• According the World Health Organization, "reproductive health" includes access to "methods of fertility regulation," which in turn is defined as including "interrupting unwanted pregnancies," that is abortion on demand. (theinterim.com)
  • As a result of that, Pakistan is ranked 122nd out of 190 countries in the World Health Organization performance report. (wikipedia.org)
  • 20 December 2020 - On 12 December 2020, in line with global celebrations of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Somalia joined the Federal Government of Somalia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), to raise awareness about the importance of achieving UHC in fragile and vulnerable states, with the aim of ensuring health for all across the country for everyone, everywhere. (who.int)
  • Although the total costs of the pandemic are not yet known, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 2.5 million people around the world have died from COVID-19 . (un.org)
  • The one-stop-shop project for HIV and SRH services, supported technically and financially by the World Health Organization (WHO), is being champione d at four Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) clinics which are Spilhaus and Avenues in Harare, and Lister House and Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo. (who.int)
  • In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched an initiative for the "elimination of congenital syphilis as a public health problem" ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • She brings with her more than 13 years of experience as a director at Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of reproductive health services in the US. (elpais.com)
  • For the past three years, she headed the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, lobbying for the defense of abortion rights . (elpais.com)
  • As a global health organization focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Planned Parenthood Global faces even greater challenges as we navigate cultural and societal ideas about gender, sex, and morality. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • A Kavanaugh Court could make it easier for employers to avoid covering birth control, or for states to cut off funds to Planned Parenthood, jeopardizing Americans' ability to get reproductive health services like STD screenings and breast exams. (vox.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Trump administration has proposed new rules that would bar Planned Parenthood - and any group that provides abortions - from receiving federal Title X funds, which are aimed at providing family planning services to low-income women and other underserved patients. (vox.com)
  • Forty-one percent of women who get birth control or other family planning services through Title X do so at Planned Parenthood, the group estimates, and as Vox's Sarah Kliff has noted , "if Planned Parenthood is cut out of the Title X program, there isn't a backup option. (vox.com)
  • I'm really excited that a medical professional is taking this position," said Jessica Lee, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health and an OB-GYN in Baltimore who has worked as a provider for Planned Parenthood in the past. (vox.com)
  • Sexual, reproductive health care needs don't stop, even in the midst of a pandemic," says Dr. Meera Shah, the medical director for Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, the regional affiliate that serves the New York area where the emergency responder lives. (americantelemed.org)
  • Now Planned Parenthood is joining the movement by expanding telemedicine services to all 50 states this month in an effort that providers say will help patients get necessary care while following social distancing guidelines, protecting health care workers, and reducing opportunities to spread the coronavirus. (americantelemed.org)
  • Shah's New York health centers started offering telehealth appointments on April 2, and by the end of April, every state will have a way for patients to connect with Planned Parenthood providers online. (americantelemed.org)
  • In the past, Planned Parenthood affiliates in about half the states offered ways to get birth control through an app, and some offered UTI treatment virtually. (americantelemed.org)
  • The expansion of these telehealth services also comes as Planned Parenthood is engaged in a number of court battles pushing back on states that have tried to restrict abortion access during the coronavirus pandemic. (americantelemed.org)
  • This sensitive information can reveal where individuals work, live, associate, worship-or seek reproductive health services and other medical care. (eff.org)
  • During negotiations of the draft Earth Summit document, the European Union and the United States introduced amendments to the paragraph on 'Population' that eliminated the words 'family and maternal health' and replaced them with the terms 'reproductive health care, including family planning and sexual health. (theinterim.com)
  • Most of the reservations noted in the ICPD report were directed towards the phrase 'reproductive health care. (theinterim.com)
  • In the last year, women have been denied essential medical care to preserve their health and even save their lives. (whitehouse.gov)
  • While we continue to call on Congress to restore these protections, the Administration has taken executive action to protect access across the full spectrum of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In the wake of Dobbs , the President issued two Executive Orders directing a comprehensive slate of actions to protect access to reproductive health care services, including abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
  • And today, the President is issuing a third Executive Order focused on strengthening access to affordable, high-quality contraception , a critical aspect of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The Administration remains fully committed to implementing these Executive Orders and advancing access to reproductive health care through the leadership of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, co-chaired by the White House Gender Policy Council and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (whitehouse.gov)
  • The U.S. District Court of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho's abortion ban as applied to medical care required by EMTALA after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Idaho's ban to the extent it makes abortion a crime even when necessary to prevent serious risks to the health of pregnant patients. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Health care challenges in Pakistan also include issues such as inadequate budgetary allocation, shortage of medical professionals, substandard physical infrastructure, rapid population growth, counterfeit and expensive medicines, shortage of paramedical personnel and presence of unlicensed practitioners. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary Healthcare system is the very basic health system for providing accessible, good-quality, responsive, equitable and integrated care. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aim of the event was to raise awareness of the need to build strong and resilient health systems in Somalia and to mark the anniversary of the United Nations historic and unanimous endorsement of UHC in 2012 calling the countries to provide affordable, quality health care to every person, everywhere (A/RES/74/2). (who.int)
  • Befitting the theme of 2020's UHC Day- "Health for All: Protect Everyone" the event preceded with a discussion on the UHC road map for Somalia, progress achieved to date and how the government, United Nations agencies and civil society could work together to improve health service delivery, ensure access to care, as well as build stronger health systems as the country recovers from the pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (who.int)
  • WHO Representative for Somalia Dr Mamunur Rahman Malik emphasized that UHC Day was a reminder to all that health remains a right for everyone and that health care should be affordable and accessible for every citizen in every country. (who.int)
  • The WHO Representative also emphasized that health services in fragile states like Somalia should be designed and organized in a way that made health care accessible to vulnerable populations, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, migrants and people living with disabilities who were often marginalized and excluded from social safety nets. (who.int)
  • Held under the theme "Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World," this meeting aimed to accelerate progress toward UHC, particularly with regard to financial risk protection and access to affordable, quality essential health-care services, in efforts to leave no one behind in the field of health. (who.int)
  • Since primary health care is the backbone of UHC, interventions to strengthen access to health at community and household levels will be prioritized. (who.int)
  • U.S. health care system have permitted dependent children to Health and Medicine ( 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • For purposes of this submission, commentary is limited to the portion of the Proposed Rule that would amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") so that private insurance providers that provide abortion services would be required to offer a version of the plan which does not cover abortion services. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • For more than 45 years, we've been working with partners around the world to break down barriers to health care. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The policy stands between doctors and their patients, and it restricts the medical information that health care providers are allowed to offer. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • And the threat of lost funding coerces providers into censoring vital information and giving incomplete care, which can either mean substandard services or diminished access to a range of health services, including family planning. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Now more than ever, securing our rights to reproductive health care at the federal level is absolutely critical. (weareultraviolet.org)
  • As Congress considers proposals to be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation package, a number of health care measures are on the table. (tcf.org)
  • A Supreme Court ruling in 2012 made Medicaid expansion voluntary on a state-by-state basis, dealing a blow to the ACA's approach to achieving universal health care coverage. (tcf.org)
  • Unsurprisingly, women in the coverage gap also experience a health care gap , and face worse outcomes than insured women. (tcf.org)
  • Medicaid is a critical source of health insurance coverage for maternity care. (tcf.org)
  • Prenatal care, labor, and delivery services are offered under this pathway, yet coverage ends for mothers just sixty days after giving birth. (tcf.org)
  • Medicaid expansion not only ensures better coverage options and comprehensive care for pregnant and postpartum people: it also helps ensure better maternal and infant health outcomes. (tcf.org)
  • These policies prohibit abortion, sterilization, contraception, some treatments for miscarriage and gender confirmation, and other reproductive care, undermining hard-won patients' rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making. (societyfp.org)
  • Author Dr. DeShawn Taylor tells stories of her life, medical training, and practice to center the everyday situations of everyday people struggling with forces outside their control like unaffordable childcare, lack of access to health care, insufficient paid time off, and unsafe communities. (societyfp.org)
  • The GFF partnership will double down on its efforts to engage with partners and countries and honor the global commitment to ensure that all women, adolescents and children can access the quality, affordable health care they need to survive and thrive. (unicef.org)
  • More can be done to prevent younger teens from becoming pregnant, particularly in health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Prior to coming to Vermont, Dolan worked in public health overseas with a focus on HIV/AIDS care and prevention, maternal and child health, and reproductive health. (healthvermont.gov)
  • On the 50th anniversary of the Title X program, a new analysis estimates that roughly one in every four Title X service sites left the network in 2019 because of the domestic gag rule, shorthand for restrictive regulations that prohibit-among other things-referrals for abortion care. (guttmacher.org)
  • In other words, the impact of the gag rule on the network's capacity is much greater than it might appear when looking at clinic numbers alone, because the gag rule intentionally targeted clinics specializing in reproductive health care services, sites that also serve the highest volume of contraceptive patients. (guttmacher.org)
  • Its research will be the next step to establish Pittsburgh as a hub for developing autonomous technologies to anticipate medical errors and prevent major sources of harm in health care before they occur. (jhf.org)
  • JHF approved funding of up to $150,000 to establish the JHF Women's Reproductive Health Emergency Fund to protect access to women's health care in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson on June 24, 2022. (jhf.org)
  • This funding has been allocated to respond to the anticipated grave impact on the health of women, including an increase in pregnancy complications, denials of care, and increases in preterm births and maternal mortality, due to the reversal of Roe v. Wade and its near 50-year right for a person to choose. (jhf.org)
  • In response, JHF approved a two-year grant of up to $300,000 to develop a strategic workplan and initial set of activities to address the clinical, societal, policy, and financial inequities older women experience in health care. (jhf.org)
  • While the 2017 YRBS is an invaluable tool in determining the health and well-being of students across the nation and in highlighting disparities, it is also important to recognize that the behaviors are often a reflection of inequities young people face in accessing information and care related to their sexual health. (siecus.org)
  • When the full toll is calculated, UNFPA upheld that it will have to include the "extraordinary consequences" borne by women and girls, including those whose futures were rewritten, bodies injured or lives lost due to disruptions in access contraception and health care. (un.org)
  • Over the past years, progress has been made in expanding access to reproductive health and integrating family planning in pre- and post-natal care and HIV prevention. (ashui.com)
  • It is also essential to strengthen the knowledge, skills and attitudes among service providers of maternal health and newborn care. (ashui.com)
  • 4. Provide health information to state and local health officials, the concerned public, and their medical health care professionals. (cdc.gov)
  • It's not only bringing vaccination to children, but also the full range of services to the community through primary health care, education, and nutrition," Bejar said. (jhsph.edu)
  • Repeals the civil and criminal penalties for health care providers who violate the state's ban on abortion after 24 weeks. (citizenscount.org)
  • Permanently reauthorizes the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid. (citizenscount.org)
  • This bill also reestablishes and revises the commission to evaluate the New Hampshire Granite Advantage Health Care Program, commonly known as expanded Medicaid. (citizenscount.org)
  • Through the one-stop-shop concept introduced in 2020 by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), women in Zimbabwe are receiving a comprehensive package of quality family planning services such as contraceptives and HIV prevention and treatment services, in an environment free of stigma and discrimination. (who.int)
  • HIV and SRH service integration has led to improvements in the quality of health care provided by facilities and improved health outcomes for clients. (who.int)
  • The integration efforts by the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) are also in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) targets which seeks to end AIDS and ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes, by 2030. (who.int)
  • Following a 2021 DHA procedural instruction to standardize clinical care processes and resources to prevent and treat post-partum hemorrhage incidents across the Military Health System, the Women's Health Clinical Management Team drove a campaign to educate and train care staff and implement a post-partum hemorrhage bundle at 12 military hospitals in two initial waves. (health.mil)
  • For years the Military Health System has provided new mothers with high-quality care that consistently tops the civilian health care sector. (health.mil)
  • The ongoing focus on maternal health care in the MHS has already pushed the rates of maternal and infant mortality down much lower than the United States overall, according to a 2019 report from the Office of the Secretary of Defense. (health.mil)
  • The first physician to lead the organization in nearly half a century, she told Vox, "I see what happens when women's health care is singled out, it's stigmatized, and it's attacked. (vox.com)
  • But as someone who's seen the effects of a lack of health care firsthand, she says she's energized for the work ahead. (vox.com)
  • Women's health is often emphasized in the context of infant and child health and family health as women are rightly perceived to be primary care takers of children, spouses, and parents. (drexel.edu)
  • Stereotypes abound: women are believed to have less heart disease and more mental health problems, it is claimed that they overuse health care services, and generally complain more about their health than men. (drexel.edu)
  • Justice Ginsburg's major health related contributions include her support of access to abortion and reproductive health care services for women. (drexel.edu)
  • But of course the public health impact of Ginsburg's work, from the time she was a litigator and Director of the Women's Rights Project of the ACLU in the 1970s to the powerful opinions that she wrote as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, extend far beyond issues related to abortion, reproductive rights, and health care access important as they are. (drexel.edu)
  • Veterans Affairs leaders reported record-high levels of benefits applications and health care appointments last fiscal year, but department Secretary Denis McDonough is still aiming for more engagement with veterans. (honorablefew.com)
  • According to department data, in the last 14 months, more than 667,000 veterans have applied for new benefits related to military toxic exposure illnesses, and nearly 198,000 veterans have signed up for expanded health care coverage. (honorablefew.com)
  • There are veterans who need access to health care. (honorablefew.com)
  • Military Times: You've talked about the records you've set in claims processing and health care outreach last fiscal year. (honorablefew.com)
  • These "people who traditionally have not had access to health care systematically in the same way in this country" are also the ones being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, McGill Johnson said. (americantelemed.org)
  • While most states now have stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 and many have suspended all non-essential medical procedures, people still need health care. (americantelemed.org)
  • It also serves as a resource to teenagers who might not want their parents or regular doctors to know they are seeking out birth control, STI testing, or other reproductive health care. (americantelemed.org)
  • We are able to really rely on the fact that people have known us and have trusted our expertise in providing [reproductive health care] services," McGill Johnson says. (americantelemed.org)
  • This puts a huge strain on the fragile health care system that is also grappling with handling other diseases. (who.int)
  • This document recommends routine HIV counseling and voluntary testing for all pregnant women and is intended to serve as guidance for health-care providers in educating women about the importance of knowing their HIV infection status. (cdc.gov)
  • These programs also can facilitate appropriate follow-up care and services for HIV-infected women, their infants, and other family members. (cdc.gov)
  • To reverse these trends, HIV education and services for prevention and health care must be made available to all women. (cdc.gov)
  • While maternal middle-income countries reported that about 1.4 million mortality rates have been decreasing in the Region over unwanted pregnancies might have occurred as a result the past 25 years, they are still high when compared with of the disruptions to health care delivery caused by COV- global trends. (who.int)
  • health care fam. (bvsalud.org)
  • The complex interplay of (1) genetic, (2) environmental, and (3) social factors requires sophisticated and thoughtful interventions on the part of health care providers. (medscape.com)
  • At the same time, certain topics that were considered taboo have become more visible, such as domestic violence, femicide, and health care for women having abortions […] Evaluations following the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo and recent assessments of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals have shown both progress and persisting inequalities in women's health status overall and in women's access to quality health services in particular. (bvsalud.org)
  • Making quality health services available for all, ensuring people are not pushed into poverty by health care costs are the main objectives of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). (who.int)
  • UHC represents a practical expression of the right to health care for all. (who.int)
  • For antenatal care and childbirth, families in urban and rural areas are not always accompanied by qualified health personnel, thus compromising the well-being and future of the child. (who.int)
  • For instance, the State of the World's Population 1997: The Right to Choose: Reproductive Rights and Reproductive Health by UNFPA (United Nations POpulation Fund) states that "the social empowerment of women clearly contributes to, and depends on, good reproductive health. (theinterim.com)
  • In this time of global economic crisis, we must protect the gains achieved by increasing resources for reproductive health, including family planning, so we can make greater progress for women and families , said Mr. Bruce Campbell, Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on behalf of the United Nations Country Team in Viet Nam. (ashui.com)
  • Hawaii enacted SB 501 , which requires anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to post and distribute notices about the availability of abortion and reproductive health services in the state. (ourfuture.org)
  • Crisis pregnancy centers are anti-abortion offices disguised to look like medical clinics which offer services such as pregnancy tests and prenatal sonograms, and lie about medical facts, all in an effort to stop women from having abortions. (ourfuture.org)
  • Primary healthcare in Pakistan mainly consists of basic health units, dispensaries, Maternal & child health centers (MNCH) and some private clinics at community level. (wikipedia.org)
  • Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe has increased demand for integrated sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV services through centers of excellences created as models for integrated service delivery. (who.int)
  • The MMWR series of publications is published by the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027. (cdc.gov)
  • Preterm birth rates are going in the wrong direction and need continued attention to ensure that past progress is not lost and that outcomes continue to improve for women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • It must be noted that structural inequality and racism exacerbate the likelihood of Black mothers experiencing poor maternal health outcomes, including death and severe maternal morbidity. (tcf.org)
  • The grant also supports advocacy efforts to secure long-term solutions to improved health outcomes and rights preservation in addition to support for the development of data collection mechanisms to track changes in service delivery, outcomes, and resource use and needs. (jhf.org)
  • This mandate has resulted in a program designed to characterize exposure to toxic chemicals and investigate the potential for short- and long-term health outcomes from that exposure in vulnerable populations. (cdc.gov)
  • In the past 2 years, the project has demonstrated improved access, uptake and outcomes of all integrated programmes as reflected through the data we collate and analyze annually for the project," said MoHCC Director for HIV and TB programmes Dr Owen Mugurungi. (who.int)
  • Gender and other social normative changes influence behavioral outcomes of health programs, yet such normative shifts are difficult to define operationally, let alone measure. (coregroup.org)
  • Both aim to advance theory, practice, and measurement of scalable normative change interventions focused on adolescent/youth sexual and reproductive health outcomes. (coregroup.org)
  • The company's mission is to identify, develop and bring to market a diverse portfolio of differentiated therapies that prioritize women's health and well-being, expand treatment options, and improve outcomes, primarily in the areas of contraception, vaginal health, reproductive health, menopause, sexual health and fertility. (premier-research.com)
  • This proposal aims also to evaluate the use of the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model, which has not been tested in pregnant work ers or used in studies of pregnancy outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Speaking on behalf of United Nations agencies, particularly UNICEF, UNFPA and WHO, the Resident Representative of UNDP and the acting United Nations Resident Coordinator Mr Jocelyn Mason reiterated that the UN system would redouble its efforts to support the Government of Somalia's vision and desire to achieve UHC in the country. (who.int)
  • America's recent genocide determination against China over its forced sterilizations of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang makes the effort to cut U.S. funding with the UNFPA even more urgent. (frc.org)
  • Under this provision, the United States has withheld funds from the UNFPA in 18 of the past 36 years. (frc.org)
  • The UNFPA should not be partnering on "family planning" efforts with a government that brutally employs sterilization and abortion to commit genocide against a minority group. (frc.org)
  • In 2019, the UNFPA spent $624,204 in China on vaguely defined "integrated sexual and reproductive health services. (frc.org)
  • The UNFPA may not directly fund sterilizations and abortions in Xinjiang, but even if it doesn't, their partnership with China's National Health Commission allows it to divert other funds elsewhere. (frc.org)
  • In these times, mental health and well being of the gay men has taken a beating, feels Roy Wadia , Regional Communication Adviser at UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Office (who was speaking in his personal capacity). (citizen-news.org)
  • According to new estimates from the UN Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and Avenir Health, this has led to around 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. (un.org)
  • Analysing contraceptive service disruptions last year in 115 lower and middle income countries, data from UNFPA, Google Mobility and other surveys, found that access to family planning was hit by travel restrictions, interrupted supply chains and overwhelmed health facilities, among other factors. (un.org)
  • UNFPA profiled a 32-year-old Nepalese woman who married at 17, became a mother of four by age 24, and became pregnant after the nearby health centre ran out of contraceptives. (un.org)
  • Fortunately, quick action has helped many health systems to maintain or restore essential health services, including contraceptives, said UNFPA. (un.org)
  • UNFPA sad that many women continue to face serious obstacles to receiving family planning and other life-saving reproductive health services. (un.org)
  • That implies that 1 billion young women are actively seeking the information and service we are talking about here," UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Babatunde Osotimehin said in opening remarks to the meeting. (mongabay.com)
  • UNFPA will work with you to provide them with education, opportunities and access to information and services including reproductive health commodities, so that each young girl will be a fire, a multiplier, and will add value to the world in which she belongs," Osotimehin added. (mongabay.com)
  • It recognizes that prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections are core aspects of sexual and reproductive health, as stated in the strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets related to reproductive health. (who.int)
  • The initiatives linked prevention efforts and clinical services and engaged more teens in evidence-based programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Many states cover breastfeeding and lactation support, comprehensive health screenings, counseling services, prevention interventions for perinatal anxiety and depression, and more. (tcf.org)
  • Capacity building of the existing community groups and community leaders of the villages was also done to engage diverse groups of actors in promoting adolescent sexual health and prevention of child marriage. (countercurrents.org)
  • The universities have teamed up to deliver public health and development, reproductive health, the prevention and management of HIV/AIDS and other research. (umanitoba.ca)
  • Earlier delivery of sex education may enhance prevention efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • WHO recommended introduction or scale up of HIV testing and linkage to HIV prevention, sexually transmitted infection, and antiretroviral therapy services in family planning to improve access particularly for young people. (who.int)
  • WHO also released new guidelines recently on integrating the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and sexual and reproductive health programmes to maximize the impact of health services and smart resource utilization. (who.int)
  • Now, the MHS is working to further improve that safety record by standardizing prevention and treatment for one of the biggest health risks for new mothers: post-partum hemorrhaging. (health.mil)
  • But the new telehealth app means that patients will also be able to access services including testing and treatment for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), HIV testing and prevention, emergency contraception, hormone therapy, vasectomy counseling, abortion counseling, and-like the first responder-prescriptions for abortion pills. (americantelemed.org)
  • The recommendations stress the importance of early diagnosis of HIV infection for the health of both women and their infants and are based on advances made in HIV-related treatment and prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The manuscripts address a variety of subjects ranging from the health of women at different stages of life, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, non-communicable chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and mental and occupational health, to adapting quality health services to meet promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation needs during the different stages of life and in several regional contexts. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dr. Tanner is an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention in the National Center for [HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention] at the CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the last few years, however, through efforts from the community, Ministry of Health (MOH), and partners like the Ethiopia Data Use Partnership (DUP), there has been a transformation across technology, processes, and behaviors. (jsi.com)
  • The country undertook a major constitutional reform in 2011 with the 18th amendment, which resulted in abolishment of Ministry of Health and subsequent devolution of powers.As a result, more powers were given to provinces regarding health infrastructure and finances. (wikipedia.org)
  • At an event hosted in Mogadishu by the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services of Somalia, with support from WHO, key representatives from the Federal Government, Federal Member States, Members of Parliament, other government agencies, international and donor community, civil society and representatives of United Nations agencies participated. (who.int)
  • On the occasion of the 2009 World Population Day with a theme of Responding to the Economic Crisis: Investing in Women is a Smart Choice , the Ministry of Health and the United Nations in Viet Nam have made a call to keep on investing in women s health and ensuring continued progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, despite the recent global economic crisis. (ashui.com)
  • On World Population Day 2009, the Ministry of Health and the United Nations in Viet Nam pledge their commitment to support health and equal opportunity for all people. (ashui.com)
  • In 2018, few women in the Aleltu District of Ethiopia 's Oromia Region sought or received reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services from their local health facilities. (jsi.com)
  • This was evident in 2020, when after the implementation of an electronic community health information system (eCHIS), all of Aleltu's pregnant women accessed and received RMNCH services. (jsi.com)
  • Today, more than 23 million women of reproductive age-one in three-live in one of the 18 states with an abortion ban currently in effect. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Promoting and protecting the health of women and girls: In celebration of the Office of Women's Health on their 25th Anniversary! (cdc.gov)
  • That's 25 years of promoting public health research, evidence-based programs, policies, and strategies that improve the health and safety of all women and girls. (cdc.gov)
  • MCHEP focuses on promoting and improving the health and well-being of women, children, and families by building capacity at state, local, and tribal levels and applying sound epidemiologic research and scientific information to maternal and child health programs and policies. (cdc.gov)
  • We use these data to identify women and infants at high risk for health problems, to monitor changes in health status, and to measure progress towards goals in improving the health of mothers and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • Whether we are working to improve maternal mortality surveillance, prevent teen and unintended pregnancies, or building local epidemiology capacity to improve the health of women, children and families, we will continue to work hand in hand with the CDC Office of Women's Health to protect and promote the health of all women and girls for years to come. (cdc.gov)
  • For the past decade, GJC has been at the forefront of efforts to ensure that the law protects and promotes access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health rights for women and girls around the world. (globaljusticecenter.net)
  • Years later, adolescents and youth continue to be an important focus of my work, though now with a greater emphasis on girls, women, and reproductive health. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Of the roughly 800,000 women of reproductive age in the Medicaid coverage gap, two-thirds are women of color. (tcf.org)
  • While reproductive-age women of color make up a disproportionate share of current Medicaid enrollees, they are also more likely to fall within the coverage gap. (tcf.org)
  • Indeed, two-thirds of reproductive-age women in the coverage gap are women of color-29 percent of whom are Black and 33 percent are Latina. (tcf.org)
  • But while abortion access is poorly understood, so too are the persistent threats to reproductive justice in this country: sexual violence, gun violence, homophobia and transphobia, criminalization of sex work, reproductive oppression of Indigenous women and girls, privatization of fertility health services, and the racism and colonialism of policing and the prison system. (societyfp.org)
  • She was appointed to the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women by the County Board in 2012 and supported the Commission's efforts to garner attention for critical issues such as women's professional advancement and childcare affordability and to recognize the achievements of women in the community. (arlingtonva.us)
  • NEW YORK, 25 September 2020 - Fragile gains made to advance women and children's health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every Woman Every Child. (unicef.org)
  • highlights that since the Every Woman Every Child movement was launched 10 years ago, spearheaded by the United Nations Secretary-General, there has been remarkable progress in improving the health of the world's women, children and adolescents. (unicef.org)
  • The COVID-19 crisis, in particular, is exacerbating existing inequities, with reported disruptions in essential health interventions disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable women and children. (unicef.org)
  • For too long, the health and rights of women, children, and adolescents have received insufficient attention and services have been inadequately resourced," said former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Helen Clark. (unicef.org)
  • The past decade of progress to advance the health of women, children and adolescents must be protected from the impact of the pandemic and the responses to it, the report says. (unicef.org)
  • Prof Dede shares the example of a group of trans-women in Jakarta who have offered their services to a hospital to sew masks. (citizen-news.org)
  • Based on data available for 910 of those 981 sites, we estimate that these changes reduced the network's capacity to provide women with contraceptive services by at least 46%, translating to roughly 1.6 million patients. (guttmacher.org)
  • Women in the CAR continue to be largely excluded from peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts and have even been subjected to violence perpetrated by UN peacekeepers. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • The Council must inquire as to the efforts of the peacekeeping mission, in line with its robust WPS mandate, to address this critical gap in services and justice for survivors/victims and also ensure equal and meaningful participation of women in peace and electoral processes, including in the implementation of the peace agreement and in the forthcoming presidential election. (womenpeacesecurity.org)
  • Women's health issues in the U.S. get shortchanged or minimally addressed at any age, but what hasn't been addressed sufficiently are the extraordinary biases and discrimination in our health system as women age. (jhf.org)
  • Building on JHF's history of women's health leadership and its tradition of activism and convening, staff have proposed the Foundation's next women's health investment address another invisible epidemic: health inequities for women as they age. (jhf.org)
  • At the same time, in most of the developing world, and increasingly in the developed world, women play a major role in the production of goods and services. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Some 12 million women globally are estimated to have experienced disruptions in family planning services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (un.org)
  • One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic , the UN's reproductive health agency said on Thursday that an estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions to their family planning services. (un.org)
  • The results, for many women, have been life-changing", according to the UN sexual and reproductive health agency. (un.org)
  • The economic crisis has already affected progress towards improving women s health and reducing poverty. (ashui.com)
  • We must join forces to advance women s empowerment and ensure universal access to reproductive health by 2015. (ashui.com)
  • Investments in education and health for women and girls have been linked to increases in productivity, agricultural yields, and national income. (ashui.com)
  • It is time to make health and reproductive rights a priority for all, especially for women. (ashui.com)
  • One such group is women and girls, who have had limited access to sexual and reproductive health services. (jhsph.edu)
  • To move past these challenges, Mbowe said, we need to involve women and girls in the conversation and focus on shifting gender norms. (jhsph.edu)
  • In addition to addressing the internal barriers to these services for girls and women, there is also work to be done at the government level. (jhsph.edu)
  • Evidence shows that of the 18,756 women who presented for family planning services between October 2020 and December 2022, 16,298 (86.9%) were screened for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). (who.int)
  • The senior officials are urging the Government of Mozambique and the international community "to step up efforts to end all forms of violence in the country, including gender-based violence and child marriage, and to invest more in women and girls as agents of progress and change," the statement said. (un.org)
  • A rare, but serious condition that women can experience up to 12 weeks after childbirth, post-partum hemorrhaging, known as PPH, is the leading cause of preventable maternal deaths worldwide, said Air Force Col. Sheelah Walker, interim lead of the Defense Health Agency's Women's Health Clinical Management Team (WHCMT). (health.mil)
  • Meanwhile, the group has faced criticism in the past from reproductive justice organizations that say it has co-opted the work of women of color. (vox.com)
  • Low-income women who use Title X services at these clinics likely will not have another place to turn for birth control - and unintended pregnancies could rise as a result. (vox.com)
  • Public health has long had a focus on the health of children, and more precisely on the health of women and children. (drexel.edu)
  • A stalwart supporter of equal rights for women, Justice Ginsburg made much broader contributions to society and public health. (drexel.edu)
  • Her project was to free both sexes, men as well as women, from the roles that society had assigned them…" The implications of such a transformation for society and for the well-being and health of all of us cannot be overstated. (drexel.edu)
  • This partnership underscores our joint commitment to advancing women's health by supporting efforts to include women in clinical research and bring novel products to market. (premier-research.com)
  • In February 1994, the National Institutes of Health announced interim results from a multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial (AIDS Clinical Trials Group {ACTG} protocol 076), indicating that administration of zidovudine (ZDV) to a selected group of pregnant women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to their newborns reduced the risk for perinatal HIV transmission by approximately two thirds. (cdc.gov)
  • On June 6 7, 1994, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) convened a workshop in Bethesda, Maryland, to a) develop recommendations for the use of ZDV to reduce the risk for perinatal HIV transmission and b) discuss the implications of these recommendations for treatment, counseling, and HIV testing of women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • The following persons either served as consultants at the workshop for developing the recommendations for HIV counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women or were members of the U.S. Public Health Service Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. (cdc.gov)
  • These recommendations were developed by the U.S. Public Health Service to address the increasing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women and their infants. (cdc.gov)
  • for women who have HIV infection, these programs can enable them to receive appropriate and timely medical interventions for their own health and for reducing the risk for perinatal (i.e., mother to infant) and other modes of HIV transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • During the past decade, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women, the population accounting for the most rapid increase in cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in recent years. (cdc.gov)
  • The recent resurgence of infectious syphilis across many high-income countries has been accompanied by a shift in demographics, including infections increasing among women of reproductive age. (cdc.gov)
  • Family planning is lows families to plan the desired number of children and crucial for the health of women and their families, and birth spacing for women of reproductive age. (who.int)
  • Contraceptive use in the Region planning supplies and services is increasing throughout the Region in part because of the rise in the number of One of the ways to reduce maternal and infant mortality women of reproductive age and increasing use of modern and morbidity in a cost-effective manner is birth control. (who.int)
  • There is no doubt that women in the Americas and worldwide have gained ground over the past few decades in many spheres. (bvsalud.org)
  • The first, which assesses the global status of reproductive health, reviews the remarkable scientific achievements that have led to a wider choice of safe and effective contraceptive methods for women and men throughout the world. (who.int)
  • The need for family planning satisfied with modern contraceptive methods in women aged 15-49 is an indicator that reflects inequalities in reproductive health service coverage shows that 56.3% of women living in a couple or married use family planning in 2020 compared to an average of more than 75% in the rest of the world. (who.int)
  • According to latest statistics, Pakistan spends 2.95% of its GDP on health (2020). (wikipedia.org)
  • Working to improve the health and social well-being of teens to reach the Healthy People 2020 national objective to reduce pregnancy in teens ages 15-17. (cdc.gov)
  • Aiming to encourage more cross-sectoral discussions and exploration of the issues and practical ways to think about them, the workshop created a space for discussion on norms-focused interventions and highlighted several participatory exercises used to learn how communities understand norms relating to specific health behaviors. (coregroup.org)
  • INTERVENTIONS: Stewardship interventions included (1) education for clinicians and patients, (2) electronic health record (EHR) tools, (3) a transparent clinician benchmarking dashboard, and (4) media. (cdc.gov)
  • There is an urgent need to expand protection, healthcare, food and nutrition programmes, vaccination efforts and psychosocial counselling, and to aid displaced farming and fishing families to re-establish sustainable livelihoods, they added. (un.org)
  • Six reports describe the specific projects that served to intensify the Programmes efforts to develop new technologies, including birth control vaccines directed against selected reproduction-specific molecules, to improve the safety and effectiveness of existing methods, to prevent infertility, and to expand family planning options through the systematic introduction and appropriate management of contraceptive methods. (who.int)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock on years of progress in reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health. (unicef.org)
  • Rapid reversal of hard-fought progress in women's, children's and adolescents' health is a real threat," said Ties Boerma, Director of the Countdown to 2030 for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health. (unicef.org)
  • Particularly since the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, ALPR technology and the information it collects is vulnerable to exploitation against people seeking, providing, and facilitating access to abortion," the letters say. (eff.org)
  • Our work focuses on multidisciplinary, gender-sensitive development approaches to improve quality, access, and equity within health systems worldwide. (jsi.com)
  • Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing an update on the work of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access and the Administration's ongoing efforts to defend reproductive rights. (whitehouse.gov)
  • On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum directing further efforts to protect access to medication abortion, including to support patients, providers, and pharmacies who wish to legally access, prescribe, or provide mifepristone-and to safeguard their safety and security, including at pharmacies. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The main purpose of establishing this body was to provide a health system that gives access to efficient, equitable, accessible & affordable health services. (wikipedia.org)
  • In places where talking about sex often remains taboo, using peer counselors to educate their fellow adolescents has been shown to increase access to and even efficacy of sexual and reproductive health education. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • While the Helms Amendment restricts U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortions "as a method of family planning," the global gag rule goes a step further by blocking aid to foreign organizations who use their own non-U.S. funds to provide information, referrals, or services for legal abortions or to advocate for access to abortion services in their own countries. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • If passed by the Senate, the bill would protect women's right to access safe and legal abortion by stopping restrictive regulations and laws, such as SB8 in Texas, intended to curtail reproductive health services. (weareultraviolet.org)
  • Despite the Biden administration's best efforts and legal challenges in several states, we cannot protect abortion access without federal protections like those in WHPA. (weareultraviolet.org)
  • The baseline survey also helped to identify barriers for adolescents' access to sexual and reproductive health services and reasons for high prevalence of child marriages. (countercurrents.org)
  • The history of abortion decriminalization and critical advocacy efforts to improve access in Canada deserve to be better known. (societyfp.org)
  • Asserting that the Trump-era regulations "have undermined the public health of the population the program is meant to serve," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to restore Title X back to its pre-Trump regulatory framework , with "several modifications needed to strengthen the program and ensure access to equitable, affordable, client-centered, quality family planning services for all clients, especially for low-income clients. (guttmacher.org)
  • These children are often clustered in vulnerable and marginalized communities that lack access to basic services and resources like healthcare, education, and adequate nutrition. (jhsph.edu)
  • To learn more about how the pandemic has affected these communities and discuss the best ways to reach them with these essential services, the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) hosted a webinar in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. (jhsph.edu)
  • Since Zero-Dose children are often clustered in underserved communities and typically lack access to other essential services, the most efficient and effective way to leave no one behind is to take a multi-sectoral approach to targeting Zero-Dose children. (jhsph.edu)
  • It's really exciting to be able to offer these telehealth services-anything that we can do to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and reduce barriers, particularly for the communities that we serve," Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood's acting president, told TIME in an interview Monday. (americantelemed.org)
  • McGill Johnson says there are a number of reasons that patients may want to access Planned Parenthood's unique telehealth services-rather than a different doctor's office's virtual options-during the coronavirus crisis. (americantelemed.org)
  • Under-5 economic, health and social crises, and the reduction in mortality has shown a steady decline in all countries of in-person assistance and access to health services, could the Region (13) . (who.int)
  • Mediterranean Region in the 21st century and access to pregnancies are widespread in the Region, placing a these services during the COVID-19 pandemic. (who.int)
  • Significant progress has been made in universal access to basic water supply, sanitation and hygiene services, but considerable gaps remain in the quality of the services provided. (who.int)
  • The agency pointed out that even amid rising costs and supply chain constraints, it was able to procure and deliver contraceptives and other reproductive health supplies, as well as personal protective equipment for health workers. (un.org)
  • Creative efforts, such as using a ride-hailing app to deliver contraceptives, SMS outreach and targeting family planning counselling to quarantine centres , also helped maintain or restore services. (un.org)
  • For example, Medicaid expansion states must cover preventive services as outlined by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and mandated by the ACA. (tcf.org)
  • Recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. (cdc.gov)
  • Her work includes serving as CDC's subject matter expert for polio eradication in the Horn of Africa, conducting research in the field of global multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, studying the transmission of and response to global water borne disease and serving as the epidemiology team lead for the Travelers' Health Task Force for the Zika response. (cdc.gov)
  • The Thirteenth General Program of Work (GPW 13) defines WHO's strategy for the five-year period 2019-2023, a resolution of the World Health Assembly validated its extension until 2025. (who.int)
  • The first Black gay woman to lead the HRC - an organization that has been criticized in the past for devoting most of its efforts to the rights of gay white men - Robinson's appointment is historic. (elpais.com)
  • Peter Mwaura, chief executive officer of Partners for Health and Development in Africa , the University of Manitoba's non-governmental organization based in Nairobi, accompanied the delegation so that it could support the partnership's existing and new activities and projects enhancing health and well-being of individuals and communities in Africa. (umanitoba.ca)
  • Wen's appointment to replace Cecile Richards, who announced in January that she was stepping down after 12 years as Planned Parenthood's president, comes at a pivotal time for the organization and for reproductive rights in America. (vox.com)
  • This award, and $5,000 for the participating organization, is presented to an individual, other than a board member, who has provided exemplary volunteer service to a Marin Nonprofit. (cvnl.org)
  • Over the past decade, we have seen maternal mortality rates go up. (cdc.gov)
  • Ms. Cristol has been an advocate for women's issues, including reproductive health, political representation, and support for survivors of sexual assault, for over a decade. (arlingtonva.us)
  • For example, under-five deaths reached an all-time recorded low in 2019, and more than 1 billion children were vaccinated over the past decade. (unicef.org)
  • An estimated 25 million child marriages were also prevented over the past decade. (unicef.org)
  • While the report shows a 2.6% increase since 2015 in the reported use of birth control, discouragingly, it also shows a 3.1% decrease in the number of sexually active young people reporting condom use, contributing to an overall decrease of 7.7% over the past decade. (siecus.org)
  • The CORE Group Fall 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference brought together representatives of CORE Group Member and Associate Organizations and other community-focused global health practitioners, policy makers, researchers, private sector partners, and donors. (coregroup.org)
  • Researchers also use PRAMS data to investigate emerging reproductive health issues, while state and local governments use PRAMS data to plan and review their programs and policies for reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families presented a detailed overview of research that affirms the link between implementation of Medicaid expansion and lower rates of maternal and infant mortality. (tcf.org)
  • These peer educators were then trained in sexual and reproductive health and life-skills education. (countercurrents.org)
  • Dolan earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Education from Dalhousie University, and her Master's in Public Health from the University of Northern British Columbia. (healthvermont.gov)
  • This data should be used in order to remedy disparities-such as efforts to provide more LGBTQ-inclusive and culturally appropriate sex education-and not in a manner that is shaming or stigmatizing LGBTQ youth or youth of color for their health behaviors. (siecus.org)
  • The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) has served as the national voice for sex education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 50 years. (siecus.org)
  • We advocate for the rights of all people to accurate information, comprehensive sexuality education, and the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health services. (siecus.org)
  • Every year, the New York City Council passes a budget that now exceeds $100 billion, funding a wide array of programs and services - from education to housing to law enforcement - in line with the values and priorities of its members. (cityandstateny.com)
  • While acknowledging that much has been done to help victims of the crisis, the UN officials stressed that with displacement increasing daily, the lack of adequate food, water, sanitation, shelter, health, protection and education, was exacerbating an already dire situation, which could be further complicated by on-going torrential rains. (un.org)
  • Laws and policies that promote equity (including education and leave policies) can make a real difference in population health. (drexel.edu)
  • Children with congenital syphilis may face long-term disability and accompanying health, education, and societal costs. (cdc.gov)
  • Throughout the past 25 years, DRH has expanded the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). (cdc.gov)
  • This interactive half-day workshop drew from work of the USAID-funded Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III (FANTA) Project, and provided participants with a greater understanding of how to plan for and conduct advocacy efforts at national and subnational levels. (coregroup.org)
  • National-level data are limited regarding confidentiality- visit has been associated previously with higher reported deliv- related issues and the use of sexually transmitted disease (STD) ery of sexual health services ( 5 ) and has been suggested by the services for adolescents and young adults. (cdc.gov)
  • Receipt of adolescents and young adults and examines that association a sexual risk assessment in the past 12 months was defined as with the receipt of STD services. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus brewed a lethal potion comprising low knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and higher level of sexual activity among adolescents. (countercurrents.org)
  • This comprehensive model has used a multi-pronged approach that goes beyond preventing child marriages and improving sexual and reproductive health of adolescents. (countercurrents.org)
  • However, conflict, climate instability and the COVID-19 pandemic are putting the health and well-being of all children and adolescents at risk. (unicef.org)
  • This beautifully illustrated book tells the empowering true stories behind the struggles for reproductive justice in Canada, celebrating past wins and revealing how prison abolitionism is key to the path forward. (societyfp.org)
  • Undue Burden argues for these people and for abortion as a moral good using the framework of Reproductive Justice. (societyfp.org)
  • SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice inclusive of sexual and reproductive rights. (siecus.org)
  • Olivia Beres (she/her) is passionate about reproductive justice, anti‐racism, immigrant rights, and queer liberation. (lutheranvolunteercorps.org)
  • According to media reports and discussions with providers, clinics have tried a range of options, such as allowing payment on a sliding scale, prioritizing free or low-cost services for young people, and helping patients connect to private or public insurance. (guttmacher.org)
  • Yet a Lancet editorial published earlier this year noted that "perhaps the most striking feature of the past 25 years has been the neglect of gender equality by mainstream public health and development programming. (drexel.edu)
  • Gender inequality, discrimination and restrictive gender norms affect health through multiple interrelated pathways and potentiate and compound the effects of racism, classism, and homophobia. (drexel.edu)
  • As noted by Clark and Horton , " efforts towards gender equality for improving health must be explicitly feminist, intersectional, and global, with an emphasis on structural and institutional level change. (drexel.edu)
  • This entry was posted in Equity , Gender , Social determinants and tagged Women's Health by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • The country's health sector is marked by urban-rural disparities in healthcare delivery and an imbalance in the health workforce, with insufficient health managers, nurses, paramedics and skilled birth attendants in the peripheral areas. (wikipedia.org)
  • and severe health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth and youth of color. (siecus.org)
  • The lack of disaggregated health data, for example, continues to conceal disparities in areas such as deaths from cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and traffic accidents. (bvsalud.org)
  • In resolution WHA53.14 the Health Assembly requested the Director-General to develop a global health-sector strategy for responding to the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. (who.int)
  • In 2003, the Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA56.30, taking note of the global health-sector strategy for HIV/AIDS,1 and the next year, in resolution WHA57.12, endorsed the strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development goals and targets related to reproductive health. (who.int)
  • The final draft has taken into account the comments received and complements the global health-sector strategy for HIV/AIDS. (who.int)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are overwhelming health issues globally. (bvsalud.org)
  • They have caused many devastating and draining health issues, which have escalated a critical need for a well-trained and sustainable healthcare workforce in order to meet the needs of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA). (bvsalud.org)
  • Health science students are the future healthcare providers who will implement proper preventive measures, as well as health educational and promotional sessions to promote information and knowledge among the public regarding HIV and AIDS in Eswatini. (bvsalud.org)
  • We need to work collectively to meet immediate needs caused by the pandemic while also strengthening health systems. (unicef.org)
  • Together, the findings demonstrate how the pandemic has severely impacted women's control over their own reproductive health, and undermined family planning. (un.org)
  • This substantial decline has been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing back the targets to be reached and forcing states to redouble their efforts to catch up on immunization everywhere, with few resources available to countries. (who.int)
  • We provide a broad range of services to the public and private health sectors to strengthen health systems around the United States. (jsi.com)
  • During the event, Dr Fawziya Abikar Nur, the Federal Minister of Health and Human Services of Somalia, said that UHC would strengthen health systems, particularly after having witnessed the impact that health emergencies, such as the COVID-19, had had on the social and economic development of a country. (who.int)
  • We call on all partners to work together to support governments to strengthen health systems and tackle the inequities that constrain progress. (unicef.org)
  • For example, advocacy can support development of a policy, investment of resources to strengthen and expand implementation of services, and coordination between government and nongovernmental organizations. (coregroup.org)
  • And California Treasurer John Chiang created a program similar to Maryland's, making Community Clinic Lifeline Grants available to facilities that provide abortion services. (ourfuture.org)
  • Public health efforts related to con- remain on a parent's health insurance plan until the child's 26th fidentiality of STD services might be helpful to increase the birthday and required coverage of certain preventive services, use of recommended services among some youths. (cdc.gov)
  • Scientific attention and preventive health efforts have almost single-mindedly focused on women's health as it affects their offspring, and on women's lives as centered on reproduction alone. (nationalacademies.org)
  • All the evidence points to Kavanaugh, if he's confirmed, for decades to come worsening the attacks on women's health and putting people's lives in jeopardy," Wen said. (vox.com)
  • And in an unprecedented move, Trump not only reinstated the policy, but expanded it to apply not only to family planning programs-as past iterations had done-but U.S. global health funding writ large. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Mailing address: c/o Family Health International Library, P.O. Box 13950, RTP, NC 27709 USA. (aplici.org)
  • UNFPA's projections showed that family planning services were largely disrupted in April and May of last year for an average of 3.6 months. (un.org)
  • said Mr. Nguyen Ba Thuy, Vice Minister of Health and General Director of the General Office for Population and Family Planning. (ashui.com)
  • You must also consider any other chemicals to which you are exposed and your age, sex, diet, family traits, lifestyle, and state of health. (cdc.gov)
  • Given her extensive background in public health and her experience abroad helping individuals and families in crisis, I can think of few people more qualified for the position," Smith said. (healthvermont.gov)
  • Gun violence is a public health crisis in our country. (citizenscount.org)
  • Background: The human resources for health crisis in rural Eswatini led to a novel community-based multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment strategy based on task-shifting, that is delegation of directly observed treatment (DOT) and administration of MDR-TB injections, traditionally restricted to professional nurses, to lay community treatment supporters (CTSs). (bvsalud.org)
  • As previously mentioned, the socialist tweeted, "It is well past time we eliminate the Electoral College, a shadow of slavery's power on America today that undermines our nation as a democratic republic. (blogspot.com)
  • It is well past time we eliminate the Electoral College, a shadow of slavery's power on America today that undermines our nation as a democratic republic. (blogspot.com)
  • This proved to be a very empowering tool that has helped the local community to monitor outreach activities in the villages for not only addressing youth's sexual and reproductive health issues but also looking into other developmental projects taking place in the community. (countercurrents.org)
  • Supporting states in efforts to reduce pregnancies, births, and abortions among teens. (cdc.gov)
  • This report uses data and 3) current health insurance status, including being on a for sexually experienced persons aged 15-25 years to provide parent's insurance plan. (cdc.gov)
  • Congratulations to CDC's Office of Women's Health (OWH) on celebrating 25 years! (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past 25 years, we have made significant progress in the advancement of women's and girls' health. (cdc.gov)
  • [iii] DRH is committed to preserving the progress PRAMS has made over the past 25 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Dolan has over 25 years of experience working in public health. (healthvermont.gov)
  • For the past 11 years, she has served in a variety of roles at the Vermont Department of Health. (healthvermont.gov)
  • IPSR will build on years of work at JHF and the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative to develop effective solutions for medical errors. (jhf.org)
  • During the 30-plus years since its founding, JHF has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to women's health and aging. (jhf.org)
  • The emphasis placed on the survival of infants and very young children during the past 15 years responded to the dictates of mortality statistics. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Over the past three years, Tagg Magazine has been named "Top 25 LGBTQ‐Owned Companies" by the Washington Business Journal . (lutheranvolunteercorps.org)
  • Scientists warn that the Earth is entering a mass extinction period with extinction levels jumping to 100 to 1,000 times the average rate over the past 500 million years. (mongabay.com)
  • MHS has been introducing the concepts and standards for the past two years. (health.mil)
  • Please join CVNL board and past board in recognizing 20-years of leadership from CVNL CEO Linda Jacobs. (cvnl.org)
  • Premier Research's women's health expertise includes more than 100 clinical trials over the past five years, a network of thousands of women's health sites and a proven track record of working with multiple divisions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). (premier-research.com)
  • This special issue of the Pan American Journal of Public Health on women's health aims to identify and reflect on the main challenges that demographic, social, and epidemiological changes will pose to women's health in the Region of the Americas in the coming years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Despite this devastating impact on women's health, Republican elected officials continue to advance these bans at both the state and national level. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The Earth Summit II - held at the United Nations in New York City from June 23 - 27 - was viewed by environmentalists with a renewed hope and commitment to sustainable development, but after months of arduous negotiations, it was obvious that governments had paid lip service to past financial commitments and priorities for environmental protection. (theinterim.com)
  • This extended partnership has the potential to benefit multiple Daré programs, including those outside of reproductive health, such as the planned Phase 3 study of Sildenafil Cream, 3.6%, through the combination of commitment, clinical development expertise and cost savings. (premier-research.com)
  • Nevertheless, there was a concerted effort to proceed on reproductive health issues, in the name of 'environmental security. (theinterim.com)
  • Playing the stereotypical role of 'international mediator,' the Canadian delegate Ruth Archibald recognized that concepts and concerns regarding 'reproductive issues' were well known and sought the inclusion of "consistent with the report" to follow the precedent of previous conferences, recognizing the concerns of many nations. (theinterim.com)
  • The 261 QuickStats results indicated that confidentiality-related issues were associ- ated with less reported use of some STD services, especially for younger persons and females. (cdc.gov)
  • STD services included receiving a national estimates of confidentiality-related issues among U.S. sexual risk assessment and other clinical services. (cdc.gov)
  • There are other reasons as well for the neglect of women's health issues. (nationalacademies.org)
  • This epidemiological transition has been slow and complex, however, and progress has been uneven on many issues that affect women's health. (bvsalud.org)
  • In fact, Africa and Asia represent 97% of the world's population impoverished by direct health expenditure. (who.int)
  • This vital work is needed now more than ever as the strides we have made in the global reproductive health movement are threatened by dramatic shifts in U.S. foreign policy by the Trump administration. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • More than half (58%) of sexually active younger teens made a reproductive health visit for birth control services in the past year. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1903, Henry Ford made his third and ultimately successful effort at founding an automobile company in Detroit, thus paving the way for that city to become the nation's automotive center. (cdc.gov)
  • So between a busy schedule of helping patients, she made an appointment for Planned Parenthood's new telehealth service, requested an abortion, and attended an initial counseling session-all while sitting in an ambulance. (americantelemed.org)
  • However, despite the efforts made, the evidence suggests that the prevalence of contraceptive use is low in the East- ern Mediterranean Region. (who.int)
  • Part three highlights progress made by the Programme during the past biennium. (who.int)
  • Grappling with stigma and discrimination, they often constitute the populations-on-blindspot when it comes to accessing health services (including sexual and reproductive health services), livelihood, social security and societal acceptance. (citizen-news.org)
  • For medical or behavioral health matters, call the Signature Health office where you are a patient. (ochin.org)
  • For urgent medical or behavioral health matters, contact us directly at 206-324-9360 during our operating hours of 8AM to 5PM Monday to Friday. (ochin.org)
  • In 2019, the MOH, in collaboration with Oromia Regional Health Bureau (ORHB) and DUP, introduced eCHIS in the district. (jsi.com)
  • News and stories about our work and the public health challenges that matter, from our experts around the United States. (jsi.com)
  • News and stories about our work and the public health challenges that matter, from our experts around the globe. (jsi.com)
  • And also, national and international coordination in the field of public health along with population welfare coordination. (wikipedia.org)
  • [i] It provided an overview of public health surveillance and data programs at CDC that address women's health. (cdc.gov)
  • MCHEP has assigned more than 35 senior CDC epidemiologists focused on maternal child health epidemiology capacity building and applied research to 20 states, and 6 other public health agencies and organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • That reality, however, has been reflected in only a patchy, disjointed, and erratic way in the worlds of medicine and public health. (nationalacademies.org)
  • 5. In concert with state and local health officials, increase public awareness regarding the potential health implications of toxic pollution in Great Lakes region. (cdc.gov)
  • This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for Perchlorates . (cdc.gov)
  • It is one in a series of Public Health Statements about hazardous substances and their health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • Dr. Walker attended Northwestern University, completed a master of public health degree at Emory University and has PhD in global disease epidemiology and control from Johns Hopkins University. (cdc.gov)
  • Measurable impact is at the heart of WHO's mission to transform the future of public health. (who.int)
  • These speakers have demonstrated how working in partnership across sectors and levels to integrate and co-deliver essential services are key steps that will allow us to address current inequities and reach those left furthest behind. (jhsph.edu)
  • We need to better understand the multitude of factors affecting maternal health and its connections to fetal and infant health, which may be driving recent increases in preterm birth. (cdc.gov)
  • Importantly, it's part of a larger movement-wide effort to take the offense on abortion rights. (ourfuture.org)
  • As parliamentarians, there's a lot of work that we have to do to advocate for sexual and reproductive health on behalf of our communities, to create opportunities for inclusivity, to make sure laws protect people with disabilities," she said. (jhsph.edu)
  • Pact's past work in Sierra Leone has included efforts to stem environmental degredation, with a focus on improving people's livelihoods. (pactworld.org)
  • These tools and experiences are all helpful, but I'm mostly driven by my passion to help activists and nonprofit professionals create a sustainable approach to their work so they can both change the world and prioritize their health. (lutheranvolunteercorps.org)
  • Pact is strengthening the capacity of local agencies and organizations to provide critical health services. (pactworld.org)
  • Over time, DRH has partnered with HRSA's Maternal Child Health Bureau to provide direct technical assistance to states through the Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program (MCHEP). (cdc.gov)
  • Provide confidential, respectful, and culturally appropriate services that meet the needs of teen clients. (cdc.gov)
  • 2. Develop information databases or research methodology that will provide long- term benefits to the human health effects research efforts in the Great Lakes region. (cdc.gov)
  • 3. Provide direction for future health effects research. (cdc.gov)
  • Immunization programs often reach more households than any other routine services and are therefore a great platform to bring these hard-to-reach communities into contact with the health system, and these opportunities should be leveraged to provide other needed services. (jhsph.edu)