| People - Population |
| Provision of reproductive health services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons, issues, challenges and the overlooked rural majority |
| This paper explores the major issues in the availability, accessibility and affordability of reproductive health services in sub-Saharan Africa. The first part reviews the current situation and proposes some solutions to respond to the still remaining unmet need for family planning. The second part focuses on the relevance of existing reproductive health strategies to rural populations and highlig... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0044.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Rural dimensions of gender-population concerns |
| This paper argues for a holistic approach to sustainable development through integrating rural concerns into overall development strategies and plans. It highlights some gender-population issues that impinge on rural people especially women: early age at marriage, less education, higher mortality and greater burdens of family maintenance and health care, etc. It draws attention to the costs of ign... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0014.htm |
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| People - Population |
| A population project for small-scale fisherwomen in the Philippines |
| This report describes an FAO/UNFPA project for women in fishing communities in the Philippines. The project, implemented between 1990 and 1994 in Capiz and Pangasinan provinces, was very successful in improving the socio-economic status of women and their families and in promoting family planning and reproductive health care. The lessons learnt from the project are useful in designing and developi... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/WPan0013.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Socio-cultural research and female genital mutilation |
| The document states that behavioural change for ending the practice of FGM cannot be induced without first understanding the unique characteristics of the social and cultural context in which all players, either directly or indirectly, associated with the practice, relate to one another and to the girl child. If we want to create change, we must provide alternatives to the perceived benefits of th... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpan0008.htm |
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| People - Population |
| TSS thematic workshop on male Involvement in sexual and reproductive health programmes and services |
| The idea of involving men in the traditionally female-oriented reproductive health programmes is not new. However, relatively few activities have been actually carried out in this domain in spite of the importance of these to advance towards gender equality and to improve both men's and women's reproductive health. The workshop reported in this document focused on the operational as well as concep... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0123.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Male involvement in reproductive health: Incorporating gender throughout the life cycle |
| This page presents the Preface, Table of contents and Introduction of the first of a series of Occasional Inter-Agency TSS System papers. The full paper looks into the socio-cultural aspects that shape male perspectives, based on the socially embedded gender relations in the different stages of the life cycle, and aims to use this knowledge to suggest ways to increase men's involvement in reproduc... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0077.htm |
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| People - Population |
| Population characteristics and change in fishing communities and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources |
| The population growth of fishing communities is sometimes said to contribute to the overexploitation of fisheries resources and to the degradation of the coastal environment. However, little attention is paid to the socio-demographic characteristics of fishing communities and their changes. This note reports on an interregional workshop held in 1997 to compare the outcomes of country studies, orie... more |
| English: http://www.fao.org/sd/wpdirect/wpre0027.htm |
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