Lessons Learned from AIDS 2012
Center For Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) | 2012
The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) released a report (.pdf) reflecting on lessons learned at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), which took place in Washington, D.C., in July. The report examines what AIDS 2012 achieved, why the CSIS advisory...
UNAIDS Report on the global AIDS epidemic 2012
Drawing on information provided by countries, this report summarizes the current situation in the effort to reach the 2015 targets set forth in the 2011 Political Declaration. In addition to providing a snapshot of the current situation for each target, it identifies key trends. Using a scorecard...
State of World Population 2012
All human beings—regardless of age, sex, race or income—are equal in dignity and rights. Yet 222 million women in developing countries are unable to exercise the human right to voluntary family planning.
This flagship report analyzes data and trends to understand who is denied...
South African Census 2011
Statistics South Africa | 2012
Censuses are principal means of collecting basic population and housing statistics required for social and economic development, policy interventions, their implementation and evaluation. South Africa has conducted three Censuses (1996, 2001 and 2011). Census 2011 was the third Census to be...
Will our public healthcare sector fail the NHI?
Feasible universal health coverage in South Africa seemed ever more remote last month as a dysfunctional Department of Public Works continued to stymie vital public hospital revitalisation projects, and five provinces proved grossly incapable of spending their health budgets.
WHO discussion paper: Positioning Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
World Health Organization | 2012
This note is by the World Health Organization (WHO) is intended as a discussion paper on the position of health in the post-2015 agenda. This paper focuses on content, identifying a series of issues that need to be addressed in framing future health goals and discussing ways in which Universal...
South African Child Gauge 2012
The South African Child Gauge is published annually by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape,
to monitor government and civil society’s progress towards realising children’s rights. This issue
focuses on children and inequality.
Please access the book and all...
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