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  Making motherhood safer in Egypt

  Population Reference Bureau, 2004

  While Egypt's maternal mortality remains relatively high by international standards, it has significantly dropped in the last ten to fifteen years, this paper reports. This paper describes Egypt's positive steps and failures in providing a safe public health environment for expectant mothers.
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  Careseeking for illness in young infants in an urban slum in India

  Social Science and Medicine, 1998

  This article, published in Social Science and Medicine, explores the constraints in securing effective care for severe illness in young infants, focusing on an urban slum in New Delhi, India. Findings suggest that maternal recognition of illness is not a limiting factor in the use of health care services for sick young infants. Mothers are also usually prompt in seeking care outside the home.
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  Child labour in India: a health and human rights perspective

  The Lancet, 2003

  This article, published in the Lancet, reports on a study by the Physicians for Human Rights Child Rights Group which investigated the health of children working in hybrid cottonseed fields in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. The study found that the majority of children surveyed were in debt bondage to pay off a family loan or advance.
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  HIV, malaria and beyond: reducing the disease burden of female adolescents

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2005

  This article from Malaria Journal asks why female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are not being targeted by HIV and malaria control programmes. The authors point out that the highest overlap between malaria and HIV infections occurs in this group, yet control activities are directed towards different target groups.
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  Involving men in maternity care: South Africa

  Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2004

  This paper, from the Frontiers in Reproductive Health Program, reports on a clinic-based intervention in South Africa which focused on involving men in maternal health services. This included providing an antenatal information booklet for couples, training health providers in couples counselling, and inviting partners of pregnant women to attend the counselling during and after delivery.
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  World Youth Report 2005

  United Nations [UN] Programme on Youth, 2005

  This report presents an overview of the global situation of young people.The report highlights the following issues: the impact of globalisation on young women and men; the use of and access to ICTs; the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people; the active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators; and the increased importance of addressing intergenerational
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  Why should we care about child labor?: the education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper examines the consequences of child labour on the children’s education, wages, and health.
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  Reaching out to Africa’s orphans: a framework for public action

  World Bank, 2004

  This report examines and discusses the risks faced by African orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs); the costs and pros and cons of interventions working with OVCs; and provides guidance on what kinds of intervention or approaches might work in a given country context or situation.The study emphasises three concerns: the vulnerabilities associated with orphanhood require immediate attention;
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  Talking about health, sex and pregnancy: DFID’s approach to promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  In this document, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) summarises its strategy for promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights and reducing maternal deaths in developing countries.
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  Reducing maternal deaths: evidence and action: a strategy for DFID

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  This paper from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) outlines its strategy for reducing maternal mortality in developing countries. It asserts that previous approaches focusing on antenatal care and widespread training of traditional birth attendants have been broadly unsuccessful.

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