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The Pop Reporter®

Volume 1, Number 32
12 November 2001

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FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Kenya: No More Free Condoms
Related Story: MP Slams Halt to Free Condoms

Eastern Cape Tightens Law on Circumcision to Stem Casualties

ASEAN Adopts Program To Fight Spread Of HIV/AIDS

Connecticut to Introduce Names-Based HIV Tracking System

California Man Convicted of Child Sex Charges Receives Longer Sentence for Knowing He Was HIV-Positive

Thousands Demand Death Penalty for Six South African Men Accused of Raping Infant, Likely Due to HIV 'Virgin' Myth

Vatican 'Blasts' U.N. Refugee Agency Field Guide for Promoting 'Irresponsible' Sexual Relations and Abortion

Malawi: Churches Continue Their War Against Condom Use

Bangkok Official Wants Men to Foot the Bill for Abortions

Malaysia: Get Real, Assemblyman Chides Critics of Pre-nuptial HIV Test
(Critics will change their minds once the hear the horror stories)

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH

Family-planning Services in a Low-performing Rural Area of Bangladesh: Insights from Field Observations

Weekly Contraceptive Patch Safe and Effective, Study Says

The Acceptability of a Vaginal Microbicide Among South African Men

Why Are Condoms Used, and How Many Are Needed? Estimates from Orissa, India

Condoms Reduce Women's Risk of Herpes Infection, But Do Not Protect Men

Journal of the American Medical Association, Letters to the Editor: Effect of Condoms on Reducing Genital Herpes Transmission

FAMILY PLANNING / REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS

Cheap, High Quality Condoms Needed in Southeast Asia

Kenya: Medic Decries Shortage of Family Planning Drug Therapists

Letters to the Editor: The IUD and Recovery of Fertility and Photoshare Database

Kenya's Minister for Public Health Opens All-Africa Workshop in Mombasa
(Aim is contraceptive security for all)

HIV / AIDS RESEARCH

Increased Ability for Selection of Zidovudine Resistance in a Distinct Class of Wild-type HIV-1 from Drug-naive Persons
Related News Article: New Strain of HIV is Resistant to Main Drug

HIV / AIDS NEWS

WTO Summit: Don't Undercut AIDS Drug Access

U.S. Secretary Powell on Bush Administration's "Active Agenda" for Africa

U.S. Government Actions to Obtain Low-Cost Cipro Stand in 'Stark Contrast' to Position on TRIPS, Lancet Editorial Says

HIV Vaccine 'At Least' Five Years Away, Virus Co-Discoverer Says

Kenya: Government Negotiating Importation of Cheap AIDS Drugs

South Africa: President Reacts to Media HIV/AIDS Report

PanAfrica: Churches Agree to Start HIV/AIDS Training Project

Zambia: 70,000 Expected to Contract HIV This Year

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH

Daily Dose of Aspirin May Help Prevent Preeclampsia During Pregnancy, Study Shows

Effects of Vitamin A Supplementation during Pregnancy and Early Lactation on Body Weight of South African HIV-infected Women

MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Sperm Morphology, Motility, and Concentration in Fertile and Infertile Men
Related News Article: WHO Standards for Assessing Sperm Samples May Misdiagnose Male Infertility, NIH Study Shows

POPULATION RESEARCH

The State of the World Population 2001 Report

One and a Half Centuries of Demographic Transition in Nepal

POPULATION NEWS

UNFPA Launches State of the World Report

Rise in World Population Threatens the Planet

WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

Douching Is Indirectly Linked to HIV Infection In Female Sex Workers

Socio-cultural Aspects of Health: Women of Childbearing age. Results from Missions in Ucayali, Peru
Related News Article: Health of Amazon Women Sidelined, Report Finds

WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS

Letter to Editor: Bacteriotherapy May Be Useful in Treating Bacterial Vaginosis

Kenya: Female Genital Mutilation Persists Despite Mounting Pressure

YOUTH NEWS

Kids Connecting with Kids
Related Site: Postcards from Africa penpal project

Nepal: NGOs Use Education To Fight Trafficking Of Girls For Prostitution

Rising Number of Young Girls in UK Seek Contraception

British Government Sponsors 'Condom Card' Program Giving Teenagers Access to Free Contraception

International Training Camp Brings Experts Throughout Asia Together to Address Adolescent Reproductive Health

HIV/AIDS: China To Get UNICEF Help In Henan Province

PROFILES / SPECIAL REPORTS

CDC Revised Guidelines for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral
(Technical Expert Panel Review of CDC HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Guidelines)
These guidelines replace CDC's 1994 guidelines, HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral Standards and Guidelines, and contain recommendations for public- and private-sector policy makers and service providers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling, testing, and referral (CTR). To develop these guidelines, CDC used an evidence-based approach advocated by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and public health practice guidelines. The recommendations are based on evidence from all available scientific sources; where evidence is lacking, opinion of "best practices" by specialists in the field has been used.

Revised Recommendations for HIV Screening of Pregnant Women
(Perinatal Counseling and Guidelines Consultation)
These guidelines replace CDC's 1995 guidelines, U.S. Public Health Service Recommendations for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Voluntary Testing for Pregnant Women, and are for public- and private-sector service providers who provide health care for pregnant women.

Education and Debate: Navigating Across Medicine's Electronic Landscape, Stopping at Places with Pub or Central in Their Names

Gender-Based Violence Project in Latin America
The latest issue of BASTA!, the newsletter of IPPF/WHR's Regional Project to Combat Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Latin America is now available online. With this issue IPPF/WHR starts to explore the methodological and ethical challenges involved in determining the success of GBV interventions in improving women's lives.

Uprooted People and HIV/AIDS in Africa: Responding to the Risks

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