dim., 12 févr. 2012 21:59:19 +0000 dim., 12 févr. 2012 21:59:19 +0000 http://www.unfpa.org UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts. en-us serrano@unfpa.org (Alvaro Serrano) gruber@unfpa.org (Kimberly Gruber) http://www.unfpa.org/images/unfpalogoxs.gif 80 36 The world's largest international source of funding for population and reproductive health programmes http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/8834 This report takes stock of the progress of sexual and reproductive health initiatives of the UNFPA and World Health Organization in four countries in 2011: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malawi, Senegal and Tajikistan. The studies also focus on how the role of the country offices of the two agencies has changed in the context of sexual and reproductive health.     http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/8017 This guide outlines a 10-Step Strategic Approach to scale up comprehensive condom programming that encourages the participation of donors and international agencies while placing ultimate responsibility for decision-making and implementation in the hands of national partners. The design of a condom programme may vary from country to country, but the process of designing and implementing a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-governed) strategy has many common features, which are described in this document. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/8018 The following document outlines the conceptual framework under which the Inter-Agency Task Team on Comprehensive Condom Programming (IATT/CCP) operates. It concludes with a 10-step approach to scale up comprehensive condom programming in individual countries. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/6437 UNFPA launched the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security in 2007 to address the urgent and ongoing need for a reliable supply of contraceptives, condoms, medicines and equipment. The Global Programme is already yielding measurable results through a framework for assisting countries in planning for their own needs, with ... http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/6688 Sustained and strategic support from UNFPA through the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Securities is helping developing countries to provide access to a reliable supply of contraceptives, condoms, medicines and equipment. This publication presents eight examples of specific activities funded.   http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/5848 This report collects and analyses data from the 68 countries that account for at least 95 per cent of maternal and child deaths. It produces country profiles that present coverage data for a range of key health services, including: Contraceptive use. Antenatal care. Skilled attendance at delivery. Postnatal care. Child health. Financial investments in maternal, newborn and child health. Equity of access, health systems and policy. The 2010 report reviews progress over 2000–2010. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/7797 The annual report illustrates UNFPA's projects and programmes in 155 countries in 2010 and provides a snapshot of income and project expenditures for the year. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/6689 This publication provides an update on significant progress and measurable impact by countries supported by the Global Programme to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security, which is now active in over 70 countries. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/4127 In 2006, the European Commission, in a partnership agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), contributed nearly € 15 million to help UNFPA provide equipment and supplies for obstetric and maternal health in 17 ACP countries in conflict or post-conflict situations. The programme succeeded in reducing shortfalls and improving access to contraceptives and other reproductive health commodities, as well as building governments' capacity to plan and manage their reproductive health commodity supply systems. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/6055 UNFPA developed the Global Programme for Reproductive Health Commodity Security to help countries plan for their own needs in this arena. The Global Programme acts as a catalyst to national action to prioritize and mainstream reproductive health commodity security into national health policies, programmes, budgets and plans. As a result, coun... http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/397 This handbook, one of the World Health Organization's Family Planning Cornerstones, provides evidence-based guidance developed through worldwide collaboration. It offers clinic-based health care professionals in developing countries the latest guidance on providing with the full range of contraceptive methods. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/387 The purpose of the booklet is to provide factual information that can be used to foster a positive attitude towards condom use. The message is kept simple and focused on responding to common, reoccurring myths, misperceptions, and fears related to condoms and condom use. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/376 Although the female condom has been on the market for more than ten years, the supply and adoption of this device, which protects against both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, is still too low to have an impact on the AIDS epidemic. This publication, a follow up to the 2005 Global Consultation on the Female Condom, answers key questions about the female condom.  http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/371 This resource pack provides relevant knowledge to facilitate mainstreaming gender-responsive approaches into reproductive health programmes, and the inclusion of specific aspects of gender inequality and disadvantage into national policy frameworks. It focuses primarily on health, particularly reproductive health; on HIV/AIDS; and on violence against women as it relates to health services. http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/publications/pid/364 This revised Interagency List of Essential Medicines for Reproductive Health presents the current international consensus on rational selection of essential reproductive health medicines.