Costing and cost-effectiveness data for HIV prevention programmes are important tools for decision-makers.
The number of children under the age of 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) who have lost one or both parents to AIDS has increased dramatically in the last five years. The number of children orphaned by AIDS in SSA is estimated to be around 12 million (UNICEF, 2006).
The relationship between poverty and poor reproductive health is well established.
The purposes of this report are to: (1) help advocates and policymakers better understand the reproductive health cost estimates currently in circulation; (2) build advocates' and policy-makers' confidence in using estimates that reflect the specific needs they seek to address; and (3) promote mo
Documento del Fondo Mundial de lucha contra el sida, la tuberculosis y la malaria con una descripción de la situación de estas tres epidemias a nivel latinoamericano. Además describe la ayuda entregada por este fondo a diversos países y organizaciones de la región.
Recent evidence suggests that conditional cash transfer programs for schooling are effective in raising school enrollment and attendance. However, there is also reason to believe that such programs can affect other outcomes, such as the sexual behavior of their young beneficiaries.
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources is one of the five priority gender strategies of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan) (PL 108-25).
Start with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health sheds light on the realities of girls' health and wellbeing in developing countries, on the links between the health of girls and the prospects for their families, and on the specific actions that will improve health prospects for millions.
Marco general para implementación de la Estrategia Nacional para la Infancia y Adolescencia en Uruguay. Recoge propuestas de diversos actores de la sociedad y el Estado. Analiza la sustentabilidad demográfica, social y democráctica desde el punto de vista de la niñez y adolescencia uruguaya.
The sub-Saharan Africa is one of the hardest hit regions by the HIV/AIDS pandemic.