EngenderHealth and partner organization Thamini Uhai officially transitioned leadership of vital maternal and reproductive health services in Kigoma, Tanzania, to the Tanzanian government.
Month: June 2019
Informed choices: PPFP in Nepal
FIGO’s Postpartum Intrauterine Device (PPIUD) Project has been running in Nepal since 2015 in association with the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG). The initiative trains healthcare providers in postpartum family planning counselling and the insertion of postpartum intrauterine devices (PPIUD).
Make secondary education mandatory requirement for marriage – Chief
The Galadima of Muri, Alhaji Abba Tukur on Sunday advocated for a law to make secondary education a mandatory requirement for marriage in Nigeria.
South African activist champions for wider contraceptive choices for women
African women need greater choices when it comes to the provision of contraceptives, a South African AIDS activist has told a panel at the ninth South African AIDS Conference in Durban.
ECHO Trial Results Released: Press Coverage
Today at a satellite symposium at the South African AIDS Conference, the ECHO trial of contraceptive use and impact on HIV risk released its results.
Joint Statement from WHO, UNAIDS, and UNFPA: Hormonal contraceptive methods and HIV acquisition in women
WHO, UNAIDS and UNFPA welcome the results of a large clinical research study known as the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) study that was conducted in four African countries and published in the Lancet today.
New study finds no link between HIV infection and contraceptive methods
A large clinical research study conducted in four African countries found no significant difference in risk of HIV infection among women using one of three highly effective, reversible contraceptive methods.
Joint Statement from APHA, AVAC, FP2020, ICWEA, PAI and PPFA: An Urgent Need to Prioritize Woman-Centered and Integrated Contraception and HIV Prevention and Treatment Options
Statement on ECHO Trial Results Women and girls, no matter where they live, have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and their sexual and reproductive health and lives. Unfortunately, in Sub-Saharan Africa, 53 million women and girls still have an unmet need for modern contraception. Women and girls in the region… Continue reading Joint Statement from APHA, AVAC, FP2020, ICWEA, PAI and PPFA: An Urgent Need to Prioritize Woman-Centered and Integrated Contraception and HIV Prevention and Treatment Options
HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: a randomised, multicentre, open-label trial
Observational and laboratory studies suggest that some hormonal contraceptive methods, particularly intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), might increase women's susceptibility to HIV acquisition. We aimed to compare DMPA-IM, a copper intrauterine device (IUD), and a levonorgestrel (LNG) implant among African women seeking effective contraception and living in areas of high HIV incidence.
Journalists campaign against anti-women traditions
Journalists from Tanzania and across the African continent are pushing for greater policy accountability of their governments in protecting women and girls from any and all harmful cultural practices. Indeed, some of the practices are known to have resulted in permanent injury or worse – including death!
