REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING
Indonesia mulls to revive family planning program
Indonesian president planned to revive implementation of the country's family planning program in a bid to improve families' life quality and control the population, a minister said here on Monday, March 11. "The head of the state has a great attention on population control issue," Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono said, conveying the president's plan on reviving the program that encourages families to raise a maximum of two children.
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Indonesia mulls to revive family planning program
Indonesian president planned to revive implementation of the country's family planning program in a bid to improve families' life quality and control the population, a minister said here on Monday, March 11. "The head of the state has a great attention on population control issue," Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono said, conveying the president's plan on reviving the program that encourages families to raise a maximum of two children.
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China: Li Bin Appointed Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission
Li Bin, former governor of south China's Anhui Province, was appointed minister of China's newly established National Health and Family Planning Commission at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress held in Beijing in March this year. The National Health and Family Planning Commission is a combination of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) and Ministry of Health (MOH). As the former vice governor of northeast China's Jilin Province and later director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, Li has long been familiar with health and family planning work. Li is China's fourth woman minister in charge of healthcare. Her predecessors are Li Dequan, Liu Xiangping and Wu Yi.
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Li Bin, former governor of south China's Anhui Province, was appointed minister of China's newly established National Health and Family Planning Commission at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress held in Beijing in March this year. The National Health and Family Planning Commission is a combination of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) and Ministry of Health (MOH). As the former vice governor of northeast China's Jilin Province and later director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, Li has long been familiar with health and family planning work. Li is China's fourth woman minister in charge of healthcare. Her predecessors are Li Dequan, Liu Xiangping and Wu Yi.
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Philippines: Court halts RH law for 4 months
The Supreme Court (SC) temporarily stopped on Tuesday, March 19 the implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) law, which is set to take effect on Easter Sunday, March 31. The RH or Responsible Parenthood Law (Republic Act 10354), which provides state funding for contraceptives, was passed by lawmakers late last year despite the Church's opposition, but petitioners questioned its legality on several grounds, saying it offends religious beliefs and fosters abortion, which remains illegal in the country.
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HEALTH
Laos, Vietnam strengthen health sector cooperation
The Ministries of Health of Laos and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Vientiane on March 14 on strengthening their cooperation in the health sector. The MOU was signed by Lao Health Minister Prof. Dr Eksavang Vongvichit and Vietnam’s Minister of Health Associate Prof. Dr Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. The MOU aims to further strengthen the existing traditional friendship and cooperation between Laos and Vietnam in the field of health, for the mutual benefit of both countries.
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Laos, Vietnam strengthen health sector cooperation
The Ministries of Health of Laos and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Vientiane on March 14 on strengthening their cooperation in the health sector. The MOU was signed by Lao Health Minister Prof. Dr Eksavang Vongvichit and Vietnam’s Minister of Health Associate Prof. Dr Nguyen Thi Kim Tien. The MOU aims to further strengthen the existing traditional friendship and cooperation between Laos and Vietnam in the field of health, for the mutual benefit of both countries.
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Historic UN code adopted to combat violence against women
Muslim and Western nations overcame deep divisions to agree on a landmark United Nations code to combat violence against women and girls. Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations ended threats to block the declaration and agreed to language stating that violence against women could not be justified by "any custom, tradition or religious consideration." Western nations, particularly from Scandinavia, toned down demands for references to gay rights and sexual health rights to secure the accord after two weeks of tense negotiations between the 193 UN member states.
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Historic UN code adopted to combat violence against women
Muslim and Western nations overcame deep divisions to agree on a landmark United Nations code to combat violence against women and girls. Iran, Libya, Sudan and other Muslim nations ended threats to block the declaration and agreed to language stating that violence against women could not be justified by "any custom, tradition or religious consideration." Western nations, particularly from Scandinavia, toned down demands for references to gay rights and sexual health rights to secure the accord after two weeks of tense negotiations between the 193 UN member states.
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To read the agreed conclusions click here: http://bit.ly/WByZSE
Pacific tells UN of violence against women in region
Pacific leaders have told the United Nations that violence affects all aspects of the lives of women and girls in the region. Leaders are meeting in New York at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Willie Telavi, addressed the commission on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum. He says studies across the region have shown that two out of three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
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Pacific leaders have told the United Nations that violence affects all aspects of the lives of women and girls in the region. Leaders are meeting in New York at the 57th Commission on the Status of Women. Tuvalu’s Prime Minister, Willie Telavi, addressed the commission on behalf of the Pacific Islands Forum. He says studies across the region have shown that two out of three women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime.
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India Rape Law: Parliament Passes Strict Sexual Violence Legislation
India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday, March 21 to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and beating of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi. The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. The law also makes it a crime for police officers to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks.
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India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday, March 21 to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and beating of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi. The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death. The law also makes it a crime for police officers to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks.
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STUDIES AND ANALYSIS
Study: Global Use of Contraceptives Up, But Not for Long
Since 1990, contraceptive prevalence has increased worldwide and the unmet need for family planning has decreased, but the absolute number of women with a demand for contraception is likely to increase by 2015, according to a study published online March 12 in The Lancet. Leontine Alkema, PhD, from the National University of Singapore, and colleagues used data from nationally representative surveys for women aged 15–49 years to estimate and project indicators of contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning from 1990–2015.
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Study: Global Use of Contraceptives Up, But Not for Long
Since 1990, contraceptive prevalence has increased worldwide and the unmet need for family planning has decreased, but the absolute number of women with a demand for contraception is likely to increase by 2015, according to a study published online March 12 in The Lancet. Leontine Alkema, PhD, from the National University of Singapore, and colleagues used data from nationally representative surveys for women aged 15–49 years to estimate and project indicators of contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning from 1990–2015.
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Xinhua Insight: Combining population and economic policy to push development
China's fresh cabinet restructuring plan has the top economic planning agency assuming the task of creating population policies in the world's most populous nation, a move analysts say will enhance coordination in policy-making and benefit overall development. According to the plan expected to be adopted at the ongoing annual parliamentary session, the existing National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will take on the functions of studying and drawing up population development strategies and policies, which are currently the work of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC).
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China's fresh cabinet restructuring plan has the top economic planning agency assuming the task of creating population policies in the world's most populous nation, a move analysts say will enhance coordination in policy-making and benefit overall development. According to the plan expected to be adopted at the ongoing annual parliamentary session, the existing National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will take on the functions of studying and drawing up population development strategies and policies, which are currently the work of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC).
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Sexual and reproductive health education key to tackle child marriage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It also has one of the lowest rates of birth registration in the world which constrains legal protection against child marriages. Two in three women marry before the legal age of marriage, which is 18 for girls, and one in three women start childbearing before the age of 20. Many parents actively push their daughters into early marriage to avoid stains on the family honour by pre-marital sexual activity. Marrying at a young age and early sexual contact put girls at higher risk of sexual health problems, including HIV.
www.girlsnotbrides.org
Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It also has one of the lowest rates of birth registration in the world which constrains legal protection against child marriages. Two in three women marry before the legal age of marriage, which is 18 for girls, and one in three women start childbearing before the age of 20. Many parents actively push their daughters into early marriage to avoid stains on the family honour by pre-marital sexual activity. Marrying at a young age and early sexual contact put girls at higher risk of sexual health problems, including HIV.
www.girlsnotbrides.org
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