Urban Reproductive Health News

This page is updated regularly with news items related to urban reproductive health.

Urban Women Confront Old Attitudes Toward Education and Employment in India
Global Press Institute
21 February 2012

Shelley Das, 32, is a well-educated and widely traveled woman who lives in Bangalore, a city in southern India. Dressed in neat business clothes, she has just finished another workday at a multinational corporation, where she holds a senior position.
 

Challenges Posed by Climate Change and Population
allAfrica
15 February 2012

IT is fitting that this year's UN Climate Change Conference was held in Africa, where both the current and future consequences of climate change are clearly discernible.

 

Can Indonesia Turn Overpopulation Into an Asset?
Jakarta Globe
13 February 2012

Can a country that is already battling poverty and pollution avoid a population explosion? That’s the question posed by “Indonesia: Bursting at the Seams,” a 25-minute program aired by Al Jazeera's 101 East.

Addressing Population Growth to Increase the Well-being of People and the Planet
Bay Citizen
13 February 2012

The University of California, Berkeley hosted a gathering February 4th of globally-respected experts in the fields of population, sustainability, and global health. Some 450 participants heard why it is critical that the world addresses these issues today.
 

Nigerians living in poverty rise to nearly 61%
BBC
13 February 2012

Poverty has risen in Nigeria, with almost 100 million people living on less than a $1 (£0.63) a day, despite economic growth, statistics have shown.

Partnership to Serve Urban Poor [Bangladesh]
Bangladesh Urban Health Network
31 January 2012

Recently, SSFP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction Project (UPPRP) of UNDP in Sylhet. The objectives this MoU are to address the primary health, nutrition, and family planning needs of urban poor in Sylhet areas.

2012 Annual Letter from Bill Gates
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
31 January 2012

Throughout my careers in software and philanthropy—and in each of my annual letters—a recurring theme has been that innovation is the key to improving the world. When innovators work on urgent problems and deliver solutions to people in need, the results can be magical.

More Efficient Family Planning Through Innovative Finance
GHD News
27 January 2012

Globally, more than 215 Million women lack access to modern forms of reproductive health commodities. Now with less than 4 years remaining until the target for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), funding for international family planning has taken a serious hit due to a reduction in global giving. Even with the understanding that modern forms of contraceptives have helped a number of countries empower women to plan the timing and size of their families to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, maternal and infant deaths, funding cuts are posing a great challenge to achieving MDG 5 goals.

Looking for Hope in Afghanistan
Bay Citizen
26 January 2012

Most of the news we get about Afghanistan is negative and depressing. This is especially true where womens’ rights and reproductive health are concerned. But if we look hard, there are signs of hope.

From Microfinance to Metafinance: A New Tool to Fight Global Poverty
Huffington Post
23 January 2012

At midnight on October 31, 2011, an eight-pound boy named Pyotr Nikolayeva was born in the western Russian city of Kaliningrad. The Nikolayeva family was probably too busy welcoming their third child into the world to recognize that Pyotr had become, according to Forbes magazine, our planet's seven billionth resident.