About 16 million adolescent girls between 15 and 19 years of age give birth each year. Babies born to adolescent mothers account for roughly 11% of all births worldwide, with 95% occurring in developing countries. For some of these young women, pregnancy and childbirth are planned and wanted, but for ma...
Maternal mortality rates remain high, with approximately 1000 women dying from
complications related to pregnancy or childbirth worldwide every day. Vitamin A
deficiency affects about 19 million pregnant women, mostly from the WHO regions of
Africa and South-East Asia. During pregnancy, vitamin A is esse...
Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to vitamin and mineral deficiencies
because of the increase in metabolic demands to meet fetal requirements for growth
and development (1). Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency
and is the leading cause of anaemia in the general population....
This tool helps programme managers and health-care providers in the public and private sectors integrate gender into HIV/AIDS programmes they wish to set up, implement and evaluate so they are more responsive to women's needs. It suggests practical actions to address key gender issues in four service del...
This document recommends a proactive approach to HIV testing and counselling by care providers in these settings. Offers basic operational guidance on HIV testing and counselling in settings attended by people who inject drugs (PWID)....
The Manual is based on a public health approach to scaling-up HIV services in resource-constrained settings. Th is approach includes simple, standardized regimens and formularies; algorithmic clinical decision-making; standardized supervision and patient monitoring approaches; as well as integrated deliv...