Población y Salud Reproductiva en Development Gateway

Actualización de contenido - Población y Salud Reproductiva en el Development Gateway ------------------------- 63 {totalItems} nuevos recursos en la página Población y Salud Reproductiva del Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population -------------------------------------------------- 1. Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding: What Family Planning Programs Can Do (Global Health Technical Brief) 2. Gender and Governance Program - WEDO 3. Containing HIV/AIDS in India: The Unfinished Agenda 4. AIHA?s HIV/AIDS Twinning Center Launches New Initiative to Build Health Sector Capacity in Ethiopia 5. New AIDS Treatment Clinic Opened in Guatemala in Partnership with the Global Fund and Local Partners 6. Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission among Adolescents in Zambia 7. Rwanda Vision 2020 8. From A Girl To A Complete Woman: Women of Dodoma, Tanzania, fight FGM 9. Ending Female Genital Mutilation? Rights, medicalization, and the state of ongoing struggles to eliminate the FGM in Kenya 10. Stop FGM Website 11. Muslim Women?s League: Female Genital Mutilation 12. Women: 2 million girls a year mutilated (UNICEF) 13. Female Genital Mutilation: Complications and Risk of HIV Transmission. 14. FGM Fuels HIV/AIDS Spread 15. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): An Introduction 16. International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS: Female Genital Excision (FGM) 17. Writing Their Own History - By Ponni Arasu, August 03, 2006 (The New Nation, Bangladesh) 18. International AIDS Economics Network: Pre-Conference Meeting at Toronto 19. ICRW and IAS to Recognise Innovation in Women and AIDS Research with Young Investigator Prize at AIDS Conference, Toronto 20. Violence Against Women Online Resources (VAWOR) 21. Violence Against Women (UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) 22. Prevention NOW - Basic Facts on Female Condoms 23. India, China look to Thailand on AIDS (Bangkok Post) 24. Agenda for Community Development (AFCODE) - Nigeria 25. Ten Recommendations by the Ethiopian Teenagers' Forum on the Day of the African Child 26. Kaisernetwork Offers Special Coverage: XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, 13 - 18, 2006 27. Statement by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA, on the Occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous People (Aug 06) 28. Higher life expectancy and Happiness Index in life process 29. Charity leads way in push for black fever vaccine 30. 80% of US Adults on the Internet Searched for Health Info Last Year 31. The International Consortium for Emergency Contraception 32. Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of Improving Maternal Health: Determinants, Interventions and Challenges 33. Linking Local Knowledge with Global Action 34. Sector Wide Approaches, A Resource Book for UNFPA Staff and Partners 35. Street Health Program from Street Kids International, Canada 36. Creating Youth-Friendly Sexual Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa 37. KMG: Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center (Ethiopia) 38. Raising the Age of Marriage for Young Girls in Bangladesh 39. Our Bodies, Ourselves (Polish language) 40. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future 41. Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide 42. AIDS 2006 Global Village Website (Virtual Village) 43. Youth InfoNet 26 44. International AIDS Conference Opens - August 13, 2006: Bill Gates Says Women Are the Key to Policy Development 45. Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991--2005 (CDC Report) 46. "IBM, Public Health Groups Form Global Pandemic Initiative: Goal is to Identify, Map Pandemic Outbreaks and Better Target Vaccines" 47. Healthnex 48. Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries 49. Role of NABARD for Food Security in Achieving Millenium Development Goal in India 50. Output-based Aid for Reproductive Healthcare in Uganda 51. Working with Men on Gender, Sexuality, Violence and Health: Trainer?s Manual 52. Empowering Young Women to Lead Change: A Training Manual 53. Have Migration Patterns in post-Apartheid South Africa Changed? 54. Africa Gives 'ABC' Mixed Grades: AIDS Abstinence Plan Raises Awareness but Has Small Effect on Behavior 55. South Asia's HIV Epidemic is Severe but Better Prevention Could Halt its Spread - World Bank Press Release 56. UN Website Online Discussion: ?The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child? 57. We Cannot Wait Another 25 Years - UNIFEM?s Executive Director, Noeleen Heyzer 58. Toward Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment: 3 by 5 Report for the Americas 59. How HIV and AIDS Affect Populations 60. 2006 World Population Data Sheet (PRB) 61. Population Reference Bureau's DataFinder 62. No Bright Future: Government Failures, Human Rights Abuses and Squandered Progress in the Fight against AIDS in Zimbabwe 63. Positively Abandoned: Stigma and Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Children in Russia ------------------------- 1. Helping Women with HIV Decide About Breastfeeding: What Family Planning Programs Can Do (Global Health Technical Brief) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068533 The AIDS crisis has focused concern on HIV transmission through breastfeeding, while drawing attention away from the risks to infant health of not breastfeeding. The mistaken belief that all mothers infected with HIV will pass HIV to their infants... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 2. Gender and Governance Program - WEDO http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068573 The Gender and Governance Program of the Women's Environment and Development Orgnaization (WEDO) seeks women's full and equal access to all areas and all levels of public life, working toward gender balance in terms of participation and... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 3. Containing HIV/AIDS in India: The Unfinished Agenda http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068619 "Summary: India's HIV epidemic is not yet contained and prevention in populations most at risk (high-risk groups) needs to be enhanced and expanded. HIV prevalence as measured through surveillance of antenatal and sexually transmitted disease clinics... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 4. AIHA?s HIV/AIDS Twinning Center Launches New Initiative to Build Health Sector Capacity in Ethiopia http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068646 (WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2006)? The American International Health Alliance (AIHA) has launched a new healthcare initiative designed to improve Ethiopia?s capacity to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS by engaging professionals from the Diaspora for volunteer... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Aug , 2006 5. New AIDS Treatment Clinic Opened in Guatemala in Partnership with the Global Fund and Local Partners http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068659 AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Central America and Asia; and Asociacion de Investagacion, Desarollo y Educacion Integral (Association IDEI), a... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 03 Aug , 2006 6. Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission among Adolescents in Zambia http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068547 Full-title: Reducing the Risk of HIV Transmission among Adolescents in Zambia: Psychosocial and Behavioral Correlates of Viewing a Risk-reduction Media Campaign. Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, this 13-page paper summarises a study... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 02 Aug , 2006 7. Rwanda Vision 2020 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068736 The Pillars of Vision 2020 are: 1. The reconstruction of the nation and its social capital; 2. The development of a credible and efficient state governed by the rule of law; 3. Human resource development in line with our objective of turning Rwanda... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 03 Aug , 2006 8. From A Girl To A Complete Woman: Women of Dodoma, Tanzania, fight FGM http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068718 This article tells the story of how the women of Dodoma, Tanzania are fighting FGM as a traditional practice, and outlines an alternative approach that fulfills traditionalism requirements, educates, and is non-destructive. (By: Jamillah Mwanjisi,... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 9. Ending Female Genital Mutilation? Rights, medicalization, and the state of ongoing struggles to eliminate the FGM in Kenya http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068727 The slow rate of progress is discouraging to organizations that have been working on this issue for many years. Realizing just how much of a sustained and tailored effort FGM eradication campaigns require, international organizations and NGOs are... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 10. Stop FGM Website http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068750 StopFGM.com (available in English, French, and Arabic) is the website for the International Campaign for the Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation. It provides updates on the issue, legal documents, and other tools to stop this form of human... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 11. Muslim Women?s League: Female Genital Mutilation http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068755 Enhanced awareness of the cultural significance of FGM in some Muslim countries requires a more detailed look at the relationship of FGM to Islam. In July, 1997 the Egyptian government overturned a ban on the practice of FGM. This event was... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 12. Women: 2 million girls a year mutilated (UNICEF) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068763 Every year several million women approach childbirth knowing that the risk will be greater because some or all of their genitalia has been cut away by the traditional practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Approximately 2 million girls are... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 13. Female Genital Mutilation: Complications and Risk of HIV Transmission. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068767 There are over 100 million girls and women who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that another 2 million are subject to it every year. FGM is practiced in many countries, especially Africa... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 14. FGM Fuels HIV/AIDS Spread http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068772 DAR ES SALAAM -- Almost all of the respondents to a recent survey, or 99 percent of 444 people interviewed, have blamed female circumcision for fueling the spread of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. The survey, conducted by the Tanzania Media Women Association... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 15. Female Genital Cutting (FGC): An Introduction http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068746 "As you are reading this article, there are between eight and ten million women and girls in the Middle East and in Africa who are at risk of undergoing one form or another of genital cutting. In the United States it is estimated that about ten... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 16. International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS: Female Genital Excision (FGM) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068777 Female genital excision is commonly practised in many parts of the world and can often be the cause of HIV infection, through the use of shared cutting instruments. The practice can cause great long-term physical as well as psychological harm.... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 03 Aug , 2006 17. Writing Their Own History - By Ponni Arasu, August 03, 2006 (The New Nation, Bangladesh) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068791 Mainstream discourse, by and large, has failed to recognise the considerable historical significance of two recent events. The first: changes in the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA) proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 18. International AIDS Economics Network: Pre-Conference Meeting at Toronto http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068797 International AIDS Economics Network: Pre-Conference Meeting - University of Toronto, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King's College Road - Room 1101, Friday 11th August 2006. Some Program Highlights: 1] Keynote speech: Reflections on two decades of... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 19. ICRW and IAS to Recognise Innovation in Women and AIDS Research with Young Investigator Prize at AIDS Conference, Toronto http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068863 (Press Release, Washington DC, August 02, 2006) The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the International AIDS Society (IAS) with the support of the International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW) will honor Penelope... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 20. Violence Against Women Online Resources (VAWOR) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068845 VAWOR is a collaborative project between the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA), a center within the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, and the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice.... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 21. Violence Against Women (UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068851 Gender-based violence continues to pose a major roadblock to women?s human rights, peace and development in the Asia Pacific region. In recent years, many forms of violence against women have increased in the UNESCAP region. In some countries, one... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 22. Prevention NOW - Basic Facts on Female Condoms http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1068936 The female condom is a currently existing and approved safer sex technology that can be used to prevent both HIV infection and/or unintended pregnancy. Correct and consistent use of female condoms can reduce the risk of HIV infection by more than 90... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 04 Aug , 2006 23. India, China look to Thailand on AIDS (Bangkok Post) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069049 New Delhi/Beijing/Bangkok (dpa) - As HIV/AIDS infections rise rapidly among women in India and China, some experts are urging the world's two most populous nations to learn from the experience of Thailand. Social stigma, lack of empowerment, poverty,... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 05 Aug , 2006 24. Agenda for Community Development (AFCODE) - Nigeria http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069074 Agenda for Community Development (AFCODE) is a community-based organisation established to advance the understanding and resolution of conflict among Nigerian youth and adolescents through research, teaching, practice, and outreach. AFCODE is... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 06 Aug , 2006 25. Ten Recommendations by the Ethiopian Teenagers' Forum on the Day of the African Child http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069119 The Family and the Child, HIV/AIDS and Girls? Education - "We, children and youth, in order to witness a bright and hopeful future, have to become ambassadors of change. Government, NGOs, the African Union, the United Nations agencies and the private... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 06 Aug , 2006 26. Kaisernetwork Offers Special Coverage: XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, 13 - 18, 2006 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069260 As the official webcaster of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, kaisernetwork.org will offer portions of the conference for viewing on the Internet at no cost and with no registration. Visit the website:... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 08 Aug , 2006 27. Statement by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director, UNFPA, on the Occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous People (Aug 06) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069300 In her statement commemorating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2006, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, Executive Director of UNFPA, mentions several important advances that have been made by indigenous peoples in the past decade. While... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 08 Aug , 2006 28. Higher life expectancy and Happiness Index in life process http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069067 Factors for happiness have been discussed in terms of higher life expectancy. (By: DR. PRABIR DUTTA) Contribuido por DR.PRABIR Dutta el 06 Aug , 2006 29. Charity leads way in push for black fever vaccine http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069253 (PATNA, India) - The drug that could cure Black Fever through a series of cheap injections was identified decades ago but then died in the research pipeline because there was no profit in it. Black fever, a disease known locally as kala azar that... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 08 Aug , 2006 30. 80% of US Adults on the Internet Searched for Health Info Last Year http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069188 Lead: "Ninety-five million Americans -- about 80 percent of online adults -- have searched the Web for health information in the past year, and the overwhelming majority have been disappointed." This article describes the business that is developing... Contribuido por John Daly el 08 Aug , 2006 31. The International Consortium for Emergency Contraception http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069371 "In 1996, the year ICEC was founded, only a handful of countries had a "dedicated" Emergency Contraception (EC) product on the market. Now women in over 140 countries can buy emergency contraception - sometimes known as the morning after pill - and... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 09 Aug , 2006 32. Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of Improving Maternal Health: Determinants, Interventions and Challenges http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069375 "This paper summarizes the importance of improving maternal and reproductive health, the progress made to date and lessons learned, and the major challenges confronting programs today. The paper highlights the progress that some countries, including... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 09 Aug , 2006 33. Linking Local Knowledge with Global Action http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069378 Full-title: Linking Local Knowledge with Global Action: Examining The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria through a Knowledge System Lens. "New global public health institutions are increasingly emphasizing transparency in... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 09 Aug , 2006 34. Sector Wide Approaches, A Resource Book for UNFPA Staff and Partners http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069426 "The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is committed to moving towards a sectoral approach, recognising that efforts to build government capacity can have a far greater and more sustainable impact than supporting governments through a series of... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 10 Aug , 2006 35. Street Health Program from Street Kids International, Canada http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069421 This program focuses on working with local organizations and youth workers to engage street kids in making informed choices about sexual health, HIV/AIDS and drug use. The choice by street kids to use drugs or engage in risky sexual practices is made... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 10 Aug , 2006 36. Creating Youth-Friendly Sexual Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069412 In most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, youth encounter significant obstacles to receiving sexual and reproductive health services and to obtaining effective, modern contraception and condoms to protect against sexually transmitted infections... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 10 Aug , 2006 37. KMG: Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center (Ethiopia) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069429 KEMBATTI MENTTI GEZZIMA (KMG)-TOPE empowers Kembatta women and their communities and supports their right to be free of harmful customary practices and other forms of abuse. In Kembatta as in other rural regions, social turmoil, environmental... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 10 Aug , 2006 38. Raising the Age of Marriage for Young Girls in Bangladesh http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069432 "Compelled by financial struggles and cultural norms, girls in Bangladesh often enter into marriage well before their eighteenth birthday, sometimes when they are barely teenagers. When a girl enters marriage without the psychological maturity... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 10 Aug , 2006 39. Our Bodies, Ourselves (Polish language) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069183 "Our Bodies, Ourselves" encourages women to value and share experiences, and to use its information to question the assumptions underlying the care women receive so that it is possible to deal effectively with the medical system and organize for... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 08 Aug , 2006 40. National Reconstruction and Poverty Reduction ? the Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Future http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069451 Throughout the 20th century, the debate on women's rights and their role in Afghan society has been closely interlinked with the national destiny. Women not only carry the burden of symbolizing the honor of the family, but often are seen as embodying... Contribuido por Brian Wilcox el 11 Aug , 2006 41. Monitoring Health Equity in the MDGs: A Practical Guide http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069466 "The health gap between so-called haves and have-nots is a phenomenon documented throughout the world. Health gaps exist between rich and poor, well-educated and less-educated, rural and urban?even between impoverished and marginalized groups. The... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 11 Aug , 2006 42. AIDS 2006 Global Village Website (Virtual Village) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069475 The AIDS 2006 Global Village is open to both delegates of the XVI International AIDS Conference and non-delegates (including community organizations from around the world, local/national groups and the general public) and enables greater civil... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 11 Aug , 2006 43. Youth InfoNet 26 http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069461 This issue of the electronic newsletter produced by Family Health International's (FHI) YouthNet program features 13 program resources (12 of which are available online) and summaries of 19 research studies on youth reproductive health and HIV... Contribuido por David Hock el 11 Aug , 2006 44. International AIDS Conference Opens - August 13, 2006: Bill Gates Says Women Are the Key to Policy Development http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069620 BBC News Report, Toronto: Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft and philanthropist, said that the key to stopping the AIDS pandemic lies in giving women the power to protect themselves. He was speaking at the opening of the 16th international conference... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 14 Aug , 2006 45. Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991--2005 (CDC Report) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069646 Centers for Disease Control, Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR), August 11, 2006. Young persons who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse or use injection drugs are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. To... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 14 Aug , 2006 46. "IBM, Public Health Groups Form Global Pandemic Initiative: Goal is to Identify, Map Pandemic Outbreaks and Better Target Vaccines" http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069587 Lead: " IBM and over twenty major worldwide public health institutions, including the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, today announced the Global Pandemic Initiative, a collaborative effort to help stem... Contribuido por John Daly el 13 Aug , 2006 47. Healthnex http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069584 Thought leaders from inside and outside IBM use this blog seeking to catalyze the collaboration on how new technologies and business models might transform healthcare rapidly and beneficially? It focuses on some of the key elements necessary for a... Contribuido por John Daly el 13 Aug , 2006 48. Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Developing Countries http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069742 This book can provide a basis for evidence-informed programming and policies for youth. It offers a systematic review of the accumulated evidence, from two decades of programming, for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent the spread of HIV... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 14 Aug , 2006 49. Role of NABARD for Food Security in Achieving Millenium Development Goal in India http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069890 NABARD has grown into a unique kind of apex hybrid organization combining best of central and development bank practices like planning, dispensation, regulation of credit and supervision of rural financial Institution like agriculture cooperative... Contribuido por DR.PRABIR Dutta el 15 Aug , 2006 50. Output-based Aid for Reproductive Healthcare in Uganda http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069754 This new website, launched August 2006, highlights a KfW-funded (German Federal government) program in output-based aid (OBA) for reproductive health services in southwestern Uganda. OBA is based on the conviction that public health goals can be... Contribuido por Ben Bellows el 14 Aug , 2006 51. Working with Men on Gender, Sexuality, Violence and Health: Trainer?s Manual http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069942 "This manual, developed in India over a series of workshops involving four organisations (KRITI, EKLAVYA, SAHAJ and Tathapi Trust), serves as a resource for those who work with different groups of men on issues of gender, sexuality and health. The... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 15 Aug , 2006 52. Empowering Young Women to Lead Change: A Training Manual http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069945 "This manual is a training tool for young women to catalyse positive change in their lives and communities. It is designed by and for young women, as part of the World YWCA?s commitment to developing effective young women leaders. This manual is... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 15 Aug , 2006 53. Have Migration Patterns in post-Apartheid South Africa Changed? http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1069962 "Migration has been studied extensively in South Africa across a wide range of disciplines. During the 1970s and 1980s, much of this research focused on the particular nature and implications of the migrant labour system in South Africa. During the... Contribuido por Crystal Garland el 15 Aug , 2006 54. Africa Gives 'ABC' Mixed Grades: AIDS Abstinence Plan Raises Awareness but Has Small Effect on Behavior http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070001 Washington Post, August 15, 2006. "ABC," the AIDS-prevention strategy widely promulgated both here and abroad, got a distinctly mixed report card as African countries reported their experiences to delegates at the 16th International AIDS Conference... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 55. South Asia's HIV Epidemic is Severe but Better Prevention Could Halt its Spread - World Bank Press Release http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070012 TORONTO, August 14, 2006 ? South Asia's HIV and AIDS epidemic can be expected to grow rapidly unless the eight countries in the region, especially India, can saturate high-risk groups such as sex workers and their clients, injecting drug users, and... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 15 Aug , 2006 56. UN Website Online Discussion: ?The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination and Violence Against the Girl Child? http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070064 The online discussion, which will be conducted in English, will run for four weeks from 14 August to 8 September 2006. Each of the first three weeks of the discussion will be devoted to one theme, while the last week will provide the opportunity to... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 16 Aug , 2006 57. We Cannot Wait Another 25 Years - UNIFEM?s Executive Director, Noeleen Heyzer http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070086 UNIFEM Press Release, 15 August 2006 -The Executive Director of the United Nation?s Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Noeleen Heyzer, has urged the international community and national governments to pick up the pace of delivery on gender equality... Contribuido por Anuradha Bhattacharjee el 16 Aug , 2006 58. Toward Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment: 3 by 5 Report for the Americas http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070127 "In 2003, WHO and UNAIDS launched the '3 by 5 Initiative' (3 by 5), which aimed to provide antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to three million people with HIV requiring treatment in low and middle income countries by the end of 2005. Led by ten guiding... Contribuido por Maribeth Lovegrove el 16 Aug , 2006 59. How HIV and AIDS Affect Populations http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070234 This policy brief gives an overview of the effects of HIV and AIDS on population size, characteristics, and well-being. It also highlights the major efforts needed to control the epidemic. The pandemic continues to spread worldwide despite prevention... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 17 Aug , 2006 60. 2006 World Population Data Sheet (PRB) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070218 Each year, nearly 3 million migrants move from poor countries to wealthier ones. Increasingly, however, more of this migration will occur between developing countries, such as that occurring from Bangladesh to India, or from India, Egypt, and Yemen... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 17 Aug , 2006 61. Population Reference Bureau's DataFinder http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070235 Search for population and health data in PRB's DataFinder. This database contains data on 137 population, health, and environment variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, and the world as a whole. (Population Reference... Contribuido por Laura Allen el 17 Aug , 2006 62. No Bright Future: Government Failures, Human Rights Abuses and Squandered Progress in the Fight against AIDS in Zimbabwe http://topics.developmentgateway.org/pop/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070249 "Human rights violations and inadequate health and social welfare policies are undermining progress in the fight against AIDS in Zimbabwe. Three thousand people die each week due to governmental policies that create formidable obstacles to accessing... Contribuido por Crystal Garland el 17 Aug , 2006 63. Positively Abandoned: Stigma and Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Mothers and Their Children in Russia http://topics.developmentgateway.org/population/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1070251 "Though Russia is home to one of the fastest-growing AIDS epidemics in the world, the Russian public is almost as unaware of HIV today as it was a decade ago, when the disease was scarcely heard of. Little action on the part of the government has... Contribuido por Crystal Garland el 17 Aug , 2006

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