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Country Profile on Universal Access to Sexual and Reproductive Rights: 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 Rights: 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: Nepal (Nepali Translation)
Published in 2018
Source:
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 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 […]
Reclaiming & Redefining Rights – ICPD+15: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Asia
Published in 2017
Source: Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women (ARROW)
ARROW’s ICPD+15 monitoring report on the status of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Asia paints a picture of uneven progress across 12 countries. It includes input from country partners and thematic research papers which would provide an overarching look at the critical issues affecting the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights in […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive rights: cambodia
Published in 2015
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The Kingdom of Cambodia covering an area of 181,035 sq. km. is located in south-east Asia and shares borders with Vietnam to the east, Lao PDR to the north, Thailand to the west, and the ocean coast to the south-west. The country is divided into 24 provinces and one municipality, the capital, Phnom Penh. Khmer […]
country profile onuniversal access to sexual and reproductive health: sri lanka
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: cambodia
Published in 2015
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The kingdom of Cambodia covering an area of 181,035 sq. km. is located in south-east Asia and shares borders with Vietnam to the east, Lao PDR to the north, Thailand to the west, and the ocean coast to the south-west. The country is divided into 24 provinces and one municipality, the capital, Phnom Penh. Khmer […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive health: malaysia
Published in 2015
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Malaysia, a middle income country is a federation of 13 states and three federal territories. The country is one of the vibrant south-east Asian economy, with a diverse, multi-ethnic, multi- religious, and multi-cultural society. The Malays are the major ethnic group (67.4%), followed by the Chinese (24.6%), Indian (7.3%) and others (0.7%) (Ministry of Women, […]
fulfilling women’s right to continuum of quality care!
Published in 2014
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Continuum of care has recently been highlighted by the Partnership for Maternal and Neo-Natal and Child Health (PMNCH) and UNICEF as a core principle of programmes for reproductive, maternal, adolescent, newborn, and child health. This modality of care is necessary throughout one’s lifecycle – adolescence, preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, the postnatal period, and childhood – regardless […]