(Novembre 2003) Bien qu’on soit de plus en plus conscient que l’existence d’intérêts conflictuels et d’inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes crée des obstacles considérables à la santé, rares sont les programmes de santé de la reproduction qui tentent de surmonter ces inégalités.
(2003) Coastal regions, areas that are home to a large and growing proportion of the world’s population, are undergoing environmental decline.
(2003) Encore sous le coup des répercussions de la crise financière en Asie, l’Indonésie souffre depuis quelques années de nombreuses difficultés, allant des troubles sociaux, de l’instabilité politique, de la violence ethnique et confessionnelle à la diminution de l’accès aux services de santé et autres services publics.
(2003) Hena is four months pregnant and her expression tells it all: Her eyes are dull and her face is pale as she waits to be examined by the doctors at Calcutta Rescue, a nongovernmental organization that works with poor people.
Malnutrition, defined as ill health caused by deficiencies of calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals interacting with infections and other poor health and social conditions, saps the strength and well-being of millions of women and adolescent girls around the world.
(July 2003) Despite the recession, poverty rates for families with children under age 18 have held steady overall, according to the latest annual report from the federal government America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003.
(June 2003) Many less developed countries are reforming their health systems in an effort to achieve public health goals more affordably and effectively.
(June 2003) The civil conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, formerly known as Zaire) is worsening already poor conditions for one of Africa’s largest and most disadvantaged populations.
(Juin 2003) La difficulté d’accès aux centres de soins et la qualité médiocre des prestations de soins sont probablement deux des raisons pour lesquelles la Zambie connaît à l’heure actuelle une montée du niveau de la mortalité maternelle.
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(2003) The recent bombings in Saudi Arabia, which killed at least 34 people, have drawn new attention to the kingdom and new pressure on the government of Crown Prince Abdullah to crack down on militant religious forces and root out their influence in schools and other key sectors.