Health and well-being

Anorexia Nervosa

Commonly referred to as ‘anorexia’, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder, defined by extreme low body weight and body image distortion, with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is a psychiatric illneess associated with pubescent girls although approximately 10% of sufferers are male. Severe cases of anorexia can lead to death. Table of Contents […]

Contraception

Contraception refers to mechanisms that are intended to reduce the likelihood of a sperm cell fertilizing the egg. These include the condom, hormonal contraceptive pills, and intra-uterine devices. It is also called and is also associated with by anti-abortion campaigners. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Impact on Women in the Developing World 3 References […]

Centre for Health and Gender Equity

The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization whose mission is to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promote sexual and reproductive health within a human rights framework of women and girls worldwide. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 Programme Areas 2.1 Gender Based Violence 2.2 Family Planning 3 […]

World AIDS day

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held […]

“We Can’t Wait”: a report on sanitation and hygiene for women and girls

Download the full report. Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 The report 2 Outline 3 See also 4 References 5 External links About The international community acknowledged the importance of sanitation by including targets in the Millennium Development Goals. Yet with the 2015 deadline fast approaching we are still far from addressing this global crisis. […]

Maternal health in Nepal

Table of Contents 1 About 2 See also 3 Read the blogs 4 View the infographics 5 References About Each year, around 350,000 women die globally as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Yet despite a 10-year insurgency, persistent political upheaval, and some of the world’s most challenging terrain for the delivery of healthcare, Nepal […]

Youth with disabilities in Thailand

Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Statistics of youth with disabilities in Thailand 3 Disabilities of Thai youth and adults 4 Reasons for high numbers of disabled youth in Thailand 5 Examples of issues found 6 Conclusion 7 References 8 Group 4 Definition The definition of disability in Thailand from the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons […]

Thai youth and health issues

Table of Contents 1 Thai youth and eating disorders 2 The solutions 3 See also 4 References 5 Group1 Thai youth and eating disorders Nowadays, children in Thailand risk developing health problems because of their eating habits. The report of the National Statistical office in 2009 states that both the share of children who eat […]

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