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Women and girls from the Arab region participated in a campaign led by Mariam, UNFPA Arab States Regional Office’s Virtual Ambassador, to break the sile
Experts highlight best practices to address falling fertility rates
14 May 2021 - 12:04
The Peninsula
Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), a Qatar Foundation (QF) member, recently held a session to shed light on an ongoing research about factors behind declining fertility rates in the world, with the aim of identifying worldwide policies and best practices.
The discussion was hosted on the sidelines of the United Nations 54th session of the Commission on Population and Development to address the issues impacting fertility rates. Moderated by Dr. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Secretary-General s Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, the panel discussion commenced with welcoming remarks from Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations H E Ambassador Alya Ahmed S. Al Thani, A research by DIFI titled ‘Social Aspects of Fertility in Qatar’ was also highlighted at the discussion. Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani commended the work and the impo
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Visionaries make all efforts to wipe out cervical cancer
27 Feb 2021
Mariecar Jara-Puyod,
Senior Reporter
Nine hundred sixty-eight authorities as well as supporters of local and international programmes against the rise of cervical cancer, caused by the highly transmittable Human Papillomavirus (HPV), have affirmed their commitment to the “Second Sharjah Declaration on Cervical Cancer 2021.”
The 968 from 11 countries spread in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas were the virtual participants at the Jan. 27 to 28 “Second Regional Cervical Cancer Forum.” They are healthcare specialists/experts; officials and members of local, national and international institutions; academicians; government representatives; and civil society individuals like the Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), networked with the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The forum was under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of UAE Supreme Co