Zika is in the air.
The beginning of 2016 has seen the world thrust into another global infectious disease crisis, fanned by the politics and fear of uncertainty and media speculation. Reports of the Zika virus outbreak emerged in late 2015, and have proliferated in early 2016. Most distressing have been the headlines, and associated images, possibly linking the virus …
Approaching this issue from a reproductive health perspective the absence of ‘men’ as a site of intervention is rather striking in the recommendations that have come from a number of countries that women should refrain from getting pregnant, with durations varying from a few months to up to two years. This advice assumes a level of control in reproductive decision-making …
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