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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.

Les enfants au Cambodge : confrontés à un taux de mortalité élevé

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(Décembre 2002) En dépit des acquis majeurs en termes de survie des enfants au cours des 25 dernières années, plus de 10 millions d’entre eux décèdent chaque année dans le monde avant l’âge de 5 ans, souvent à la suite de maladies et de conditions qui auraient pu être évitées ou traitées sans difficulté.

Fighting AIDS-Related Stigma in Africa

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(2002) Stigma and discrimination remain a major fact of life for the estimated 29.4 million people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and for the more than 11 million children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS.

U.S. Trends in Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke

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(2002) Deaths from heart disease have fallen dramatically over the past 50 years in the United States, from over 589 age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people in 1950 to less than half that number in 2000 (258 per 100,000).

Brazil Confronts Adolescent Sexual Health Issues

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(October 2002) Sérgio de Castro Nascimento does not hesitate when you ask him what the greatest challenge of being an adolescent in Brazil is. Nobody knows how to talk to you about sex, he says.

Rooting Out AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination

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(October 2002) A debate over how best to weed out AIDS-related stigma and resulting discrimination is growing within international health circles, as experts try to address these stubborn obstacles to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

La lutte contre la stigmatisation et la discrimination liées au SIDA

By asoares

(2002) Le débat s’intensifie sur la meilleure manière d’éliminer le stigmate attaché au SIDA et la discrimination qui en résulte au sein des milieux internationaux de la santé, alors que les experts tentent d’éradiquer ces obstacles rebelles à la prévention et au traitement du VIH/SIDA.

Providers and Quality of Care

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(2002) Providers of reproductive health information and services are critical parts of the complex equation that determines quality of care.