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Easing Family Planning Rules Leads to Fewer Abortions and More Baby Girls, Chinese Province Finds
CHANGJIANG, Hainan Province, China — Sixteen months after lifting birth-spacing rules for rural families, officials here say there are fewer abortions.
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New Tool to Increase HIV/AIDS Awareness Among India's Youth
UNITED NATIONS, New York — Young people in India can now easily access information on how to build up their life skills against HIV infection and help change the course of the HIV epidemic, both in their communities and…
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To Sleep with Anger: Domestic Violence and Rape Fuel AIDS in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The child Elizabeth holds in her thin arms is wizened and fretful.
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Haiti: Curbing Sexual Violence at a Time of Political Turmoil
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Every day, Lovely (11) and Laura (12) hang out at the <i>Champs de Mars</i>, the main plaza in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Kenyan Catholic Diocese Spearheads HIV Prevention Among Young People
NAKURU, Kenya — George O. and his girlfriend of four years were living an idyllic romance.
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The Face of Extreme Poverty in Suburban Bucharest
BUCIUMENI, Romania — Just 30 kilometres outside Romania's picturesque capital, past quiet, leafy suburbs, lies a complete anomaly.
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Romania: Improving Reproductive Health One District at a Time
BRANCENI, Romania — It is just 10 a.m., but the reception hall of the Family Doctor Clinic in the village of Branceni – some 80 kilometers west of Bucharest in the Teleorman District – is filled with women and their…
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Youth for Youth: Increasing Awareness, Changing Behaviour in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania — It's a busy day for Gabriela Ghencea, 21, a volunteer with the Romanian NGO, Youth for Youth Foundation.
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New UNFPA Effort to Assist Women Suffering from Niger's Food Crisis
NIAMEY, Niger — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, launched a new initiative earlier this month to help the millions of pregnant and nursing women affected by the ongoing food crisis in Niger.
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