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Volume 5, Number 32
8 August 2005
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FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH
Conference on repositioning family planning in West Africa: Rapporteur-General’s report 
(Report; Sub-Saharan Africa)
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Arlington, VA, Management Sciences for Health, Feb 2005.
Dake A
A 4–day Regional Conference on Repositioning Family Planning in West Africa Conference was held from February 15–18 in Accra, Ghana to address the question of the declining international focus on family planning and recognition of its impact on health and development. It was also geared towards reviving the interest of donors and governments in the domain and the rising unmet need for family planning. The main conference agenda was to provide a forum for key stakeholders in the West Africa sub-region to focus on repositioning family planning as a means of combating the impact of unmet need. Its goal was to set the grounds for the increase in commitment to repositioning of family planning as a strategic objective of a country's health and development goals.
Patterns of uptake of treatment for self reported sexually transmitted infection symptoms in rural Zimbabwe
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):326-332.
Lewis JJC | Garnett GP | Nyamukapa CA | Donnelly CA | Mason PR | Gregson S
This study determined the extent of self reported symptoms perceived to be related to STIs and the patterns of subsequent treatment seeking behavior in a predominantly rural population of Zimbabwe; 92% of men and 62% of women had sought treatment for their symptoms in the past year. Men and women were equally likely to have sought treatment at a local hospital or clinic, but women were much less likely than men to have sought treatment at a different hospital or clinic. The gender differences in treatment seeking are of major concern for control efforts and further work on determining the reasons for these should be a priority.
Condom effectiveness for prevention of chlamydia trachomatis infection
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):323-325.
Niccolai LM | Rowhani-Rahbar A | Jenkins H | Green S | Dunne DW
This analysis provided a disease specific estimate for the effectiveness of condoms in preventing Chlamydia trachomatis infection while controlling for known exposure to infection. Among clients with known exposure, 13.3% of consistent condom users were diagnosed with C trachomatis infection compared to 34.4% of inconsistent condom users. Among clients with unknown exposure, there was no observed protective effect of condoms.
Sentinel surveillance of sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: A review
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):287-293.
Johnson LF | Coetzee DJ | Dorrington RE
This study examined how STI prevalence varies between populations and identified the limitations of the existing data in South Africa. Resutls show the prevalence of STIs in South Africa is high, although there is extensive variability between regions. There is a need for STI prevalence data that are more nationally representative and that can be used to monitor prevalence trends more reliably.
FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWS
BBC Swahili launches website that 'speaks boldly' about sex
(News Article; Asia)
Indiantelevision.com
BBC Swahili and the BBC's international charity, BBC World Service Trust, have launched a Swahili language website. It aims to break down taboos and myths around sex and sexuality and reach a wider, younger audience. It is available at bbcswahili.com.
Afghanistan: UN helps reopen family guidance centres in Kabul
(News Article; Asia)
Integrated Regional Information Networks
At least seven major reproductive health care centers are reactivated in maternal hospitals of Kabul after funding was made available by the United Nations Population Fund in August.
China conducts first large-scale survey among women using intrauterine devices
(News Article; Asia)
People's Daily Online
China has launched a large-scale survey among women who use intrauterine devices (the first of its kind) to look into their effects.
HIV/AIDS RESEARCH
The use of community-based modified directly observed therapy for the treatment of HIV-infected persons
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2005 Aug 15;39(5):545-550.
Mitty JA | Macalino GE | Bazerman LB | Loewenthal HG | Hogan JW | MacLeod CJ | Flanigan TP
This study describes the experiences of 69 HIV-infected individuals who were enrolled in a community-based modified directly observed therapy (MDOT) program. Results support that MDOT should be included in the spectrum of options available to enhance adherence to HAART among patients who are unsuccessful with self-administration of their medications.
Poverty-related stressors and HIV/AIDS transmission risks in two South African communities
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Journal of Urban Health. 2005 May 11;82(2):237-249.
Kalichman SC | Simbayi LC | Jooste S | Cherry C | Cain D
This study explores the relationship between community stress and HIV transmission risk behaviors in southern Africa. The findings here show that poverty-related stressors are associated with HIV transmission risks in some poverty-stricken communities and that these associations are not mediated by substance use.
Clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of co-trimoxazole prophylaxis in patients with HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire: A trial-based analysis
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS. 2005 Aug 12;19(12):1299-1308.
Yazdanpanah Y | Losina E | Anglaret X | Goldie SJ | Walensky RP | Weinstein MC |Toure S | Smith HE | Kaplan JE | Freedberg KA
In 2000, WHO/UNAIDS recommended co-trimoxazole prophylaxis for persons at early stages of HIV infection. This study tested the cost-effectiveness of such a strategy and found that early co-trimoxazole prophylaxis will prevent complications prior to antiretroviral therapy initiation and should be considered an essential component of care for early HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.
Evidence of a brief surge in safer sex practices after HIV testing among a sample of high-risk men and women
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; North America)
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2005 Aug 15;39(5):606-612.
DiFranceisco W | Pinkerton SD | Dyatlov R | Swain GR
This study investigated the association between recent HIV testing and safer sex among clients of a publicly funded sexually transmitted disease clinic. Findings showed that prevalence of condom use at last intercourse was highest among respondents who received an HIV test less than 3 months before the survey, whereas frequent condom use during the past 3 months peaked among clients who had been tested 3 to 5 months before assessment.
Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of the general public towards HIV/AIDS in Hyderabad, a capital city from South India
(Research Article; Asia)
Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2005;59(7):307-316.
Sudha RT | Vijay DT | Lakshmi V
This study assessed the awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of the general public toward HIV/AIDS in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Approximately 81% of the study population were sketchily aware of HIV/AIDS, but had incorrect perceptions about the mode of transmission or prevention. Despite the vigorous outreach programs, which the government and other organizations had carried out in the city, many people had several misconceptions about HIV or about people living with HIV/AIDS.
Scaling up health promotion interventions in the era of HIV/AIDS: Challenges for a rights based approach
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Health Promotion International. 2005 Aug 1;
Chopra M | Ford N
This paper reviews different approaches to scaling up health promotion interventions, some of the key obstacles in scaling up, and then suggests some possible solutions with a focus on a human rights based approach.
From treatment to prevention: The interplay between HIV/AIDS treatment availability and HIV/AIDS prevention programming in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Journal of Urban Health. 2005 July 27;online
Levy NC | Miksad RA | Fein OT
This paper documents the range of preventive interventions and services available in Khayelitsha since the early 1990s and explores the impact of antiretroviral availability on prevention efforts and disease stigma on the basis of extensive in-depth interviews, supplemented by data collection. The information gathered suggests that the introduction of the mother-to-child-transmission prevention programs in 1999 and the three HIV treatment clinics run by Médecins Sans Frontières in 2000 were turning points in the region’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
HIV/AIDS: Global trends, global funds and delivery bottlenecks
(Commentary; Global)
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Globalization and Health. 2005 Aug 1;1(1):13.
Coovadia HM | Hadingham J
Despite increasingly large amounts of funding for health initiatives being made available to poorer regions of the world, HIV infection rates and prevalence continue to increase world wide. This report reviews the factors contributing to this phenomenon.
HIV/AIDS NEWS
Mozambique launches HIV/AIDS program for private sector
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
People's Daily Online
A program named "Avante" and aiming at supporting the country's private sector initiatives to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS formally started in Mozambique recently.
Hunan province offers free herbal treatment for HIV/AIDS carriers
(News Article; Asia)
Xinhuanet
The central province of Hunan launched a program recently to treat HIV/AIDS carriers with free traditional Chinese medicine, according to the provincial healthcare department.
Universal access to AIDS drugs possible with agreed price cuts
(News Article; Central America and the Caribbean | South America)
Inter Press Service News Agency
Latin America's health ministers negotiating as a bloc with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry secured reductions of up to 66% on the prices of HIV/AIDS drugs.
AIDS patients to get free drugs
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
The East African Standard
The government is planning to issue free anti-retroviral drugs to HIV/AIDS patients, Health Minister Charity Ngilu has said.
UNAIDS statement on South African trial findings regarding male circumcision and HIV
(Press Release; Global)
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UNAIDS
From the press release: "Although the trial [examining the potential link between male circumcision and a lower risk of HIV acquisition] shows promising protective effects of adult male circumcision in reducing HIV acquisition, UNAIDS emphasizes that more research is needed to confirm the reproducibility of the findings of this trial and whether or not the results have more general application. In particular the findings from two ongoing trials in Uganda and Kenya, funded by the US National Institutes of Health, will be important to clarify the relationship between male circumcision and HIV in differing social and cultural contexts."
"AIDS, what AIDS?"
(Feature Article; Middle East)
Arab News
According to this article, AIDS is thought of as "a minor problem" in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH RESEARCH
International Comparison of Care for Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Parents' Perceptions of Counseling and Decision-Making
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Pediatrics. 2005 Aug 2;116(2):263-271.
Partridge JC | Martinez AM | Nishida H | Boo NY | Tan KW | Yeung CY Lu JH | Yu VYH
This study characterized parent perceptions and satisfaction with physician counseling and delivery-room resuscitation of very low birth weight infants in countries with neonatal intensive care capacity. Given that parents desired to play an active role in decision-making for their premature infant, physicians should strive to provide parents the medical information critical for informed decision-making.
Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: Prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):294-302.
S Mullick | Watson-Jones D | Beksinska M | Mabey D
This review examines the prevalence and impact on pregnancy outcome of STIs in developing countries and recommends approaches to management of STIs in pregnancy for resource poor settings.
Effectiveness of a city-wide program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
AIDS. 2005 Aug 12;19(12):1309-1315.
Stringer JSA | Sinkala M | Maclean CC | Levy J | Kankasa C | DeGroot A | Stringer EM | Acosta EP | Goldenberg RL | Vermund SH
This study determined the population effectiveness of a city-wide perinatal HIV prevention program. Successful perinatal HIV prevention requires each mother-infant pair to negotiate a cascade of events that begins with offering HIV testing and continues through adherence to the prescribed regimen. This novel surveillance demonstrates that failures occur at each step, resulting in reduced coverage and diminished program effectiveness.
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV: A practical guide on feeding infants born to HIV-positive women
(Teaching and Training Material; Global)
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American International Health Alliance, February 2005.
This guide is intended for use by individuals who provide counseling to HIV-infected mothers and for relatives who care for the infant; physicians working in obstetric and pediatric wards, women’s counseling centers, and pediatric clinics; nurses who provide care to women and children; and social workers and other community members who have completed a special training course in HIV counseling.
No association between female circumcision and prolonged labour: A case control study of immigrant women giving birth in Sweden
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2005 Aug 1;121(2):182-185.
Esséna B | Sjöberga NO | Gudmundssona S| Östergrenb PO | Lindqvista PG
The object of this study was to compare the duration of the second stage of labor between circumcised (68 circumcised nulliparous women originally from the Horn of Africa) and non-circumcised women in a high-income community in Europe. Based on the findings, prolonged labor does not seem to be associated to female genital circumcision in affluent societies with high standards of obstetric care.
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NEWS
C-section most common US hospital procedure - study
(News Article; North America)
Reuters
The most common US hospital procedure is the Caesarean section, with 1.2 million of the operations done each year, according to a government report. Caesarean sections cost $14.6 billion in total charges in 2003.
Two thirds of infants breast-fed in China's urban areas
(News Article; Asia)
People's Daily Online
More than two thirds (67%) of urban women in China feed babies with their own milk, while the figure reaches as high as 80% in rural areas, according to an an official with the Chinese Ministry of Health.
Malawi: Urgent Action Needed to Halt Maternal Mortality
(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Integrated Regional Information Networks
Although greater efforts have been made to curb malaria and HIV/AIDS in Malawi, not enough is being done to tackle the country's alarming maternal death rate, says a coalition of local NGOs.
Middle East: Decline in Breastfeeding Raises Malnutrition Concerns
(Feature Article; Middle East)
Integrated Regional Information Networks
"Inappropriate feeding practices" are a major cause of malnutrition among children in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to aid workers promoting World Breastfeeding Week.
Afghanistan's soaring maternal, child mortality rates an 'acute emergency': UNICEF
(News Article; Asia)
Associated Press
Related Press Release: Afghanistan\'s maternal and child mortality rates soar
Women and children in Afghanistan continue to face an "acute emergency" because of exceptionally high maternal and child mortality rates, a representative of the U.N. children's agency said recently.
MEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Hepatitis Virus and HIV Infections in Inmates of a State Correctional Facility in Mexico
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Central America and the Caribbean)
Epidemiology and Infection. 2005;133(4):679-685.
Alvarado-Esquivel C | Sablon E | Martinez-Garcia S | Estrada-Martinez S
This study sought to determine the prevalence and associated characteristics of hepatitis A, B, C, and D viruses and HIV infections in a prison in Durango, Mexico. The prevalence of HAV, HBV, HDV, and HIV infections in inmates in Durango, Mexico were comparable to those of the Mexican general population and blood donors, but lower than those reported in other prisons around the world.
Male Clients of Brothel Prostitutes as a Bridge for HIV Infection Between High Risk and Low Risk Groups of Women in Senegal
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):342-344.
Gomes do Espirito ME | Etheredge GD
This study explored the extent to which male clients of prostitutes have a role as a bridge in the spread of HIV into the general population of Dakar, Senegal. Findings suggest that a proportion of clients form a potential bridge for HIV transmission between prostitutes and partners from the general population. They have unprotected sexual contacts with both brothel prostitutes, and steady and casual partners, and expose both unmarried and married women to HIV infection. Findings also indicate that wives are more exposed to HIV than other categories of women in the population.
MEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Brook warns against overlooking men's sexual health
(Press Release; Global)
Brook
Young men must not be overlooked in the drive to improve young people's sexual health, Jan Barlow, Chief Executive of Brook, the sexual health charity for young people, warned. She urged teachers and health professionals to be aware of the different information and messages young women and men are likely to have received about sex and sexual health, and to make sure that education and services reflect their different needs.
Truck drivers more sinned against than sinning
(Feature Article; Asia)
Inter Press Service News Agency
It took a photo exhibition on the lives and work of India's truck drivers for many to realise that they are more than just another high-risk group for HIV/AIDS in a list drawn by voluntary agencies working against the disease.
A campaign that urges men to use condoms
(Feature Article; Asia)
The Times of India
Breakthrough, the producer of the much-feted Mann ke Manjeere: an album of women's dreams, has become one of the first organizations to take up the cause of married women vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Its multi-media campaign, "What Kind of Man Are You?" seeks to bring public attention to the growing incidence of HIV/AIDS amongst women in India, most of who have been infected by their husbands or primary male partners.
Kyrgyzstan: Rural Men Show Little Interest in Reproductive Health
(Feature Article; Asia)
Integrated Regional Information Networks
In mountainous Kyrgyzstan, where the vast majority of the population lives in rural areas, men demonstrate little to no interest in reproductive health.
POPULATION NEWS
DHS surveys says Timor-Leste has highest birth rate and child mortality has declined 50%
(News Article; Oceania)
World Bank Group
The Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2003 officially released by the Ministry of Health confirms data from other surveys that the country’s birth rate is amongst the highest in the world: "In the period from 2000 to 2003, women were bearing children at a rate of 7.77 children per woman. This is higher than the current fertility of any country listed in the most recent United Nations’ assessment of demographic trends," says the Survey, warning that, "at the current rate of population growth of 3.9%, the population doubles every 18 years."
Family planning policy saves China 300 mln births
(News Article; Asia)
People's Daily Online
China's total fertility rate has dropped to around 1.8 since the nation started to exercise its family planning policy in the 1970s, which is 1.2 or 1.3 points lower than other countries or regions of the same economic development level.
India Prefers Sons, Snuffs Out Girl Child
(Feature Article; Asia)
Reuters
Experts say the number of women dropped to 933 for every 1,000 men in 2001 from 941 in 1961, largely because of a long history of infanticide and, more recently, sex selective abortions.
WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH
Risk Factors for HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer among Unscreened Women in a High-Risk Rural Area of China
(Abstract; Asia)
International Journal of Cancer. 2005 Aug 3;online.
Zhao F | Forman MR | Belinson J | Shen Y | Graubard BI | Patel AC | Rong S | Pretorius RG | Qiao Y
Researchers examined the association of risk factors to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III and cervical cancer (CC) in 8,798 unscreened women aged 35-50 years. Seasonal fluctuations, home births, and multiples partners were among the factors associated with these conditions.
Sex and Relationships for HIV Positive Women Since HAART: A Quantitative Study
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Global)
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2005 Aug 1;81(4):333-337.
Lambert S | Keegan A | Petrak J
This study investigated current levels of sexual activity, enjoyment, condom use, and other factors affecting sexual behavior in a sample of women living with HIV. Sexual difficulties, including abstinence, were prevalent in this sample, indicating the potential for interventions addressing the psychosexual needs of HIV positive women and their partners.
WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
Cabin restaurants, women workers & HIV/AIDS threat
(Feature Article; Asia)
The Rising Nepal
Many women in Nepal are forced to work in cabin restaurants, where sex work puts them at risk of HIV infection.
Pakistan: New Radio Series on 'Honour' Killings
(News Article; Asia)
Integrated Regional Information Networks
The Pakistan chapter of the UK-based international NGO, Oxfam, has recently begun broadcasting a radio series aimed at raising public awareness of honor killings.
YOUTH HEALTH RESEARCH
Characteristics of Menstruation-Related Problems for Adolescents and Premarital Women in Korea
(Abstract; subscription needed for full text; Asia)
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2005 Aug 1;121(2):236-242.
Shin SY | Lee YY | Yang SY | Yoon BK | Bae DS | Choi DS
This study compared the patterns of menstruation-related problems between adolescents and premarital women who visited the Young Lady Clinic at Samsung Medical Center. The menstruation-related problems showed different features for each group.
YOUTH HEALTH NEWS
HIV/AIDS makes 87,000 orphans in Mozambique
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique
Mozambique counts 87,000 orphans whose parents died of HIV/AIDS, citing a report of the Statistics National Institute.
South African teen risks motherhood, AIDS
(Feature Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
Women's eNews
In South Africa, a health worker says the AIDS epidemic often makes orphaned female teens turn to older men for protection. Result: They are pregnant and at risk. This is the second in a series on African women coping with AIDS at different stages of life.
Togo child prostitute crackdown
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
BBC News
Security forces have raided brothels in the Togolese capital, Lome, arresting more than 200 people, reports say. The operation follows a government statement broadcast on radio stations announcing its intention to tackle the prostitution of children.
RH advocate complains about parents protest against abstinence
(News Article; Sub-Saharan Africa)
GNA
Operations of some reproductive health advocates are being hampered by claims by some parents that their children are losing interest in sexual activity or developing frigidity because of the teachings of those institutions. For such parents, teaching children to abstain from sexual practices until they are married was tantamount to rendering them inactive or stupid.
Australia to prosecute parents forcing underage girls to marry
(News Article; Oceania)
Middle East Times
Parents sending their underage daughters abroad for forced marriages could face 25 years in jail under new sexual trafficking laws, Australian justice minister Chris Ellison said recenlty. There was a report in "The Australian" newspaper that girls as young as 14 had been forced to marry older men in Lebanon in an attempt by their families to protect them from promiscuity and Western influences at home.
BOOKS/BOOK REVIEWS
Managers Who Lead: A Handbook for Improving Health Services
(Teaching and Training Material; Global)
Management Sciences for Health
This handbook provides practical approaches for applying key leading and managing practices that managers can use with their teams to face challenges, overcome obstacles, and realize their vision of better health for all. Real-life examples illustrate how to transform work groups and organizations into high performers. It offers exercises and guidelines facilitators and managers can use to strengthen individual and team performance, and the accompanying CD-ROM includes a wealth of additional resources for developing the ability to lead.
SPECIAL REPORTS/PROFILES/RESOURCES
GBV in conflict-affected settings
(Teaching and Training Material; Global)
Minneapolis, MN, ARC International, 2005.
ARC International's latest publication series addresses the critical global issue of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Conflict-Affected Settings. The publication series was designed specifically to help communities and humanitarian workers to assess the situation in their particular setting and to determine the needs and next steps to implementing comprehensive and multi-sectoral programs to address GBV. A special emphasis has been given to the provision of legal aid, as that is a sector often neglected. Within this series of publications ARC's program in Guinea, West Africa, has been highlighted as an example of programmatic possibilities. The program in Guinea, which serves Liberian and Sierra Leonean Refugees, has been successful in taking innovative and effective approaches to addressing GBV.
Bednets reduce malaria
(Technical Report; Global)
Baltimore, MD, INFO Project, June 2005. (Global Health Technical Briefs, #17)
Pacqué M
More than one million lives could be saved annually if insecticide-treated bednets were used by the populations at greatest risk of malaria.
Calendar of Events
September 5, 2005 - September 16, 2005Integrated HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Short Course
By the end of this course, participants should demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitudes requisite to provision of comprehensive care of PLWAs including counselling and testing, preventive therapies, diagnosis and treatment of opportunistic infections, rational use of antiretroviral agents, care of children and women infected with HIV/AIDS and some programmatic issues in HIV/AIDS care.
Contact's Name: Administrator, Training / E-Mail: amreftraining@amrefhq.org
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya
September 6, 2005 - September 8, 2005
Counselling: Identifying and Promoting Good Practice
Contact's Name: Anne Kamau, conference secretary / E-Mail: akamau@kapc.or.ke
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya
September 15, 2005
Islam, Gender and Reproductive Health: Part 6 of 6
The conference series provides an in-depth look at the intersection of reproductive health and gender issues in the Islamic world, addressing the range of religious adherence to Islam and the impact of such diverse views on reproductive health policy and programming. This series is sponsored by The Middle East Program and Environmental Change and Security Project at The Woodrow Wilson International Center, and is supported by USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health and the Interagency Gender Working Group.
E-Mail: mep@wwic.si.eduEvent Location: Washington, DC, Woodrow Wilson Center -- 5th Floor Conference Room
September 26, 2005 - September 30, 2005
AMANET Workshop on Clinical Data Management for Malaria Vaccine Trials
This will be a hands-on and practical course after which it is expected that the participants will be able to: • Understand and appreciate the place of data management in the trial process; • Be aware of GCP and major regulatory issues in product development; • Be able to formulate a clinical data management plan for a project; • Be able to create a data base in Microsoft Access® programme; • Design case report forms suitable for the database structure; • Provide validity and quality assurance checks; • Optimize the data processing and reporting.
Contact's Name: Charles Wanga / E-Mail: clwanga@amanet-trust.org
Event Location: University of Bamako, Mali
February 20, 2006 - March 24, 2006
From Research to Practice: Training in Reproductive Health Research
E-Mail: secretariat@gfmer.chEvent Location: Geneva
February 20, 2006 - March 24, 2006
From Research to Practice: Training in Sexual Health Research
E-Mail: nathalie.recordon@gfmer.chEvent Location: Geneva
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