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Factsheet on combating congenital syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection. If left untreated it can lead to irreversible damage to the cardiovascular and nervous systems, cause stillbirths and miscarriages and can be transmitted to the unborn child.

Syphilis still constitutes a huge public health burden in many middle and low income countries, hampering efforts to meet the Millennium Goals 4 and 5 on child and maternal health.

The Realising Rights Research Programme Consortium has produced a factsheet on congenital syphilis that outlines how the disease can be prevented and areas for action. More information…

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An overview of the impacts and causes of food security: ( UK Parliament , 2006); In 2000, world leaders committed themselves to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The first is to eradicate poverty and hunger, including to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer fr...
Assessing trends in food safety: ( E. Hanak;E. Boutrif;P. Fabre / Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche agronomique pour le Developpement , 2002); Prominent food scares and changes in the international trading environment have brought food safety to the forefront of international agri-food policy concerns. Recent trends include an increased emph...
Assessing the impact of food safety measures in trade on developing countries: ( T. Achterbosch;F van Tongeren / , 2002); In recent years, there has been increasing awareness of health risks related to food consumption. This paper by the Agricultural Economics Research Institute assesses the impact of food safety measure...