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Constructions of masculinity and femininity and sexual risk negotiation practices among women in urban Ghana
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014Women’s ideas of masculinity and femininity, notions of sexual and reproductive risks and sexual negotiation practices are poorly understood. Yet understanding how individuals construct gender and sexuality is key to making sense of how they perform in relation to these issues.DocumentFactors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014Poor breastfeeding practices are widely documented in Kenya, where only a third of children are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and only 2% in urban poor settings. This study aimed to better understand the factors that contribute to poor breastfeeding practices in two urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya.DocumentImmunization coverage in India
2007Immunization forms the major focus of child survival programmes throughout the world. Roughly 3 million children die each year of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) with a disproportionate number of these children residing in developing countries.OrganisationSouth African Health Review / Health Systems Trust
The South African Health Review (SAHR) provides both current and longer-term analysis and assessment of health policy developments and their implementation in South Africa, and monitors changes and chOrganisationAll Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health (APPG on Global Health)
The APPG on Global Health focuses on the underlying, cross-cutting health issues which affect us all wherever we live.DocumentIndian innovation systems and emergence of biopharmaceutical sector: issues and prospects
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2007With the advent of biotechnology in the pharmaceutical sector, the Indian innovation system seems to get set for a major paradigm shift.DocumentImproving family planning services in public health facilities to reach more women
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014Nearly half of the pregnancies that occur annually in Kenya are unintended due to unmet needs for contraceptives. Women with unintended pregnancies are less likely to receive adequate antenatal care, and more likely to terminate their pregnancy through unsafe methods.DocumentCost effectiveness analysis of family planning services offered by mobile clinics versus static clinics in Assiut, Egypt
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012Outreach clinical services –like mobile clinics– can play an important role by providing services to clients living in remote rural areas. This study reports cost effectiveness (CE) information of family planning (FP) services gathered from the mobile clinics and a comparable number of the static clinics in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.DocumentIPR, R&D capability and health care: key issues before India
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2009Growing concerns relating to access to health care, stemming from the high costs of medicines, health services and diagnostics have become a major source of concern in India.DocumentChildhood mortality and health in India
Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2008Childhood is a significant stage of life and deprivation during this period can have a long-term adverse impact on the wellbeing of children. Reduction in infant and child morality is likely the most important of the millennium development goals, as children are the most important assets of a nation.Pages
