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13 August 2019
Ministry of Health and UNFPA launches Strategic Plan for the Well Woman Programme in Sri Lanka
Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer among women in Sri Lanka. It is a significant reproductive health problem, and estimates for 2018 alone shows that around 1,136 new cases of cervical cancer are...
27 July 2019
Unplanned pregnancies must be addressed
In Sri Lanka, about 360,000 women become pregnant every year. One out of three of these pregnancies are estimated to be unplanned pregnancies. When a pregnancy is unplanned or unintended, it can be detrimental to the...
17 July 2019
“I had always wanted to become a mother, but this moment was a critical moment for me professionally, so we decided to wait a year before we had a child”, says Razni (30). In 1994, the landmark International Conference...
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