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Q&A: “There is Nothing Worse Than Holding a Dying Woman in Your Arms”
Despite staggering advances in medical science and technology over the years, women around the world continue to suffer gravely as a result of inadequate access to basic reproductive health services....
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UNFPA Focuses on Contraception for 222 Million in Developing World
Young women on a Damascus street. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPSWhen thousands of participants from around the world gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur next week, the primary focus will be on...
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OP-ED: The Nexus Between Women and Development
Every three years since 2007, a global advocacy organisation called Women Deliver has convened an international conference to talk about issues relating to the health and well-being of girls and women....
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Young Yemen Multiplies Without Growth
Contraceptives on sale at a store in Sanaa, but there are not enough buyers. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPS.Yemen’s population is increasing at a rapid rate, straining the country’s dwindling natural...
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Q&A: “Women’s Rights Are Human Rights”
On Thursday, the international community recognises World Population Day, a time of assessment, discussion and projections for the future that necessarily gives great weight to the rights of women and...
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Turkish Women Push Back Against Patriarchy
A woman collapses in front of a police barricade during one of the Occupy Gezi protests. Credit: Arzu Geybulla/IPSAmong the many issues bringing protestors together at Gezi Park, the now-iconic site of...
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Teen Pregnancy Rooted in Powerlessness
In Nepal, many children who suffer from malnutrition belong to young mothers. In fact, teen marriages and pregnancies are common and over 23 percent of women give birth before they are 18 years old....
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The Weakest Link of HIV Prevention in Africa – Contraception
The contraceptive needs of HIV positive women are often put on the background. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPSBy Miriam GathigahNAIROBI, Aug 14 2014 (IPS)In the rush to save babies from HIV infection and...
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One Woman’s Struggle to Find the Right Contraceptive
Because men wield power in decisions around pregnancy, family planning services should include them. Couple-centred family planning services are sorely needed in Africa. Credit: Mercedes Sayagues/IPSBy...
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Helping Uganda’s HIV positive Women Avoid Unplanned Pregnancies
Contraception is a smart choice but HIV positive women have to jump through the hooks to get it. Credit: Amy Fallon/IPSBy Amy FallonKAMPALA, Aug 18 2014 (IPS)Barbara Kemigisa used to call herself an...
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U.N. Urged to Reaffirm Reproductive Rights in Post-2015 Agenda
Millions of women in Pakistan do not have access to family planning services. Credit: Zofeen Ebrahim/IPSBy Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Sep 19 2014 (IPS)The U.N.’s post-2015 development agenda has been...
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OPINION: On Reproductive Rights, Progress with Concerns
Contraceptives on sale at a store in Sanaa, Yemen. Credit: Rebecca Murray/IPSBy Joseph ChamieNEW YORK, Oct 1 2014 (IPS)For most of human history, reproductive rights essentially meant men and women...
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OPINION: All Family Planning Should Be Voluntary, Safe and Fully Informed
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin is the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.By Dr. Babatunde OsotimehinUNITED NATIONS, Nov 26 2014 (IPS)The tragic deaths and injuries of women...
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Debate Roils India Over Family Planning Method
A family in New Delhi. Given India's high infant mortality rate, one of the highest in the world, many women are not keen on sterilisation since they feel that it shuts out their option of having...
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Barry Mirkin is a former chief of the Population Policy Section of the United Nations Population Division.The post Family Planning in the Philippines: Stalled Again appeared first on Inter Press Service.
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