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MEDICAL RESEARCH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH Gender
IDRC at the Asia-Pacific Gender Summit
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Thursday, 15. August 2019 - 9:30
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NewsGender WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT
Second knowledge brief on gender and civil registration and vital statistics released
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Research Program of Adolescent HIV Prevention Strategies
In Africa, HIV is having a devastating impact on young people. Globally, youth aged 15 to 24 account for almost one third of all new infections. There are unique challenges to implementing adolescent-friendly policies and HIV prevention programs.
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Acute and Early HIV1 Infection in Childbearing Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period in Tanzania, Zambia, and Botswana
National HIV prevention programs in Tanzania, Zambia, and Botswana must effectively address the infection rate among childbearing women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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Harnessing Mobile Phones for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission
Mobile phone technology, driven by local market forces rather than foreign assistance, is spreading rapidly through Africa.
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Abolition of Direct Payment for Health Services in West Africa
In the 1980s, as recommended by the international organizations, almost all African countries adopted direct payment for healthcare services as the principal means of financing their health systems.
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AIDS Prevention for the Underserved Majority : the Choice Disabled (Southern Africa)
With HIV rates as high as 33%, prevention should be a central component of strategies to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Governance, Maternal Mortality and Health Systems in Ethiopia
Studies have related maternal mortality to stage of economic development and access to reproductive services. Recent research has suggested that governance in health systems is also a strong determinant of maternal health.