To read the full report click here. Introduction In 2010, The United Nations made an extensive review of the progress towards the MDGs based on the following eight goals that countries agreed to achieve by 2015: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;...
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Men, Gender Equality, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
To read the full report click here. Introduction: Why Should Men Care About Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights? What would people’s sexual and reproductive lives look like if people in all their gender and other diversities equally enjoyed knowledge,...
Abortion Policy
To read the full report click here. Abortion in Vanuatu is governed by the provisions of Section 117 of the Vanuatu Penal Code, Act No. 17 of 7 August 1981. Under Section 117, the performance of abortions is generally illegal. A woman who intentionally procures her...
Profiles on Mental Health in Development
To read the full report click here. Overview Mental illness in Vanuatu is a major concern given the very limited access to mental health services, which are predominantly delivered through clinics and inpatient services at 4 hospitals. There are few trained...
Mental Health in Vanuatu
To read the full article click here. Vanuatu is a stunningly beautiful tropical Melanesian country of just over 200,000 people spread across 100 islands. Its history spans from 19th century head‐hunters, to the formation of the New Hebrides by a ‘condominium’ of...
Vanuatu Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2016-2020
To read the full report click here. Health is defined as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing’.[1] It is therefore essential that mental health be understood as a fundamental component of overall well-being of both the individual and broader...
Pasifika Plates – Serving Nutritious Island Flavours
To read the full report click here. We dedicate this cookbook to all the beautiful Pacific Islanders out there who love food and love life. You can’t have one without the other, but your enjoyment of each depends on balance. Many of us are turning away from the most...