On April 24th, the Global Financing Facility Investors Group (GFF IG) approved the GFF Civil Society Engagement Strategy to ensure that civil society is meaningfully involved in the GFF partnership, from sub-national to national to global levels. The strategy seeks to ensure the full breadth of civil society skills and expertise contribute to determining and achieving mutual goals… Continue reading Global Financing Facility Investors Group Approves Civil Society Engagement Strategy
Month: April 2017
Dollars and Sense…Why Invest in Family Planning
At a time when funding for global health appears to be shrinking—and other parts of our national budget look to be getting larger and larger—I have to stop and reflect on how the limited resources for global health might be spent to have the biggest possible impact. No doubt that many people working in global… Continue reading Dollars and Sense…Why Invest in Family Planning
Teenage girls shy away from reproductive health clinics
As sexual and reproductive health is considered a taboo in the society, teenage girls, especially unmarried ones, feel discomfort and embarrassment in seeking medical services for these issues at Adolescent-friendly Health Corners (AFHC). Many teenagers told researchers that the instance of an adolescent or teenage girl going to an AFHC is perceived as the girl… Continue reading Teenage girls shy away from reproductive health clinics
Germany to provide 7.5m euros to improve lives of mothers, children in Pakistan
The German government through KfW Development Bank has committed 7.5 million euros as a grant to improve the lives of mothers and children in various provinces and regions of Pakistan. The grant has been given to the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab as well as to Fata and GB. To mark the kick-off ceremony… Continue reading Germany to provide 7.5m euros to improve lives of mothers, children in Pakistan
The problems of family planning in Nigeria
Faith and tradition favour high fertility. Education pulls the other way Not everyone thinks birth control is a blessing. Boko Haram, a jihadist group that terrorises north-eastern Nigeria, deems artificial contraception to be a product of infidel learning, and therefore forbidden. Its ideologues also believe that females should avoid school, marry early (sometimes while still… Continue reading The problems of family planning in Nigeria
Yogi Adityanath government to roll out a new family planning scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Free condom boxes at strategic locations in cities and villages, a kit for newly-wed couples with packs of condoms, emergency contraceptive pills and a pregnancy testing kit, and saas-bahu sammelans are Uttar Pradesh government’s latest tools to drive home the message of family planning in its post populous districts. The Yogi Adityanath government has decided… Continue reading Yogi Adityanath government to roll out a new family planning scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Belgium is joining forces with UNICEF and UNFPA in Benin to tackle child marriage and sexual exploitation
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Cooperation Alexander De Croo today signed two programmes in Benin, related to the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Belgium will be cooperating with UNICEF to help combat child marriages. With the support of our country, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will be setting up… Continue reading Belgium is joining forces with UNICEF and UNFPA in Benin to tackle child marriage and sexual exploitation
South Africa Sets Up Program to Break the Link Between HIV and Violence
Miranda was four months pregnant and extremely anxious when she got her first HIV test. She had long been afraid of a positive diagnosis, and shortly after stepping into a tent offering free HIV tests at a taxi stand in central Johannesburg, her fear was confirmed. Miranda—who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her… Continue reading South Africa Sets Up Program to Break the Link Between HIV and Violence
Delivery at clinics reduces child deaths
Increased visits to clinics by expectant and new mothers and increased use of mosquito nets by children has significantly reduced the infant mortality rate in Kenya. The Kenya Demographic Health Survey (KDHS 2014) shows that the infant mortality rate has dropped from 52 deaths per 1000 live births in 2009, to 39 deaths per 1000… Continue reading Delivery at clinics reduces child deaths
Fifth ICFP Will Take Place in Kigali, Rwanda, November 12-15, 2018
The fifth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 12 to 15, 2018. The announcement was made today by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Rwanda, the conference co-hosts. The ICFP will be held… Continue reading Fifth ICFP Will Take Place in Kigali, Rwanda, November 12-15, 2018
