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Summary: By Alexandrina B. Marcelo andAdrienne Germain (Contraceptive Research and Development 1984 to 1994:The Road From Mexico City to Cairo and Beyond, edited by P.F.A. VanLook and G. Perez-Palacios, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1994).Invited paper prepared for the Second Inter-Agency Consultation on"Meeting the Challenges of the 1990s in Human Reproduction Research"(17 pages).

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Summary: By Adrienne Germain and AnibalFaundes (Challenges in Reproductive Health Research: Biennial Report1992-1993, edited by J. Khanna, P.F.A. Van Look and P.D. Griffin,Geneva: World Health Organization, 1994). Invited chapter in report ofUNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Developmentand Research Training in Human Reproduction describing the need for andbenefits of including women as decision makers in the development anddelivery of reproductive health technology (7 pages).

Recent research suggests that male circumcision may be a cost-effective means of reducing HIV infection rates, especially in generalized epidemics where more than one percent of the population is living with HIV/AIDS.

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From new commitments to sex education programs to progress on securing a women's right to abortion, these ten developments show that women's health was a priority concern in 2007, and will continue to require our attention and dedication in 2008.

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