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Realizing the future we want: integrating population issues into sustainable development
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 00/00/2015
Abstract: Malaysia is closely monitoring the developments and discussion on the post-2015 development agenda. Malaysia believes that the post-2015 development agenda should integrate existing international commitments and outcomes of UN conferences and deliver on equality, social inclusion, decent work, and sustainable livelihoods.
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Review and appraisal of the progress made in achieving the goals and objectives of the programme of action of the ICPD in Malaysia
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 00/07/2004
Abstract: The role of the civil society organisations and non-government organisations as partners in the implementation of population programmes has been recognised and supported in Malaysia. Their involvement, participation, sharing resources and consultation have been pivotal to the sucess of the population related programmes.Since ICPD, annual dialogues between Government and NGOs have been conducted to facilitate greater smart partnership. Recognizing their role, grants are made available by the Government to NGOs to enable them to play more effective role in grassroot programmes and activities.
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Reproductive health: special reference to HIV/AIDS
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 00/07/2002
Abstract: The HIV/AIDS situation is recognised as a public health problem in Malaysia and one that is of a national concern especially with regard to the spread of HIV / AIDS among young people and to newborns through mother-to-child transmission. Since the first case of AIDS was reported in Disember 1986, there has been a geometric increase in the number of HIV infections. Over the last seven years (1995-2001), the average number of new cases reported annually was 4,716. By 2001, the cumulative number of HIV infections was 44,208 with 1,258 cases of AIDS and 934 deaths.
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