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The FP2030 Advocacy and Accountability Framework

The FP2030 Advocacy and Accountability Framework

FP2030 is a global partnership for family planning. Building on the successes and lessons of FP2020, the family planning community is embarking on a new decade of progress. The FP2030 partnership will preserve and expand on the best of FP2020 but shift the balance of power so that countries are in the lead, decision-making is […]

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Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

Improving Menstrual Health Literacy Through Life-Skills Programming in Rural Ethiopia

Despite its cultural and biological importance, limited knowledge about menstruation and cultural taboos in many contexts means that menarche often brings fear and stigma. In Ethiopia, in the context of this paper, lack of knowledge and the stigma around menstruation create challenges for adolescent girls related to menstrual hygiene management and their reproductive health more […]

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Taking steps towards disability inclusive (sexual and reproductive) health

Taking steps towards disability inclusive (sexual and reproductive) health

The Sustainable Development Goals urge us to Leave No One Behind. SDG 3 specifically aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all of all ages. But the reality is that despite all efforts to promote Universal Health Coverage, persons with disabilities are still left out. They face higher healthcare needs, more barriers to […]

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What just happened?: Abortion in the U.S. after Roe -listen to a podcast

What just happened?: Abortion in the U.S. after Roe -listen to a podcast

Source:- http://www.srhm.org/ On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade and thus removed constitutional protection for abortion rights in the country. This decision will hurt millions of people – especially those who already face discriminatory obstacles to health care. In response, we recorded an episode of the SRHM Podcast […]

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Child Marriage  in West and  Central Africa

Child Marriage in West and Central Africa

A statistical overview and reflections on ending the practice

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Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa

Child Marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa

Child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every child has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, which has devastating consequences for individuals and for society. Child marriage is now firmly on the global development agenda, most prominently through its
inclusion in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 5.3 which calls for the elimination of the practice by 2030.

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The future of the International Health Regulations

The future of the International Health Regulations

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of our lives, but it has not yet compelled substantial changes to the legal landscape of global health. Several proposals to revise the International Health Regulations (IHR) were put forward for discussion at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA, May 22-28, 2022).

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Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan

Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan

Translation of knowledge into policy and practice is important to prevent sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) related morbidity and mortality and ensure access to rights. Existing approaches to knowledge translation are often relatively rigid and implicitly assume linear processes, leading to time-consuming processes that are not tailored to countries’ needs.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia: Gains and Reflections Over the Past Two Decades

Sexual and Reproductive Health in Ethiopia: Gains and Reflections Over the Past Two Decades

The special journal supplement on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in Ethiopia .There are 13 articles under the main title. The articles have undergone the journal’s standard peer review process for supplements. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.Publication of this supplement is supported by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

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Experiences of vulnerable urban youth  under covid-19: the case of youth  working in factories and industrial parks

Experiences of vulnerable urban youth under covid-19: the case of youth working in factories and industrial parks

Rapid virtual research by GAGE has highlighted the challenges that young people are facing in rural communities in Afar, Amhara and Oromia, and in Dire Dawa city (Jones et al., 2020a, b), but as yet very little is known about the specific experiences of vulnerable urban youth. This brief focuses on youth (aged 15–24 years) working in factories, and is part of a series exploring the impacts of covid-19 and the ensuing government policy response on vulnerable urban youth in Ethiopia.

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