MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development Foundation, Inc. (PLCPD) will support a planned legislators-prelates' dialogue on the reproductive health (RH) bill now pending in Congress.
In hopes of developing a national policy on reproductive health to help curb the spread of HIV in the Philippines, the Girls, Women and HIV/AIDS Network recently called for the passage of a reproductive health bill in the House of Representatives, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports. During the last general assembly meeting on Oct.
The main proponent of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in the House of Representatives yesterday said he is willing to hold a serious dialogue with Catholic bishops to explore a compromise on the controversial measure.
More than 10,000 people living in highly food insecure areas of Dailekh, Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mugu districts in mid-western Nepal received general and reproductive healthcare services from United Nation agencies between June and November this year.
