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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 […]
sexuality: critical to addressing poverty and food insecurity
Published in 2015
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Sexuality is a defining aspect of being human. How individuals choose to express their sexuality has ramifications on their health, well-being, participation in, and contribution to societal development (Hawkins, Cornwall, & Lewin 2011). While it holds the potential to tackle tenacious issues such as eradicating poverty and hunger, mainstream development discourse has largely ignored issues […]
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
Source:
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
Source:
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 […]
food security, gender, and SRHR – key resources
Published in 2014
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Food sovereignty, including food and nutrition security2, along with sexual and reproductive health and rights3 are fundamental development issues, which until today remain a challenge across the region. Based on the 2014 UNDP Human Development Report, there are 2.2 billion people (more than 15 percent) living in multidimensional poverty4 across the globe who are more […]
country profile on universal access to sexual and reproductive rights: india
Published in 2014
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India continues to be the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1210 million; 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females as on 1st March 2011. Unlike in previous decades, there has been a significant decline in population growth rate in the last decade. The decadal growth rate has declined from […]