Cultural Beliefs and Traditional Rituals About Child Birth Practices in Lao PDR
Lao PDR is a low income country with the total population of 5.6 million. The reproductive health status of women and girls, especially ethnic…
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Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security: Annual Report 2010
The urgent and ongoing need for a reliable supply of contraceptives, condoms, medicines and equipment in developing countries is the challenge…
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Fact Sheet on LDCs
The group of least developed countries (LDCs) currently includes 48 countries: 33 from Africa, 14 from Asia and 1 country from Latin…
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The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
More than 10 years have passed since world leaders established goals and targets to free humanity from extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy and…
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The State of the World's Midwifery 2011
Increasing women's access to quality midwifery has become a focus of global efforts to realize the right of every woman to the best possible…
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2010 Annual Report of FGM Joint Programme: Accelerating Change
This report documents progress during the third year of the Joint Programme.
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Initiating the Multi-Stakeholder Joint Programme on Violence Against Women: A Review of the Processes and Some Key Interim Lessons Learned
This compendium documents the key processes involved in initiating multi-stakeholder joint programming on violence against women. It culls interim…
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Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security: Annual Report 2011
UNFPA established the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security in 2007 as a framework for assisting countries in planning…
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ICPD at 15 - Report
After more than a decade and a half, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development remains a visionary,…
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