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Increasing male participation, key to the success of India's Family Planning programme

On World Vasectomy Day, 2016 we must reiterate that all methods of contraception need to be voluntary and based on the specific need of each individual opting for it. Dr Do...

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Health

For Melinda Gates, Birth Control Is Women’s Way Out Of Poverty

Melinda Gates has made providing poor women in developing countries access to contraception a mission. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she leads with her hus...

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Health

Could An Algorithm Replace The Pill?

Cern scientist Elina Berglund developed an app to monitor her own fertility, with impressive results. Now thousands of women are using Natural Cycles to prevent – and...

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Health

For Melinda Gates, Birth Control Is Women's Way Out Of Poverty

Melinda Gates has made providing poor women in developing countries access to contraception a mission. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she leads with her hus...

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Health

A Mother’s Nightmare That Is Bihar

One factor that is totally ignored in all deliberations on women’s empowerment is the role of high quality healthcare. Education, jobs and bank accounts remain the th...

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Gender

The 'Avon Ladies' Of Pakistan Selling Contraception Door To Door

A scheme training local women to deliver birth control pills to homes hopes to reduce maternal mortality and poverty
rom 8am to 4pm, 25-year-old Samina Khaskheli trav...

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Sustainable Development

What If The Answers To Our Most Crucial Questions Lie With Us?

What if all Indian children grew up strong and well-nourished? What if each Indian household had access to adequate sanitation and hygiene?
What if every Indian had th...

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Health

IUD's, The Pill & Sterilisation: Your Experiences Of Contraception

Accessing family planning is not easy for many women, who face cultural or religious opposition, supply shortages and doctors who won’t listen More women than ever ar...

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Health

Easy-To-Use Iud Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control

There are lots of good reasons for women to space their babies at least two years apart. Studies show higher risks of premature birth, pregnancy complications and delivery ...

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Health

Family Planning Is Critical For Our Nation’s Economic Development

India launched the world’s first National Family Planning Programme way back in 1952 and has been consistently working towards improving health and reducing fertility...

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