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Health Ministers Adopt Plan to Ensure Universal Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Africa

Ministers of health and delegates from 48 African countries who met in Maputo, Mozambique on September 22, 2006, unanimously agreed that the right to health is under serious threat in Africa, and that poor sexual and reproductive health is a leading killer.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:08 — admin

Realityworks infant simulator and RealCare® Parenting Program

In learning important life-lessons, reality is the best teacher.  The most effective way for adolescents to learn about the demands and consequences of parenting is first-hand experience.  Once parenting becomes a reality, teens are able to refer back to the experience when faced with life-changing decisions.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:04 — admin

Innovative Effort to Make Drinking Water Safe in Indonesia

With roughly 100 million Indonesians without access to safe drinking water and 70 percent of the population relying on water from contaminated sources, an innovative strategic communication program has been designed to engage Indonesia’s commercial sector to manufacture, distribute, and market a new safe water system.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 10:49 — admin

The Men as Partners Program

In South Africa, as with many other countries, family planning and reproductive health services are targeted towards women. However, in many African households men are the sole-decision makers. Therefore, while women are equipped with the necessary knowledge to make better decisions about the well being of their lives, they are not empowered to make changes.


Thu, 10/20/2011 - 08:19 — admin

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