Every year, 500,000 women die from cervical cancer, 95% of them in developing
countries. This section includes summaries of proceedings from two workshops on the topic held in
1997 and 2000.
On 13 and 14 September 2000, JHPIEGO/MNH sponsored a workshop to
explore issues in implementing global maternal and neonatal health
standards of care. The overall goal of the workshop was to finalize a
strategy for promoting evidence-based maternal and neonatal health
standards globally.
On 20 and 21 May 1999, JHPIEGO sponsored a workshop to explore issues in establishing
postabortion care (PAC) in low-resource settings. The overall goal of the workshop was to
reach agreement on a strategy for providing PAC services that could be adopted and
implemented by organizations working in the PAC arena. This section includes an executive
summary, the final strategy paper, individual presentations and recommendations.
Since the concept of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) was first described, the
spectrum of diseases included in this category has expanded greatly. Currently, more than
twenty microorganisms are known to be transmissible through sexual intercourse. The
complications arising from STDs, from pelvic inflammatory disease in particular, present
enormous public health problems. The workshop proceedings from 1995 explores options for
introducing management of STDs into family planning programs.
