Every pregnant woman hopes for an uncomplicated pregnancy and a healthy baby; however, globally 1,500 women and adolescent girls die every day from problems related to pregnancy and childbirth. Each year, about 10 million women and adolescent girls experience complications during pregnancy, many of which leave them and/or their children with infections and severe disabilities.
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In 2000, the Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) and FHI conducted a study to evaluate selected curable STIs among various Egyptian population groups in Greater Cairo. The STI prevalences were found to be high.
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In 2000, the Egyptian Ministry of Health (MOH) and FHI conducted a study to evaluate selected curable STIs among various Egyptian population groups in Greater Cairo. The STI prevalences were found to be high.
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Participants • Physicians, nurses, and laboratory technicians within STI clinics • Physicians and nurses providing STI services to outreached most-at-risk populations (MARPs) at Comprehensive Care Centers • Other staff (orientation sessions)
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UNFPA, guided by its mandate on Reproductive Health (RH), which covers the reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality, and combating Gender Based Violence, and UNICEF by its mandate covering child survival, development and participation, made a decision to develop a joint and innovative initiative that would put into action the Inter-agency Statement on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation.
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Pursuant to resolution 54/7 of the Commission on the Status of Women, the present report provides information on measures taken by Member States and activities carried out within the United Nations system to address female genital mutilation. The report concludes with recommendations for future action.
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Expanding Family Planning Method-Mix to include new contraceptive methods is considered one of the pivotal strategies to confront the challenges to the FP program in Egypt. The new added contraceptive methods: monthly injection, local suppositories and emergency contraceptive could find eligible women who are included as discontinuers, with unmet needs as well as first time users who have specific medical and social circumstances.
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In June 2008, The Egyptian Parliament passed the Child law no. 12 of 1996 amended by law 126 of 2008 that was submitted by the National Council for Childhood. The amendments included an article that criminalizes FGM, and furthermore the Parliament incorporated this article in the criminal code (article 242 bis).
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The Health Sector Reform Program (HSRP) is promoting the Family Health Model (FHM) as the new system of family-based Primary Health Care (PHC).
The current study is designed in order to document and explain the impact of the FHM on RH-services and to suggest interventions to promote the role of FHM in increasing the utilization of RH-services. The findings of this study are essential to support the MOHP and UNFPA in their efforts to strengthen the RH impact of the FHM. Those efforts are directed towards creating a number of model districts where quality integrated RH-services are not only available and accessible, but also have the support from the local communities who are familiar with the key concepts of RH and the available RH- services.
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This project conducted an evaluation of the 8th UNFPA Country Programme for Egypt 2007-2011 in accordance with the Terms of Reference for the evaluation (UNFPA, 2010). The country program consists of projects reflecting three main themes: Population and development (PD), Reproductive Health (RH) and Gender (G). The evaluation was designed to answer 6 questions related to the country program goals. These questions and the associated results from the evaluation are discussed below.
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