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SRH & HIV Linkages Compendium
Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS OAFLA Members Directory 2013-2014
Sponsored by UNFPA, this is the second OAFLA Directory, which features profiles of African First Ladies and their activities in their respective countries. It serves as a communication tool for OAFLA member countries and acts as an experience sharing forum among members, featuring not only their successes and best practices but also their challenges in implementing OAFLA activities.
Impact 2012
Cameroon Country Office's 2012 Annual Report, IMPACT, highlights its engagements through building capacity, delivering innovative programmes and shaping policies; its achievements from the previous Country Programme cycle, and outlines the strategic challenges and opportunities under the new Country Programme. It also reflects on the demographic bonus in Cameroon.
CARMMA 2013
Since CARMMA, the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa was launched in 2009, 37 African countries have launched the initiative and more are preparing to do so. Continentally, the campaign has made tremendous progress since those early days, with several countries adopting National Road Maps and developing Strategic Health Development Plans. Following on from the CARMMA report published in 2012, this latest edition provides an update on the maternal mortality rate in the countries that have implemented CARMMA and the steps that are being taken to rectify high maternal mortality ratios.
State of World Population 2013
Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. This has consequences for the heath, education, employment and rights of an untold millions of girls. What are the challenges of adolescent pregnancy, and what can we do to ensure girls have a healthy and safe transition into adulthood?
African Youth Charter
The African Youth Charter provides a strategic framework for youth empowerment and development activities at the continental, regional and national levels across Africa. It addresses key issues affecting youth, including employment, sustainable livelihoods, education, skills development, health, youth participation, national youth policy, peace and security, law enforcement, youth in the Diaspora and youth with disabilities.
Impact
Cameroon’s 2011 Annual Report, Impact, is a knowledge-sharing platform focusing on concrete results and achievements. Building on last year’s success, this report gives voice to 14-year-old guest editor, Stéphanie Mbida, the ‘Cameroonian Genius’ post-graduate who has met over 20 heads of state. She presents the youth’s views of the challenges and opportunities of a Cameroon of 20 million people in a world of 7 billion.
Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Contraceptive Services
This report presents new 2012 estimates of the numbers and proportions of women in the developing world using modern methods and in need of modern contraception, as well as the cost and impact of meeting this need.
Final RHCS CCP Assessment Report
After years of responding to ad hoc requests from countries for technical assistance and supplies, UNFPA developed the GPRHCS in 2008. After 3-5 years of UNFPA’s support for the development and implementation of national strategic plans, the former Sub Regional Office-Johannesburg began undertaking a review of countries’ progress to-date to understand their status and recommend appropriate direction.
Sex Work and HIV in Namibia: Review of the literature and current programmes
Sex workers are recognized in Namibia as a key population at higher risk of HIV and yet to date, only limited and piece-meal information has been available regarding the size of the population, and the challenges they face in accessing health and other social and legal services.ealth (SFH) will complement this review and provide additional evidence to inform policy and programming.