The Poor-Rich Health Divide
(2004) Sweeping changes in public health have transformed life over the past century. On average, people live longer, healthier lives than ever before.
Region: Eastern Africa
Health Sector Reform: How It Affects Reproductive Health
(June 2003) Many less developed countries are reforming their health systems in an effort to achieve public health goals more affordably and effectively.
Maternal Mortality in Guatemala: A Preventable Tragedy
(2003) From instituting new maternal health policies to addressing the quality of health services for pregnant women and their newborns, Guatemala is taking a number of steps to try to reduce deaths and disability related to pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum complications.
Diverse Factors Linked to Maternal Deaths in Zambia
By asoares
(2003) Poor access to health facilities and low-quality health care delivery may be among the reasons that Zambia is facing increasing levels of maternal deaths.
STI Risks High Among Zimbabwe’s Youth
By asoares
(2003) With young people comprising a sizable proportion of Zimbabwe’s population, government officials, health workers, and community leaders face the overwhelming task of meeting the reproductive health needs for this special group.
Assessing Senegal’s Anti-AIDS Successes
(September 2001) Now that the tragedy of AIDS in Africa has finally captured the world’s attention, the international media is spotlighting a few of the continent’s success stories.
Eco-Tourism: Encouraging Conservation or Adding to Exploitation?
(2001) Eco-tourism has emerged as one of the most important sectors of the international tourism industry. The United Nations, recognizing eco-tourism’s potential role in sustainable development, has declared 2002 the “International Year of Eco-tourism.
Record Number of Women in the U.S. Labor Force
(February 2001) Over the past 30 years, there have been dramatic changes in women’s participation in the U.S.
Report. Población y escasez de agua en Oriente Medio y África septentrional
(2002) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)* is the most water-scarce region of the world. Home to 6.
Report. Reproductive Health in Policy & Practice: Case Studies From Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda
To assess how the Programme of Action, agreed upon at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), is being implemented, senior researchers in Brazil, India, Morocco, and Uganda conducted country case studies.