of adolescents in Nigeria.
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  Measuring health inequality among children in developing countries: does the choice of the indicator of economic status matter?

  BioMed Central, 2003

  This study, published by BioMed Central, compares the impact of four different wealth indices on the measurement of health inequality among children in developing countries. The study uses the World Bank Asset Index and three other indices, all based on household assets, to analyse data from Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chad, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Tanzania and Uganda.
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  The components of essential newborn care

  Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival, USAID, 2004

  This brief, produced by the Basic Support for Institutionalising Child Survival Project (BASICS II), emphasises the importance of good quality care during the perinatal and neonatal period for ensuring the health of both mother and baby.
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  Beyond the targets: ensuring children benefit from expanded access to HIV/AIDS treatment

  Save the Children Fund, 2004

  This report aims to examine the implications of expanded access to HIV/AIDS treatment, as exemplified by the 3 by 5 initiative, for prevention of HIV in children and young people, and expanding support and care for orphans and other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS.Section One outlines the conceptual links between treatment of parents and child support, and in doing so demonstrates the myri
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  The wealth gap in health: data on women and children in 53 developing countries

  Population Reference Bureau, 2004

  This briefing note from the Population Reference Bureau highlights the growing gap between rich and poor in a range of health and population indicators, including infant and child mortality, drawing on data from 53 developing countries.
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  Using Essential Nutrition Actions to accelerate coverage with nutrition interventions in high mortality settings

  Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival, USAID, 2004

  This paper examines the potentials of the ENA approach, which attempts to expand the coverage of six proven nutrition interventions by building on countries' existing nutrition work and, using delivery channels within and outside formal health structures, linking nutrition with health services and community based organisations.The six interventions of ENA are: exclusive breastfeeding (E
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  Can the millennium development goals be attained?

  British Medical Journal, 2004

  This article, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), focuses on health as central to the achievement of all the millennium development goals (MDGs). Key challenges for health improvement include reversing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and reducing child and maternal mortality. The authors acknowledge the need for more aid but argue that this is only part of the picture.

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