DEVELOPMENT:  The Poor Need Better Contraception
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THE HAGUE, Jul 5 (IPS) - The use of contraceptives in poor countries needs  to be actively promoted, the Dutch minister for development  assistance has said.
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A major UN report on world poverty calls for a huge increase in development aid to the poorest countries.
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A new journal focuses on common ailments that afflict the worldâs poor.
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Access to anti-Aids drugs is spreading in many poor countries, but not as fast as had been hoped, the WHO says.
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LONDON, Sep 1 (IPS) - The state of reproductive health is getting worse   in several African countries, a new 'report card'  prepared for a London  meet reveals.
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The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade.
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Many new tools could join condoms and  counseling programs in preventing AIDS, but not enough is being  done to prove they work and then get them to the people who  need them most, experts told the International Conference on  AIDS on Tuesday.
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Younger teens are staying away from sex more and when they do have sex, they are more likely to use contraception, U.S. government researchers reported Friday.
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Authors of a public-health article in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS
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By Tucker, Patrick  Demography  Family-planning policies are essential in battling overpopulation.
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[LUSAKA] Africa&#39;s scientific community should develop standards to guide research on microbicides - substances that kill or block the HIV virus â-aid participants at a meeting on vaginal microbicides held last week (17-19 November) by the Southern
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Scientists are working on a contraceptive treatment which would stop men producing sperm.
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LONDON The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade, according to a new report by the UN Population Fund.
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Up until now, the world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise â- shot that
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While spending on health has tripled over the last 20 years, poor countries are not reaping the benefits, experts warn. BY MICHAEL O BOYLE/The Herald Mexico.
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The UN Population Fund Wednesday reported a funding squeeze has undermined efforts to provide family planning services, reduce maternal deaths, prevent HIV/AIDS, and meet the needs of young people.
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The gap between rich and poor remains huge, but a survey of global health finds that significantly fewer people in poorer countries say they have had to go without food or health care because they lacked the money to pay for it.