IPF   Eniko Magyari-Vincze
Reproductive Health and Roma Women in Romania  
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  Reproductive Health Survey: Romania 2004, Summary Report, Ministry of Health, World Bank, UNFPA, USAID, and UNICEF, May 2005. The Reproductive Health Survey Romania 2004 is the fourth study approaching the reproductive health, which was published in Romania after 1990. The sample included 4441 women aged 15-44 and 2361 men, aged 15 -49 years. The study data comprise an evaluation of the actions taken in the health reproductive area in Romania and helps identify the tendencies of specific indicators, with focus on access to health services, especially for mother and children. The highlight is represented by a special chapter dedicated to the evaluation of health services, which describes the barriers faced by the population while using the heath facilities.
  Government of Romania, Action Plan for Decade of Roma Inclusion, 2005. The Government of Romania Action Plan for the Decade of Roma Inclusion targets health as a priority area for development in the 2005-2015 timeframe. The action plan outlines a series of objectives including improving access to both insurance and health care, developing preventive health care practices and outreach, and to promote intercultural understandings in health care training.
  “Breaking Through: A Guide to Sexual and Reproductive Rights”, ed. Ylva Bergman, The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education: Stockholm, 2004. The coming together of the international community in Cairo in 1994 at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) signalled a radical change in the approach to population issues. This tenth anniversary guide provides an introduction to the political debate surrounding sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The reader is provided with a general picture of the PoA, an explanation of controversial SRHR terms, "the opposition", political arguments, and a summary of international treaties and documents relevant to efforts to reinforce SRHR as a fundamental human right.


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