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The true cost of our 'wars' and 'wreckonomics'
Oped, David Keen & Ruben Andersson, Published on 16/02/2024
» In Constantine Cavafy's poem Waiting for the Barbarians, the much-feared barbarians never turn up. "Now, what's going to happen to us without barbarians?" the poem asks. "Those people were a kind of solution."
Menstrual health and climate crisis
News, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 29/05/2023
» Menstruation is too often treated as a taboo topic and this stigma is pronounced in emergencies, where the challenges of managing menstruation are amplified. Asia and the Pacific are especially vulnerable to climate change, with droughts, floods and extreme storms that will continue to devastate critical infrastructure.
Ripe time to invest in midwifery
Oped, Björn Andersson, Published on 05/05/2023
» Improving maternal and newborn health is a critical part of the Sustainable Development Goals, where we, as a global community, commit to ending preventable maternal and newborn mortality. The United Nations has consistently highlighted the crucial role midwives play in achieving these targets. Despite the need for increased investments in midwifery, the profession remains critically underfunded, with devastating consequences for mothers, children and whole societies.
Rights, equality key for world's 8bn
News, Björn Andersson, Published on 24/04/2023
» The world's population reached 8 billion in November 2022 -- a milestone for humanity and a manifestation of the advancements made in health, education, science, and socio-economic development.
Humanitarians in the age of crises
Oped, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 19/08/2022
» The lights are flashing red as we look at the cascade of humanitarian crises in Asia and the Pacific.
Maintaining dignity during periods
News, Björn Andersson, Published on 30/05/2022
» Across the region, the unique needs of women and girls are often overlooked -- particularly their menstrual health. When a disaster hits, people who menstruate often do not have access to menstrual materials such as pads and underwear in a context that lacks clean water and waste disposal systems.
Fund midwifery for a better world
Oped, Björn Andersson, Published on 05/05/2022
» Midwives save lives. In the last 100 years, we have seen significant advancements and achievements in the age-old profession of bringing life into the world. Yet, in the Asia and the Pacific region alone, there is a staggering shortage of 200,000 midwives.
The crisis of unintended pregnancy
News, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 11/04/2022
» Mother and daughter, Liza and Agnes, living in a small seaside community of St Bernard in the Philippines, recalled the day Super Typhoon Rai made landfall. When I visited them, they told me that when the typhoon hit, the wind sounded like a thousand horses thundering through the community and ripping houses and families violently apart, destroying thousands of lives, and disrupting access to critical health services.
We're in a rapidly ageing region, but are we ready?
Oped, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 01/10/2021
» Imagine it is the year 2050. In the Asia-Pacific, one in four people will be over the age of 60; three times the number of older persons in 2010. With close to 1.3 billion senior citizens in less than 30 years from now, are countries in the region prepared to fully address the needs of older persons so they can age with dignity?
Reproductive rights must be the new reality for all
News, Bjorn Andersson, Published on 11/07/2019
» About 25 years ago, a sweeping consensus on population and development was reached at a landmark meeting in Cairo -- the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, or ICPD.