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Sexual and Reproductive Health
Call for unified approach to HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health
HIV/AIDS services must be integrated with sexual and reproductive health services if the goal of reducing HIV transmission is to succeed, according to a special issue of the international public health journal, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Volume 87, Number 11, November 2009, 805-884
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Linkages between sexual and reproductive health and HIV
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LATEST NEWS
The safety of quinacrine when used as a method of non-surgical sterilization in women
WHO convened a technical consultation in October 2008, in order to assess the relationship between quinacrine, when used for intrauterine administration for non-surgical sterilization in women, and cancer risk.
Interim statement
WHO Statement on misoprostol
WHO Statement regarding the use of misoprostol for postpartum haemorrhage prevention and treatment
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Male contraception
The June issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism will include the report of the Phase III efficacy and safety trial of a long-acting androgen for male contraception.
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Keynote address highlights RHR work
XXI Reunión Bienal de la Asociación Latino Americana de Investigadores en Reproducción Humana (ALIRH) [XXI Latin American biennial meeting of researchers in human reproduction] April 2009
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SPOTLIGHT ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Growing attention to MDG-5
Growing attention is being paid to the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 5 as it becomes apparent that progress is lagging behind the targets and accelerating efforts will be necessary in order for them to be achieved.
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EVENTS
First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
16-19 November 2010. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries.
Brochure [pdf 258kb]
HRP SPECIAL PROGRAMME
HRP is the main instrument within the United Nations system for research in human reproduction, HRP brings together health care providers, policy-makers, scientists, clinicians and consumer and community representatives to identify and address pritorities for research aimed at improving sexual and reproductive health.
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The WHO Reproductive Health Library (RHL) No. 12
RHL
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use
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Guidelines for the management of postpartum haemorrhage and retained placenta
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Monitoring emergency obstetric care: a handbook
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