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Recent Event Highlights: A Link Between Contraception & HIV Risk?, Study: Early HIV Treatment Reduces Risk of Transmission, and 11 more...
Created by engenderhealth on Dec 20, 2011
Last updated: 12/22/11 at 10:16 AM
The world’s 7 billionth baby joins the global community.
A study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases (October issue) suggests a possible link between hormonal contraceptives and HIV.http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2811%2970247-X/abstract
The UN CEDAW issues an historic ruling that governments have a human rights obligation to guarantee access to maternal health services. http://engenderhealthblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/historic-un-ruling-states-must-ensure.html
The Obama Administration issues new standards requiring health insurance plans to cover contraceptives for women without co-payments.http://engenderhealthblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/obama-administration-requires-zero.html
In a 2-1 decision, a New York appeals court ruled that the “anti-prostitution pledge” violates the First Amendment by forcing funding recipients to take on the government’s viewpoint as if it were their own.http://www.engenderhealth.org/media/press-releases/2011-07-06-antiprostitution-win.php
The World Health Organization expands its list of essential medicines to include misoprostol, a lifesaving drug that prevents postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal death.http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2011/a95053_eng.pdf
A study by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reveals that early treatment for HIV patients can significantly reduce chances of transmission.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/health/research/13hiv.html?_r=3&ref=health
The U.S. Congress passes the FY2011 Continuing Resolution, ending a budgetary impasse that sparked a nationwide debate about women’s reproductive health and rights.http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2011/4/15/congress-passes-fy-2011-budget-bill-sends-measure-to-president.aspx
Ugandan families take maternal health rights into their own hands by bringing a lawsuit against their government for the needless deaths of two mothers in a North Uganda clinic.http://www.cehurd.org/2011/09/constitutional-court-begins-hearing-maternal-deaths-case-3/
Secretary General launches UN Women, signifying a historic step to marshal resources and mandates for greater impact in gender equality and women’s empowerment.http://www.unwomen.org/2011/02/un-women-launch-remarks-by-usg-michelle-bachelet/
A 2010 Demographic Health Survey in Bangladesh reveals a significant 40% decline in maternal mortality in less than a decade. Learn about EngenderHealth’s role in improving maternal health in Bangladesh.http://www.engenderhealth.org/media/press-releases/2011-03-03-bangladesh-mm.php
600 UK women reported unwanted pregnancies while using the Implanon contraceptive implant, creating a pregnancy scare among clients. Read our commentary on the role of training for implants.http://www.globalhealthmagazine.com/guest_blog/contraceptive_implants/
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