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Report. Unintended Pregnancies in the Middle East and North Africa

(2010) Unintended pregnancies are widespread in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), jeopardizing the health and well-being of women and their families.1 These unplanned pregnancies also exert an unnecessary burden on their countries' health systems and socioeconomic development.

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Emerging Epidemics in China

(2003) Since gaige kaifang or "reform and opening" began in 1979, China has moved to integrate itself into the global economic system, attracting foreign investment and exporting its goods to the world. For this country of 1.3 billion people, economic integration has also required unprecedented mobility of its people and exposure to travelers from other countries.

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Obesity Creeping Up on Less Developed Countries

(2005) In the developed world, obesity is an object of everyday conversation and mounting public concern. But a silent epidemic of obesity-related diseases—among them, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and Type-2 diabetes—is also spreading rapidly across poor and middle-income countries, where such illnesses have been overshadowed by infectious diseases and undernutrition.

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La violence liée au genre accroît le risque pour les femmes d’Afrique subsaharienne de contracter le VIH/sida

(2011) Près de 68 pour cent des personnes infectées par le VIH dans le monde vivent en Afrique subsaharienne, où le virus touche les femmes de manière disproportionnée.

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Trafficking in Persons: Myths, Methods, and Human Rights

(2001) In a 2001 report published by Amnesty International, a 27-year-old Ukrainian psychologist and social worker told of being trafficked to Israel.

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Engaging the Poor in Poverty Reduction: What Is the Role of Family Planning?

(2010) More than 1.4 billion people around the world live in extreme poverty (defined as income of less than US$1.25 per day), and nearly 2 billion more live just above that level.

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Many Peruvians Rely on Traditional Family Planning Methods

(2010) Peruvian women are having fewer children and waiting longer between pregnancies, many by using traditional family planning methods.

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Épidémies émergentes en Chine : co-infections et populations mobiles

(2003) Depuis 1979, début des gaige kaifang (réforme et ouverture), la Chine a pris le chemin de son intégration dans le système économique mondial, les investissements étrangers sur son territoire et l'exportation de ses produits dans le monde entier.

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