Continuity of essential sexual and reproductive health services during COVID-19 Pandemic in the WHO African region

Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the capacity of health systems to continue the delivery of essential health services. While health systems around the world are being challenged by increasing demand for care of COVID-19 patients, it is critical to all other services including sexual reproductive health services. Countries are expected […]

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WHO: Abortion Care Guideline

The World Health Organisation have launched a new abortion care guideline. The objective of this guideline is to present the complete set of all WHO recommendations and best practice statements relating to abortion. While legal, regulatory, policy and service-delivery contexts may vary from country to country, the recommendations and best practices described in this document […]

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Caring for women subjected to violence: A WHO curriculum for training health-care providers

Violence against women, including intimate partner violence and sexual violence, is pervasive globally and leads to significant physical and mental health problems. Thus, it is a public health issue that emands a concerted response from health-care providers and health systems worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed guidelines for the health-care sector: Responding to […]

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