Vinoy Manning, Devex: Comprehensive abortion care needs to be prioritized by the government.
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Population Regulation Bill, 2019: Misreading of India’s demographic trajectory
The private member’s bill, `The Population Regulation Bill, 2019’, introduced by Member of Parliament Shri Rakesh Sinha in the Rajya Sabha on July 12, 2019 calls for punitive action against people with more than two living children, including disqualification from being an elected representative, denial of financial benefits and reduction in benefits under the public distribution system.
A Roadmap to Address Population & Development Challenges
After the independence of Pakistan, it has been noted that the decades of 1950, 60s and much of 70s can be regarded as spearheading towards global initiatives for eradication of diseases like malaria, small pox etc. However, the Alma Ata Conference on primary healthcare in 1978 marked the beginning of worldwide efforts on prevention and primary healthcare. These efforts got further impetus with convening of International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in September, 1994 at Cairo that pushed the agenda of integrating population issues with development.
Niger Faces Five Key Family Planning Challenges
Here’s how the country could overcome them by 2020.
Uganda on course to meet global family planning targets
Government has indicated the country is on course to meet the family planning 2020 commitments aimed at increasing the uptake of contraceptive use in the country as a tool to control the rapid population growth by next year.
Informed choices: PPFP in Nepal
FIGO’s Postpartum Intrauterine Device (PPIUD) Project has been running in Nepal since 2015 in association with the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG). The initiative trains healthcare providers in postpartum family planning counselling and the insertion of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUD).
Make secondary education mandatory requirement for marriage – Chief
The Galadima of Muri, Alhaji Abba Tukur on Sunday advocated for a law to make secondary education a mandatory requirement for marriage in Nigeria.
South African activist champions for wider contraceptive choices for women
African women need greater choices when it comes to the provision of contraceptives, a South African AIDS activist has told a panel at the ninth South African AIDS Conference in Durban.
Joint Statement from APHA, AVAC, FP2020, ICWEA, PAI and PPFA: An Urgent Need to Prioritize Woman-Centered and Integrated Contraception and HIV Prevention and Treatment Options
Statement on ECHO Trial Results Women and girls, no matter where they live, have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and their sexual and reproductive health and lives. Unfortunately, in Sub-Saharan Africa, 53 million women and girls still have an unmet need for modern contraception. Women and girls in the region… Continue reading Joint Statement from APHA, AVAC, FP2020, ICWEA, PAI and PPFA: An Urgent Need to Prioritize Woman-Centered and Integrated Contraception and HIV Prevention and Treatment Options
ECHO Trial Results Released: Press Coverage
Today at a satellite symposium at the South African AIDS Conference, the ECHO trial of contraceptive use and impact on HIV risk released its results.
