Tutti i temi: Mortalità infantile

30.10.2007 Female foeticide has reached alarming levels in Asian countries. If China leads in declining sex ratio, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal follow closely. Experts at the on-going Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights warn against this disturbing trend and call for urgent action.

23.10.2007 Benarkah ODHA tidak berhak memiliki anak karena anaknya juga akan tertular HIV? Jelas itu cuma mitos. Sebab, kini ada teknik yang dapat dilakukan untuk mencegah penularan HIV pada pasangan yang salah satu atau keduanya HIV-positif.

19.10.2007 The second Global Hunger Index presents a gloomy picture when it comes to meeting the MDG targets related to hunger and child mortality. Barring a few regions of the world, it appears that hunger will continue to haunt humanity for a long time to come.

16.10.2007 Irfan Mufti from Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) feels society has to be organised and mobilized to influence policy. The change may not be immediate, but political influence is bound to grow in future.

16.10.2007 The Rajasthan government and UNICEF have joined hands to mobilize volunteers to strengthen routine immunization in the western Indian state. The pilot project will seek to make people aware of the benefits of vaccination and improve infant and child mortality.

15.10.2007 The report, People’s Voices on MDGs 2007 highlights key policy areas, common obstacles, as well as MDG progress among countries in the South and Southeast Asia regions from the civil society perspective.

15.10.2007 Viime perjantaina julkistettu Maailman nälkäindeksi ennustaa, että Latinalainen Amerikka ja Itä-Aasia tulevat ainoina kehitysmaa-alueina saavuttamaan nälän poistamiseen ja lapsikuolleisuuteen liittyvät vuosituhattavoitteet vuoteen 2015 mennessä.

14.10.2007 NEW YORK, Oct 12 (OneWorld) - A new study by the U.S.-based International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) indicates that a vast majority of the world's poor will likely continue to suffer from hunger in the next eight years.

04.10.2007 A new campaign by a global coalition of governments, civil society organisations and media will push for meeting the Millennium Development Goals on maternal and child health. “Deliver Now” will introduce specific country programmes in India and Tanzania in 2008.

04.10.2007 Tahun 2001, Her, 30 tahun, baru sadar tertular HIV/AIDS. Namun seperti orang lainnya, dia menikah dan kini dikaruniai seorang anak berusia 1,6 tahun. Ada saat di mana Her dapat menggauli istrinya tanpa menggunakan kondom. Ajaibnya, istri dan anaknya tak tertular HIV.