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WHO Reproductive Health Update Issue 33, 2014 |
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Evidence of Impact of Rights Based Approaches to Health Health and Human Rights Journal The Health and Human Rights Journal will be publishing a special issue in December 2015, with selected papers appearing online starting in August 2015, on the Evidence of Impact of Human Rights-Based Approaches to Health. More information on the call for submissions
Request for ProposalsProvision of Technical Assistance in building the mRegistry web platform for classification and standardization of Mobile Health (mHealth) projects. Deadline: 15 October 2014
Event updates
Workshop on WHO recommendations for task-shifting in maternal and newborn health In a two-day workshop in the Republic of Slovenia, policy-makers from seven European countries were guided through the WHO recommendations, as well as considering their application to their settings. Participants also learned about the innovative “Evidence-to-Decision” frameworks developed by DECIDE. Read more on the outputs from this workshop and access | DECIDE
Partners’ meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance in N. gonorrhoeae and STI surveillance
25-27 August 2014, RHR convened a partners’ meeting in Geneva to advance the work on the public health challenges of controlling gonococcal antimicrobial
resistance and strengthen STI surveillance to improve broader reproductive and maternal health outcomes. If not addressed, the increasing resistance of gonorrhoea will result in serious sexual and reproductive health consequences. Urgent action is needed,
including strengthening surveillance efforts. Global Technical Partners’ Meeting for the Validation of the Elimination of Mother-to-Child-Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis
22-23 September. Some 50 technical partners working on EMTCT of HIV and syphilis came together to review global minimum standards and processes
for EMTCT validation; review operational tools to support regional and country processes; and outline next steps for collaboration with global technical partners, including resource mobilization and advocacy. Meeting participants reviewed and discussed draft
tools for data quality and impact assessments, laboratory assessment, human rights/gender/and community engagement, costing, and governance. Following input received at the meeting, each of these tools will be revised so that they can be piloted in several
validation exercises planned from October 2014 onwards. For more information, please contact
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Ending the cycle of violence against girls
Dhaka, Bangladesh. 23-25 September 2014. Parliamentarians from 12 countries met and agreed on concrete actions that they would take in their individual
countries to prevent violence against girls including early and forced marriage. They agreed to this by formulating laws and supporting the implementation and monitoring of actions in conformity with the laws. UN Human Rights Council passes resolution on FGM
September 2014. The 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council, adopts resolution A/HRC/27/L.12 on intensifying global efforts and sharing good practices
to effectively eliminate female genital mutilation. Latest publications
Journal articlesWHO has an Open-Access policy for publishing in journals. All articles are available in full text.- WHO guidance grounded in a comprehensive approach to sexual and reproductive health and human rights: topical pre-exposure prophylaxis. Journal of the International AIDS Society , North America, 17, sep. 2014. doi.org/10.7448/IAS.17.3.19279. - Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Breast and Reproductive System. Cancers in Cuban Women of Childbearing Age. MEDICC Review » July–October 2014, Vol 16, No 3–4. - Women's Empowerment and Contraceptive Use: The Role of Independent versus Couples' Decision-Making, from a Lower Middle Income Country Perspective. PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104633. - Googling caesarean section: a survey on the quality of the information available on the Internet. BJOG DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13081. - Starting young – developing egalitarian gender norms and relations to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights of adolescents and adults. Entre Nous. 80, 2014. 20-21 - Using evaluation results to improve services - The case of the Republic of Moldova. Entre Nous. 80, 2014. 16-17.
Technical publications - The prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth. WHO Statement. Available in English | Español | Français | Português |Amharic | Swahili
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H4+ partnership:
joint support to improve women’s and children’s health - Framework for ensuring human rights in the provision of contraceptive information Translations - Manual de práctica clínica para un aborto seguro [Clinical practice handbook for safe abortion] |
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