Sexual health

International Women's Health Coalition

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http://www.iwhc.org
The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) is a nonprofit organization based in New York City that works with individuals and groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to promote women's reproductive and sexual health and rights

Health Action Information Network

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http://www.hain.org/
HAIN is a non-profit non-government organization established in 1985 based in the Philippines. It is involved in health education and research and mainly works with community-based organizations involved in health and development. Their work covers a wide range of health issues with emphasis on reproductive health (including prevention of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and other reproductive tract infections); environmental health, and the appropriate use of medicines.

SA making great strides in dealing with teen pregnancy.

ON FRIDAY, the department of basic education held a seminar on teenage fertility, hot on the heels of the news that a teenage girl had given birth in a toilet at a school in Eersterus, near Pretoria.

Vaginal gel blocks HIV but not enough to be scientific success

Candidate microbicide PRO 2000 cuts HIV transmission by 30 percent, falling just short of the one-third required to be deemed a success. But scientists say this trial offers proof that the concept of a vaginal gel to block HIV is possible. For the first time in over a decade of research, a vaginal gel called PRO 2000 has been show to cut HIV transmission by 30 percent. Principal investigator Professor Gita Ramjee described this as extremely hopeful at the simultaneous launch of the results in Durban and Montreal, Canada, yesterday (9 Feb). This is the first microbicide study in over a decade that shows promise. It suggests that we are on the right track and we will be able to develop a women-controlled product to prevent HIV in the future, said Ramjee, who heads HIV research at the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Adolescent sexual and reproductive care

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Nursing Update
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Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa

Marion Stevens, treatment monitor with the Health Systems Trust, reflects on adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare during Youth Month.

With June being Youth Month, it's important to consider and reflect on the area of adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare. This is an area that is often ignored as we grapple with the reality that adolescents are choosing tobe sexually active, but cultural practices often limit open communication about sex with our cllildren. As nurses we have a responsibility to provide care of adolescents' sexual health, which also includes the results of unplanned pregnancies,abortion, spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV and maternal mortality and morbidity.

Draft UNGASS Report: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Indicators - A case study from South Africa

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Health Systems Trust

A workshop was held in July 2007 hosted by MOSAIC at which the participating organisations discussed the identified indicators, refined these and shared research and findings. In collaboration with GESTOS (GESTOS - Soropositividade, Comunicao e Gnero) this forms part of a 16 country process.

Treatment Monitor: Sexual and Reproductive Intentions

Many HIV positive women after dealing with the initial hurdle or diagnosis and treatment express the desire to choose to have a child. Work has been done in this area by various researchers. There is a clear need to develop more work in this area. This is of particular importance as HIV positive women begin to feel better on treatment and decide to choose to have a child. Contraception for women on HAART is not well understood.