| Autor: |
Seetharam, K. S., Hayes, Geoffrey |
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Asia-Pacific Population Journal; Dec2009, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p15-71, 57p |
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This paper assesses the progress that countries in the Asian and Pacific region have made towards achieving the goals and objectives of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action (PoA) adopted in Cairo in 1994. The paper further highlights the major challenges that need to be addressed in the remaining five years of the PoA and recommends priority strategies that should be pursued to further advance progress towards these goals and objectives. These strategies arc also central to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The paper notes that the vast majority of countries in Asia and the Pacific have moved away from a "target driven" approach to the provision of reproductive health services (including family planning) to a "rights- and needs-based" approach--as recommended by the ICPD PoA. The paper also shows that progress has been made in reducing infant and child mortality rates, bridging the gender gap in education, advancing gender equality and empowering women. The paper points out that in spite of the progress that has been made since 1994, universal access to reproductive health services-as called for in the PoA-is still a long way from being achieved in many countries of the region, and violence against women remains a serious problem. The paper highlights the fact that access to health services, including reproductive health and family planning services, between the poor and the non-poor remains unequal and the gap is increasing in a number of countries. Among other factors, this has contributed to the persistence of high maternal mortality. The paper calls for the "repositioning" of family planning in national development agendas and for a pro-poor approach in order to reduce the inequities in access to basic services, including reproductive health services. The paper also identifies ageing and migration as issues that should be given higher priority in national development and poverty reduction strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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