Reproductive health in Latin America: costs, outcomes and policies - 20 September 2007

All presentations from this meeting, held at the London School of Economics on 20 September 2007, can be accessed from the hyperlink in the title of the paper below:

Report of the meeting.

14.00 Welcome and Introduction

Chair: Tiziana Leone, London School of Economics

• Jo Borghi (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Contraceptive method use: determinants of demand and economic impact in Brazil.
• Andre' Caetano (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais) Differentials in demand and supply of contraception and female sterilization in Brazil: the cases of Belo Horizonte and Recife.
• Anna Gorter (Instituto Centro Americano de la Salud - ICAS) Competitive voucher schemes to increase access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health care for marginalized and/or vulnerable populations.

15.40-16.00 Tea break

• DP Béhague¹ and HD Gonçalves²  (¹London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ²Federal University of Pelotas): Reproductive events, stigma, and mental morbidity: class struggles amongst youth in Pelotas, Brazil.
• Maria Helena Bastos (Thames Valley University) Promoting evidence-informed obstetric care in middle-income countries: Challenges and opportunities.

Followed by open question session

17.30 end of the meeting