WHO report highlights violence against women as a ‘global health problem of epidemic proportions’6/20/2013 Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the South African Medical Research Council.
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Sarita, now 20, had learnt to live with all this since she was 14 years of age. She drew strength from her parents who stood by her rock solid as they knew marrying girls young was not a wise decision. It was not easy not to be married at 14 in Pachod Khurd village in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. While Maharashtra is counted among the prosperous States on most social indicators, this district has a tradition of marrying off girls very young. Source: The Hindu Read more Cervical cancer vaccines are a recent addition to the regular vaccination list and were added after a revision to the Preventive Vaccination Law that took effect in April, 2013. In Japan, cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer among those aged 20 to 39 and is estimated to strike nearly 9,000 women each year. Source: Japan Times Read more Around 350 women of the Gond and Korku tribes, in Betul district’s Hardoo village, were illegally subject to pregnancy tests before participating in a mass marriage ceremony under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana. This state funded wedding for more than 400 couples was attended by local MLA Geeta Uikey and former minister Vijay Shah. Source: The Hindu Read more |
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