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Human rights-based accountability for sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian settings: Findings from a pilot study in northern Uganda.

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Ensuring accountability for the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights is a human rights obligation and central tenet of strategies to improve health systems and outcomes in humanitarian settings.
Grady Arnott   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A systematic review of the evidence on peer education programmes for promoting the sexual and reproductive health of young people in India

open access: yesSexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2020
In the context of a growing adolescent population globally, it is imperative to understand which interventions will most effectively advance their sexual and reproductive health (SRH).
Mariam Siddiqui   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal health care services utilisation in the context of ‘Abiye’ (safe motherhood) programme in Ondo State, Nigeria

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) of 2008 show that Ondo State had the worst maternal outcomes in the South Western region of Nigeria.
Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Wilson Akpan
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction: contextualising “rights” in sexual and reproductive health [PDF]

open access: yesBMC International Health and Human Rights, 2011
The idea for this supplement arose from discussions among a set of research partners associated with the Realising Rights Research Programme Consortium (RR RPC), an international partnership funded by the UK Department for International Development from 200510 that focused on neglected areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) [1].
Hilary Standing   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Female Community Health Workers and Health System Navigation in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Afghanistan

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Afghanistan ranked 171st among 188 countries in the Gender Inequality Index of 2011 and has only 16% of its women participating in the labor force. The country has been mired in violence for decades which has resulted in the destruction of the social ...
Ateeb Ahmad Parray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unpacking power dynamics in research and evaluation on social accountability for sexual and reproductive health and rights

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Over the past decade, social accountability for health has coalesced into a distinct field of research and practice. Whether explicitly stated or not, changed power relations are at the heart of what social accountability practitioners seek, particularly
Marta Schaaf   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Ideals to Tools: Applying Human Rights to Maternal Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Alicia Yamin argues that applying human rights frameworks and approaches to maternal health offers strategies and tools to address the root causes of maternal morbidity and mortality within and beyond health systems, in addition to addressing other ...
Yamin, Alicia Ely
core   +2 more sources

Sexual and reproductive health and rights in changing health systems [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Public Health, 2014
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are centrally important to health. However, there have been significant shortcomings in implementing SRHR to date. In the context of health systems reform and universal health coverage/care (UHC), this paper explores the following questions.
Sen, Gita, Govender, Veloshnee
openaire   +2 more sources

Universal cervical cancer control through a right to health lens: refocusing national policy and programmes on underserved women

open access: yesBMC International Health and Human Rights, 2020
Background Cervical cancer claims 311,000 lives annually, and 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is a highly preventable and treatable disease, if detected through screening at an early stage.
Katrina Perehudoff   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of parliamentarians in promoting self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health and rights: applying COVID-19 lens in the Eastern Mediterranean region

open access: yesHealth Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Innovative people-centered care modalities including self-care interventions offer an opportunity to ensure continuity of healthcare services during COVID-19 and in post-COVID-19, as well as contribute to the achievement of universal health coverage ...
Hala Abou-Taleb   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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