Maternal Mortality Update 2006
This Update documents strategies, partnerships and projects for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in the developing world.
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State of World Population 2013
Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union. This has…
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Maternal death surveillance and response: technical guidance. Information for action to prevent maternal death
Most maternal deaths are preventable. In order to end preventable maternal deaths, accurate information on how many women died, where they died and…
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Implementing comprehensive HIV/STI programmes with sex workers: Practical approaches from collaborative interventions
This tool offers practical advice on implementing HIV and STI programmes for and with sex workers. It is based on the recommendations in the guidance…
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Choices not Chance
The UNFPA Family Planning Strategy 2012-2020: Choices not Chance is a ground-breaking commitment to an area of work at the heart of our mission.
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The H4+ Partnership: Joint country support to improve women’s and children’s health, Progress report 2012
H4+ is an initiative of collective leadership and a collaborative effort by six agencies within the United Nations system (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN…
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Maternal Death Surveillance and Response
An estimated 287 000 women worldwide died from pregnancy and its complications in 2010, 99%, of them in developing countries.
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Uganda
In Uganda, the use and availability of male condoms is essential to preventing unplanned pregnancy and the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS. From…
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Swaziland
Swaziland has the highest HIV prevalence of any country in the world, with more than one-quarter of the adult population infected. Although large-…
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