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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 5
7 May 2001

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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

Breast and Pelvic Examinations are Obstacles to Contraceptive Provision

Birth Control Needs Increase As Funding Falls

Many Women Unaware of Reproductive Health Risks Associated with Smoking

Incidence and Predictors of Severe Obstetric Morbidity: Case-control Study

FGM Affects Health of 90 Percent of Girls in Southwest Kenya

Emergency Contraceptive Pills Reduce Health Costs

HIV / AIDS

G7 Nations Propose Funding for Global AIDS Trust Fund

Global Aids Fund to Push Drug Firms to Cut Prices

Lack of Condoms Poses Real Obstacle in the AIDS Fight

African States Still At Sea Over AIDS Scourge

Teachers, Children Hit Hard By Epidemic, UNESCO Says

UNICEF'S Plan to Check HIV Among Children

World Bank Proposes Million to fight HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean

POPULATION

Russia: Abundant Resources, Few People

New Population Policy for Nigeria Soon

Census Undercount Hampers Health Efforts

Aging U.S. Population Increasing Arthritis Burden

WOMEN'S HEALTH

U.S. International Relations Committee Votes to Overturn Mexico City Policy

Lack of Vitamin B12 Linked to Repeat Miscarriage

Reproductive Health Provision Strengthened in Pakistan

Babies Handle Shots Better While Breast-Feeding

Self-Confidence Can Make Childbirth Less Painful

New Pill Effective for Treating PMS

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

Microbicides: So, What Are They? And Why Should You Care?
Scientists around the world are working to develop gels, creams, and other products that destroy or disable the viruses and bacteria that cause HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Here you can find a compilation of information that was pulled together for an expert meeting on microbicides. Learn about new developments in microbicide research, what it would take to bring them on the market, and what they would mean for HIV and other STD prevention.

Reaching Youth: IPPF/Youth Manifesto
The IPPF/youth manifesto highlights the actions young people see as important for meeting young people's needs for reproductive and sexual health, and ensuring their rights. The manifesto is not only young people's vision for the future, it has been adopted by IPPF at its highest decision making levels. IPPF and its member family planning associations are working hard to ensure that this vision becomes a reality.

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