Pregnancy and childbirth during adolescence profoundly affects the lives of millions of girls worldwide, and is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, and infant and child mortality. Every year, an estimated 21 million girls aged 15–19 years old in low- and middle-income countries be...come pregnant, and approximately 12 million give birth.
For many adolescent girls, the ability to control their sexual lives remains limited. Long-standing gender inequalities and discrimination, marginalization, harmful social and gender norms, and denial of rights, compounded by poverty and violence, render them vulnerable to early pregnancy, HIV and other health threats. Lack of age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services create additional barriers to care and support; as a result, adolescent girls who become pregnant are much more likely to go on to have rapid repeated births.
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                                                                Slideset updated regularly to include the latest data and guidance on COVID-19 risk and management in special populations, including children and pregnant women, and persons with comorbidities.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) threaten the well-being of millions of girls around the world. Both have existed for generations, as manifestations of gender inequality, and have been propagated by discriminatory norms that devalue girls. In many countries where both child marriag...e and FGM are common, girls most at risk for each practice tend to share certain characteristics, such as low levels of education, rural residence, and living in poorer households. Yet, there are distinct differences in what drives each practice, and many communities in which one may be common, will not practice the other.
This report seeks to identify the extent to which child marriage and FGM co-exist. The intersection of these two practices – that is, the share of women who underwent FGM and were married in childhood – is reviewed over time, to determine whether girls’ likelihood of experiencing both practices has changed across generations. Lastly, the analysis identifies the characteristics that most commonly distinguish the girls who experience one practice from those who experience both.
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                                                                A practical guide to meaningfully engage adolescents in the AIDS response
UNAIDS 2016 reference
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                UNAIDS 2017 / Reference
Generating evidence for policy and action on HIV and social protection
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                 Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek
http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                A new report released today documents an “invisible wall” which has blocked migrants from accessing basic services since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now preventing them from accessing vaccines.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The  second  edition  of  the  joint  WHO,  WIPO  and  WTO  
publication  “Promoting  Access  to  Medical  Technologies  
and Innovation: Intersections between public health, 
intellectual  property  and  trade”  (the  Trilateral  Study),*  
published in 2020, included a special insert mappi...ng the 
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in relation 
to the integrated health, trade and IP policy framework set 
out in the study. The Trilateral Study and the special insert 
were designed to serve as background reference for policy-
makers  in  the  widest  sense  –  lawmakers,  government  
officials,  delegates  to  international  organizations,  non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and researchers 
who seek a comprehensive presentation of the full range 
of  issues,  including  institutions  and  legal  concepts  with  
which they may be unfamiliar. It is also designed to serve 
as a factual resource for the three organizations’ technical 
cooperation activities.
This  update  revises  the  information  contained  in  that  
insert  in  the  light  of  more  recent  developments  as  of  
30 August 2021. Further updates will be made to reflect 
subsequent developments.
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                                                                A Reference Guide for Program Managers and Policy Makers. Recently, a renewed interest in large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs has been seen globally. This renewal provides an opportune moment to take stock of issues and challenges such programs face and what can be done to make them a...s effective as possible. With this in mind, this manual is intended to be used a practical guide for policymakers and program managers wishing to develop or strengthen a CHW program, drawing lessons from other countries that have implemented CHW programs at-scale
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                                                                Available in English, French and Spanish
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                This report provides an overview of the key information gaps and limitations in interpreting existing COVID-19 data
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                2nd edition. This new edition provides policy-makers, programme managers and health-service providers with the latest evidence-based guidance on clinical care. It includes information on how to establish and strengthen services, and outlines a human-rights-based approach to laws and policies on safe..., comprehensive abortion care.  This guidelines is available in English; French, Spanish; Japanese; Russian; Portuguese; Romanian and Ukrainian
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                                                                Introduction
Capter A.1
Ethics and international child and adolescent psychiatry
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Guidelines for social mobilization
TB and poverty; TB and children; TB and women; TB, migrants and refugees; TB and prisons
WHO/CDS/STB/2001.9
Original: English; Distribution: Limited