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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 30
29 October 2001

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FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

New Guatemalan Law Formalizes Reproductive Health Programs for the First Time

HIV Human Rights Laws Lacking Worldwide

Mbeki Says He Will Not Change Approach Without More Data

Chinese Army to Begin Testing New Recruits for HIV

Uganda: Make Family Planning a Must, Commission Told

South Africa: Doctors Accused of Infecting 100,000 Children With HIV/Aids Face Lawsuit

US: Senate Passes House Foreign Aid Bill With Amendment to Repeal 'Mexico City' Policy

HIV/AIDS Pandemic Prompts Change by Some African Nations on Women's Reproductive Health

US: Senate Approves $415 Million for International HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Efforts

Global Gag Rule Is Holding Back Vital Reproductive Health Programmes, says IPPF Director General Ingar Brueggemann

South Africa: AIDS Activists Urge State to Drop Court Battle Over Drugs

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

The Link Between Postnatal Abstinence and Extramarital Sex in Côte d'Ivoire

The Relationship Between Cervical Secretions and the Daily Probabilities of Pregnancy: Effectiveness of the Two Day Algorithm

The Effect of Power in Sexual Relationships on Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Examination of the Evidence

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

Ghana: Finding New Ways to Control Birth

Endometriosis, Stem Cells Discussed at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

U.N. Population Fund Seeks $4.5 Million for Relief Campaign to Aid Pregnant Afghan Refugees, Address Reproductive Health Needs

Facing the Facts of Life in Refugee Camps

Goodwill Ambassador and Former 'Spice Girl' Geri Halliwell to Launch British Sex Education

Media Project Announces Winners of Annual SHINE Awards For Sexual Health in Entertainment

HIV / AIDS RESEARCH

Bristol-Myers AIDS Drug Avoids Fat Problem: Study Report

HIV / AIDS NEWS

AIDS Cases Rise in China

Mbeki Sparks a New Aids Drug Row

Uganda: HIV/Aids Infection Rate Drops

Sex and Drugs Fuel Simmering AIDS crisis in Asia and Pacific

Kenya: A Lesson From Aids Among Teachers

Colombian Guerillas Expel Three Town Residents Who Test Positive for HIV

South Korean HIV/AIDS Cases 'Still Low,' But Country Faces Epidemic if Education Campaigns Not Implemented

Nigeria: Group Uses Herbal Remedies for HIV

Gilead Says FDA Approves HIV-fighting Drug Viread

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS

West African Women Not Undergoing C-Sections as Frequently as Needed

Birthweight of Japanese Newborns Decreases Due to Increased Smoking Among Pregnant Women

Breast-Feeding Cuts Risk of Respiratory Disease

Babies Better Off if Moms Quit Smoking Altogether

MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Genetic Factors Linked to Male Infertility, Two Studies Show

POPULATION NEWS

Russia: Population Shrinks For Second Consecutive Year

Urbanization Takes on New Dimensions in Asia's Population Giants

Are Population Pressures Creating a Fertile Ground for Conflict in the Middle East?

Climate Change Impacts and Emerging Population Trends: A Recipe for Disaster?

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

New Study Indicates Women Have Many Misconceptions Regarding Infertility

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Contraceptives: Make No Bones About Them

Oral Contraceptive Linked to Blood Clots

YOUTH RESEARCH

Self-aware Sex Education: A Theoretical and Practical Approach in Venezuela

Challenges and Dilemmas in Counselling Young Women on Pregnancy Options

Perceptions of Sexual Coercion: Learning from Young People in Ibadan, Nigeria

YOUTH NEWS

Uganda: Girls Make 50% of Maternal Deaths

Sexually Active Teenagers Lack STD Knowledge

US: Louisiana Prevention Programs Use 'Constructive' Diversions, Peer Education to Reduce Teen Pregnancy Rates

Uganda: Students Want Condoms Supplied in Schools

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

UNFPA News Conference: Saving Afghan Women's Lives
Afghan women and girls in need of life-saving reproductive health assistance was the topic of a UNFPA News Conference Call held for international reporters on Monday 22 October, 2001.

Prevalence Survey of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Sex Workers and Truck Drivers in China 1999-2000

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