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Meeting Urban Health Needs Through Innovative Research, Policies and Interventions

 

Scientific Program

Abstracts submission closes on June 14th and will be followed by a three week review process. Details of accepted abstracts will be posted by July 17th 2009.

Outline for the Scientific Program (Themes and Sessions)

  • Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

The health of women and children in the developing world is compromised by a lack of quality care and access to care, among other factors.  Despite these shortcomings of service delivery, innovative approaches to removing legal and regulatory barriers, financing of services, optimizing service delivery, communication and dissemination of reproductive health information to enhance demand for services, technology, and other solutions can help improve the health outcomes of women and children.  Sessions under this theme include:
1.1. Service Delivery
1.2. New Technology
1.3. Family Planning
1.4. Integration of Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Services
1.5. Sexual Health of Youth
1.6. Supply and Demand Creation
1.7. Innovations in Financing
1.8. Innovative Methods and Measurements
1.9. Other

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