14 June 2011 Five United Nations agencies have banded together to call for urgently addressing gender-biased sex selection favouring boys, a common practice in many parts of South, East and Central Asia that they say fuels a culture of discrimination and violence. "Sex selection in favour of boys is a symptom of pervasive social, cultural, political and economic injustices against women, and a manifest violation of women's human rights," says a statement issued by the agencies, which have … [Read more...]
Top 30 medicines to save mothers and children
March 24, 2011 by
WHO's first ever list of priority medicines for maternal and child health recommends to countries which medicines are most important for saving lives. Access to appropriate medicines is vital to achieving global health goals1. More than eight million children under the age of five still die every year from causes such as pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria. An estimated 1 000 women die every day due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occur in … [Read more...]
WHO: Taking Action and generating evidence
January 14, 2011 by
Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence against Women Taking Action and generating evidence Information Authors: World Health Organization and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Publication details Number of pages: 94 Publication date: 2010 Languages: English ISBN: 978 92 4 156400 7 Downloads Full text Overview This document aims to provide sufficient information for policy-makers and planners to develop data-driven and evidence-based programmes for … [Read more...]
WOMEN – Most Dangerous Day of Your Life
October 3, 2010 by
Most Dangerous Day of Your Life IAEA's Nutrition Research Helps Save Children's Lives A portrait of Women and Children displayed at the Art4Health Exhibition at the Vienna International Centre. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA) Story Resources 40 Most Important Weeks of Your Life, 26 May 2010 In Focus: Human Health and Nutrition IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation IAEA Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies Section IAEA Division of Human Health International … [Read more...]
