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Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Nepal (Nepali Translation)
Published in 2018
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This is the Nepali translation of the Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Nepal. For the English version, click here. Nepal is a land-locked country located at the foothills of the Himalayas. The country is bordered by India to the east, south, west, and China to the north. Nepal is rectangular […]
Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Pakistan (Sindhi Translation)
Published in 2018
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Pakistan launched its family planning programme in mid-1950s. In 1990, the government launched a comprehensive Population Welfare Programme which became a major social action element in the provision of maternal and reproductive health services. Later, the government launched Family Planning and Primary Health Care programme (1994) and reached out to rural households through Lady Health […]
Country Profile Universal Access to SRH – Indonesia (Indonesian Translation)
Published in 2018
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Indonesia is an archipelago of approximately 17,000 islands, with a total population of 239 million people (2010 census).The country is home to about 1,340 ethnicities with different views on gender and sexuality issues and varying degrees of access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including relevant healthcare services. About 49.79% of the people […]
Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health: China (Chinese)
Published in 2017
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China is the world’s most populous country with a total population of 1.354 billion people by the end of 2012. China’s population continues to increase steadily even as the population growth rate has reduced at 4.95 per 1,000 people in 2012 down from 11.21 per 1,000 people in 1994. Concurrent with China’s ever-increasing population is […]
Myanmar/Burma Country Study on Advocating SRHR: Burmese Edition
Published in 2017
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Political developments in Myanmar/Burma prompted ARROW in 2013 to undertake a small-scale scoping study to re-evaluate and refine its advocacy strategies for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to strengthen partnerships for advocacy with civil society organisations (CSO) working on SRHR in the country. The study aimed to identify the status of and the […]
myanmar/burma country study | breaking barriers: advocating srhr
Published in 2016
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Political developments in Myanmar/Burma prompted ARROW in 2013 to undertake a small-scale scoping study to re-evaluate and refine its advocacy strategies for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to strengthen partnerships for advocacy with civil society organisations (CSO) working on SRHR in the country. The study aimed to identify the status of and the […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: bangladesh
Published in 2016
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According to the Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2011, Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world with a total population of 149.8 million. The population density is about 1015 persons per square kilometre (BBS 2012). Ensuring health services for the population is difficult but the government is striving to extend […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: sri lanka (tamil)
Published in 2015
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Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2013 was 0.750, positioning it at 73 out of 187 countries. This rate is above the average of 0.735 for countries in the high human development group and above the average of 0.588 for countries in South Asia (UNDP, 2014). Sri Lanka further shows impressive national health […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: sri lanka (sinhala)
Published in 2015
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Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2013 was 0.750, positioning it at 73 out of 187 countries. This rate is above the average of 0.735 for countries in the high human development group and above the average of 0.588 for countries in South Asia (UNDP, 2014). Sri Lanka further shows impressive national health […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: india
Published in 2015
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While India’s health profile shows some gains in the recent decade, the country’s investment in health has not been high despite relatively high growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the early 2000s. India spends less than 4 per cent of its GDP on health which is below the WHO’s recommended level of 5 per […]