Female Condoms, HIV Prevention: Will New Version Be Hit...or Dud?
30 Jul 2010
Will a new version of the female condom catch on?
140 Million Girls, Women Suffer the Consequences of FGM Globally
30 Jul 2010
Dr Isatou Touray has disclosed that the World Health Organisation estimates that 100-140 million girls and women worldwide are living with the consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM).
UK: medics report shortage of trained rape experts
30 Jul 2010
The provision of fully trained sexual offence examiners varies across the UK, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.
Is monogamy the root of all equality?
30 Jul 2010
An examination of the effects of polygamous marriage suggests it's bad for everyone in society, not just women.
Iran to pay for new babies to boost population
28 Jul 2010
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a new policy to encourage population growth.
Every penny we give in aid to Africa must be made to count
28 Jul 2010
The point of aid is to make aid redundant. So said Gordon Brown on his return to the political arena at the weekend.
Family planning push for nations
28 Jul 2010
A UK government drive aims to increase access to contraception and safe abortion in developing countries.
African leaders review women’s health
26 Jul 2010
Leaders gathered to renew the Maputo Plan of Action on maternal health at the 15th African Union Summit this past Sunday afternoon in Kampala.
Malaysia: Teens engage in sex due to porn
26 Jul 2010
Access to pornographic material became a concern following reports of teens confessing that they became addicted to sex after watching porn.
Pakistan: Concern voiced over pregnancy-related deaths
26 Jul 2010
The social, cultural and economic norms in Pakistan are mostly anti-women. Women are not consulted on child-bearing and society as a whole does not give importance to women’s health issues.
Ghana: Ignorance on abortion law means death
26 Jul 2010
Abortion is legal for women who have been raped, in cases of incest, or where the pregnancy will cause the mother harm, but only 4 percent of women are aware of the law.
Barbados: Give men more time
26 Jul 2010
Men are parents too and deserve one month for paternity leave, according to executive director of the Barbados Family Planning Association.
Sweden's condom challenge
26 Jul 2010
The campaign has the simple aim: Encourage people to have more sex and create a better world as a result.
Zimbabwe: Pregnant teens shun HIV treatment for fear of stigmatization
23 Jul 2010
Siziba explains that some young mothers are still unwilling – and afraid - to access antenatal health care under the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programmes.
AIDS epidemic in Central Asia and Eastern Europe intensifying
23 Jul 2010
The UN Children's Fund warns the HIV epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is "intensifying at an alarming rate."
England: Sex education 'could be better'
23 Jul 2010
PSHE is part of the national curriculum in England but is not compulsory. Many secondary schools, pupils were taught about the biology of sex but not relationships.
USA: Lawyers seek injunction to halt military gay rule
23 Jul 2010
"Don't ask, don't tell" prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of service members but requires discharge of those who acknowledge being gay...
Uzbek women accuse state of mass sterilizations
21 Jul 2010
"He never asked for my approval, never ran any checks, just mutilated me as if I were a mute animal," the pale and fragile Rakhimbayeva said.
Scientists say vaginal gel cuts HIV-infections by half
21 Jul 2010
The gel, containing AIDS drug tenofovir, cut infection rates among 889 women by 50 per cent after one year of use, and by 39 per cent after two and a half years.
UNAIDS salutes country leadership to eliminate HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence
21 Jul 2010
Executive Director Sidibé applauded the leadership displayed by China, Namibia and the USA to lift their travel restrictions for people living with HIV, while calling for similar action in all count...