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Targeting teenage pregnancy in the UK: failures of policy

21 March, 2010
Targeting teenage pregnancy in the UK: failures of policy

Becoming parents in adolescence has long been interpreted as a sign of desperation and poverty. But in a recent study entitled Teenage Parenthood: What’s the Problem?, sociologist Claire Alexander attempts to show that teenage pregnancy statistics are not always as dire as portrayed in the media or by politicians.

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Europe: towards sharing skills of health systems?

9 March, 2010
Europe: towards sharing skills of health systems?

A look at the health care system at the European level, and the challenges faced to improve it.

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COP15: a European challenge

15 February, 2010
COP15: a European challenge

Jo Leinen, Chairman of the European delegation in Copenhagen, spoke to Caroline Azad prior to the conference about the difficulty of reaching meaningful solutions and Europe’s aims at Copenhagen.

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