Jhpiego shared the following update on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Jhpiego has contributed to advocacy for task-shifting to improve access to long-acting family planning methods by contributing to the global evidence in support of lower level health cadres to provide contraceptive implants. As part of the Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP) funded by the… Continue reading Jhpiego Official Update
Month: October 2015
IntraHealth International Official Update
Intrahealth shared the following update on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: IntraHealth has been working towards this commitment through our projects in Mali and Senegal and our role as the host for the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit. In Senegal, our leadership of a combination of projects* has contributed to the Ministry of Health and Social… Continue reading IntraHealth International Official Update
PPFA and Planned Parenthood Global Official Update
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Global shared the following update on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: In 2014, in fulfillment of its FP2020 commitment to each 2 million more women in the United States with lifesaving care, Planned Parenthood expanded our reach—and deepened our impact—providing the health care and education that… Continue reading PPFA and Planned Parenthood Global Official Update
Pathfinder International Official Update
Pathfinder International shared the following update on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Pathfinder International has also raised about $1.4 million in private funds since the London Summit to increase our support to the Tuungane project, a joint project with the Nature Conservancy and Frankfurt Zoological Society in Tanzania. This project couples family planning activities with… Continue reading Pathfinder International Official Update
IPPF Official Update
IPPF shared the following update on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: IPPF has committed to significantly increasing the number of family planning services—a trebling of services from 2012 to 2020. IPPF is on track to reach the FP2020 targets to enable 120 million more women and girls to use contraception by 2010. By 2020, IPPF… Continue reading IPPF Official Update
Population Council Official Update
The Population Council provided the following updates on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: The Council is examining how service delivery options outside of the formal health systems, such as pharmacies and drug shops, and workplace settings, can play an increased role in the provision of an expanded range of contraceptive methods. Expanding the range… Continue reading Population Council Official Update
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Official Update
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition provided the following updates on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Under the auspices of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, Secretariat staff and members of the Advocacy and Accountability Working Group (formerly known as RMA WG) launched an interactive online platform—www.supplypromises.org—that provides easy access to close to 140 supply-related commitments made… Continue reading Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Official Update
WomanCare Global and PSI's Official Update
WomanCare Global and PSI provided the following updates on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Expanding access to an array of reproductive health products and managing large-scale distribution: Under the USAID-funded, Expanding Effective Contraceptive Options (EECO) project, WCG and PSI are working together to introduce new methods of contraception. Large-scale pilots in Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar and India will… Continue reading WomanCare Global and PSI's Official Update
Ipas Official Update
Ipas provided the following updates on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Training new cadres of health care workers—4,000 per year—to provide a wider range of sexual and reproductive health services, including post-abortion family planning services: Ipas-supported programs, in partnership with national/regional/state health systems in 17 countries, train clinical providers in safe abortion care and postabortion… Continue reading Ipas Official Update
ICRW Official Update
The International Center for Research on Women provided the following updates on progress in achieving its FP2020 commitments: Identifying and advocating for evidence-based, practical ways to change policies and programs ICRW’s Asia Regional office has engaged closely with the Government of India, bringing a variety of evidence to inform national reproductive health and family planning… Continue reading ICRW Official Update
