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UNFPA-Weltbevölkerungsbericht 2017: Weltweit bekommen arme Mädchen dreimal so viele Kinder wie reiche

DSW: „Ungleichheiten durch Aufklärung und Verhütung abbauen“

Weltwelt ist die Ungleichheit in und zwischen Ländern groß, was sich unter anderem bei der Geburtenrate in Entwicklungsländern zeigt. Sie ist bei Mädchen und jungen Frauen aus den ärmsten 20 Prozent der Haushalte etwa dreimal so hoch wie bei ihren Altersgenossinnen aus den reichsten 20 Prozent der Haushalte. (more…)

Health in conflict: A public health student undertakes a challenging internship in Lebanon

By Guest PostJune 29, 2013General, Healthamelia reese masterson, analysis, arabic, bashar al assad, bireh, civil war, damascus, data collection, health in conflict, homeland, homs, internship in lebanon, killed in syria, military checkpoints, northern lebanese town, ob gyn services, rafik hariri foundation, reproductive health issues, syria, syrian women, syrians, unfpa, united nations, ysph

“In Syria it is a fast death; here it is a slow death,” a woman lamented as she described her situation as a refugee in Lebanon escaping an escalating civil war in her homeland.

Each woman’s story was different, but they were all sad, grim. Another refugee had five children and a husband who is detained somewhere back home. “When a father is present you might be able to afford some of the children’s needs, but if he’s not, from whom do you seek help?” she asked. (more…)

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UNFPA-Weltbevölkerungsbericht 2017: Weltweit bekommen arme Mädchen dreimal so viele Kinder wie reiche

Health in conflict: A public health student undertakes a challenging internship in Lebanon