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10-year-old Indian rape victim gives birth after a court denies her request for an abortion

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A 10-year-old Indian girl whose parents say she was raped and impregnated by her uncle has reportedly given birth after a court rejected her request for an abortion last month. Doctors at the Government Medical College and Hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh delivered a baby girl through a ..... Read More

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A pregnant woman walked 20km after MP hospital denied her treatment, baby died shortly after delivery

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In a shocking case of apathy from health officials in Madhya Pradesh, a new born baby died after the mother who was forced to walk 20 km and delivered the baby on the road. The incident happened in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Beena, resident of Barmani village, ..... Read More

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Reproductive Sexual Health of Adolescents in Madhya Pradesh

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Between 9 March and 12 March 2015, a team consisting of a researcher Prakriti Sareen and two interns Aman Goyal and Deepak Kumar Singh (Human Rights Law Network), and Ashok Mandre Director, Satyakam Jankalyan Samiti (NGO situated in Chhindwara, MP) went for a fact-finding in the Chhindwara ..... Read More

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Situational Analysis of HIV/AIDS in Manipur

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In India HIV/AIDS became a serious issue of concern in the realm of public health. India has the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS as compared globally. According to the study of Global Burden of Disease (GBD), 2015, “In India, 1.96 lakh new HIV infections were reported. The GBD-2015 ..... Read More

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Accessibility & Affordability of Maternal Health Care Services A Case Study of Sushila

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In every country and community worldwide, pregnancy and childbirth are momentous events in the lives of women and families and represent a time of intense vulnerability. A woman’s relationship with maternity care providers and the maternity care system during pregnancy and childbirth is vitally important. Not only ..... Read More

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