This report comes to you at a time when questions around who can be family and whether adult citizens of this country have a say in formin

Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.

While mo

Within this research, Sama aimed to further the understanding of mental health, drawing on young

Sterilization is the most popular method of contraception in India. The 1992-93 National Family Health Survey found that of the 36.2 percent of eligible couples using any modern method, most (30.7 percent) had been sterilized and only 5.5 percent were using temporary methods (IIPS 1995).

A confidential system of enquiry into maternal mortality, based on that used in England and Wales, was introduced in Malaysia in 1991 with a view to identifying deficiencies in care and recommending remedial measures.

Despite its many advantages, the employment of women in economic activity in India has been associated with increased mortality for infants and young children. Simultaneously, narrower gender differentials in child mortality among employed women have been noted.

The quinacrine trials raise a host of questions regarding the safety of this method of sterilization and the methodology used to assess this.