The Global Strategy has played an especially valuable role in bringing new attention and action to areas where progress has lagged the most, such as newborn survival, stillbirths, family planning, …
The universal Helath Care Campaign began in 2009. The overarching aim of the campaign is for the Government of Ghana to legislate for free, quality universal health care by 2015
The aim of this research was to gather as complete and comprehensive information about violence against women (VAW) as possible. The Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (GSHRDC), e…
Journey to Equality commemorates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark treaty, the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa, in Maputo, Mozambique. The book is a join initiative of …
From Accra to Antananarivo, the legacy of women is often linked to the virtue of being Mrs.......or daughter of........or sister of.........or mother of.....as appendages of the patriarchal societi…
Women for Change (WfC) is a gender-focused NGO that builds capacities of rural communities, especially women and girls, to achieve sustainable human development.
This is the first issue of this Occasional Paper Series produced by ACORD as part of a Pan African platform that will be dedicated to cutting edge theoretical and activist debates on the impunity…
ABANTU for Development is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation, esterblished in October 1991. It is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the …
As the world reconsiders development models, which are intended to bring equitable and sustainable development to communities, it is sad to note that there has largely been an understatement – an…
This book looks at the key challenges of HIV and AIDS from a gender perspective, and describes positive responses in areas of the world as diverse as Cambodia, South Africa, the UK, and Papua New G…
After a year of talking to experts and doing extensive research on how to stem the tide of time, our team of writers found that it is indeed possible for any woman to turn back the clock - or at le…
Law plays a crucial role in protecting the health of populations. Whether the public health threat is bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, obesity, or lung cancer, law is an essential tool for address…
‘The Right to Play’ offers short summaries of theory, research and policy issues that can inform the implementation of Article 31 of the UN Convention on Children’s Rights. Section 1 is about…
Dr. Christiane Northrup has become one of American women's most trusted medical advisers. InWomen's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, she broke entirely new ground by demonstrating that women's most common m…
This helpful and user-friendly book provides a practical guide to physical and emotional well-being during the premenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal years. Based on the experience of a woma…
This report presents the results of the district level Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted May to December, 2007 to provide indicators for the High Impact Rapid Delivery (HIRD) pr…
The HIRD Supplementary Survey was developed within the framework of the MICS, and employed the same methodologies with minor modifications made to the 2006 MICS questionnaire. It was implemented …
This report presents the results of the district level Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted May to December, 2007 to provide indicators for the High Impact Rapid Delivery (HIRD) pr…
A number of new interventions have been implemented by the Government in the recent past, which will have an impact on indicators and are expected to change over a short period of time. The Minist…
This report presents the results of the district level Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted May to December, 2007 to provide indicators for the High Impact Rapid Delivery (HIRD) pr…