U.S. Children in Single-Mother Families
(2010) In the United States, the number of children in single-mother families has risen dramatically over the past four decades, causing considerable concern among policymakers and the public.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
La planification familiale améliore la vie et la santé des pauvres en zone urbaine et économise de l’argent
By asoares
(2010) Cette année, la Journée Mondiale de la Santé (7 avril) se concentre sur l’importance de la santé urbaine.
Japan’s Demographic Future
(2010) The phrase “1.57 Shock” was widely used in Japan 20 years ago in reaction to the lowest fertility rate in the country’s history.
Combien cela coûterait-il de couvrir les besoins en planification familiale dans les pays en développement ?
(2010) Quasiment 215 millions de femmes vivant dans des pays en voie de développement souhaiteraient éviter une grossesse mais n’utilisent pas de moyen de contraception efficace.
Progress and Setbacks Toward Education For All
(2010) A lack of basic education in childhood is linked poorer health, fewer job opportunities, and decreased political participation later in life.
The Role of Policymakers in Ending Female Genital Mutilation: An African Perspective
(2010) The Honorable Amina Salum Ali is the Permanent Representative of the African Union to the United States.
Rescuing the ‘Bottom Billion’ Through Control of the Neglected Tropical Diseases
(2010) With Millennium Development Goal 6, the international community pledged to “combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases” throughout the world. Worldwide, 1.
Domestic Violence High in Egypt, Affecting Women’s Reproductive Health
By asoares
(2010) Violence against women is a costly and pervasive public health problem and a violation of human rights. In Egypt, a third of women are physically abused by their husbands, according to the 2005 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).
PRB Discuss Online: How Do Americans Balance Work and Family?
(2010) PRB Discuss Online: How Do Americans Balance Work and Family?
Are Imams in Egypt Prepared to Help Stop the Spread of HIV/AIDS?
(May 2010) Muslim religious leaders in Egypt—known as imams—appear to know more than the average Egyptian man about HIV/AIDS and its modes of transmission; but there are major gaps in imams’ knowledge about the disease, and their attitudes are not favorable toward people living with HIV.