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All →Unsafe abortion and restrictive legal environments remain significant contributors to preventable morbidity and mortality, underscoring the need for evidence-based,...
Reducing maternal mortality remains a central global health priority within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which call for substantial...
3 April 2026
HRP annual report 2025
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the work of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and...
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Reproductive health strategy to accelerate progress towards the attainment of international development...
Adopted by the 57th World Health Assembly in 2004, this strategy is intended for a broad audience of policy-makers within governments, international agencies,...
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