UNFPA India

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Compilation and Analysis of Case-lawson Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostics Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

The case laws in this book have been compiled and analysed by the Maharashtra Judicial Academy, as a recommendation of the colloquia and training programmes to serve as a go...

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Health consequences of violence within marriage: Need for Strengthening the health sector response

This policy brief provides a synthesis of available evidence of the magnitude of marital violence experienced by women, including married young women, in India, and the ways in whi...

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Health and Social Consequences of marital violence: A synthesis of evidence from India

This report synthesises what is known about the health and social consequences of marital violence for women in India. The review focuses on sexual, reproductive and ch...

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Implementation of the PCPNDT Act in India:Perspectives and Challenges

The study report focuses on two major aspects that are often the most significant of successful implementation of any law. One is the whole administrative set-up that i...

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MEDICAL WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN RURAL MAHARASHTRA: EXPLORING THE CAUSES

A study to explore the causes of medical workforce shortage in rural maharashtra was commissioned by UNFPA to understand and identify the factors that impede doctors from joining G...

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Declining child sex ratio in India (0-6)

Developed by Centre for Development Studies, for United Nations Population Fund. This book is an attempt towards understanding the varied perspective of declining child sex ratio (...

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Coordinated Responses to Violence Against Women

The report is a documentation of interventions supported by the UNFPA India Country Office. UNFPA has been working closely with the Government of India as well as with ...

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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook For The Public

This handbook for general public throws light on various provisions and applications of the PC & PNDT Act, and encourages people to be part of a social movement to ...

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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions: A Handbook for Medical Professionals

The medical community, which has the potential to play a major role in eradicating sex selection, has instead contributed to its prevalence. This h...