Month: July 2020

"Connecting Conversations" Series Launches

The Imbuto Foundation is a Rwandan organization dedicated to advancing health, education, and youth empowerment. A key component of its Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Program is the Parent Adolescent Communication Forum, where parents and children are grouped by generation and gender to openly discuss family matters, including sexual and reproductive health questions. Muhirwa Liliane, who leads a girls' focus group, is pictured here.

Setting the Stage for Understanding and Investing in Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health

Study protocol for Post Pregnancy Family Planning Choices, an operations research study examining the effectiveness of interventions in the public and private sectors in Indonesia and Kenya

Woman going through a family planning session at Mariakani hospital in a rural coastal region in Kenya, a project supported by DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) an international development and advocacy organization with focus on achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

This manuscript presents the study protocol, documenting how the study team intends to determine key factors that influence uptake of postpregnancy FP.

Unintended Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth

Maternity specialist and pregnant woman with face mask at checkup visit, meeting to talk about pregnancy. Future mother with baby bump asking for medical advice from physician at cabinet desk.

The 2020 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led public health officials to recommend a reduction in routine healthcare services. These services are limited to life-saving and urgent evaluations to limit the spread of infection, protect healthcare workers, and conserve personal protective equipment.

Population Foundation of India assesses impact of Covid 19 on women and girls

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent countrywide lockdown measures have affected all aspects of our social and economic lives. Public health responses and policies are yet to adequately address the specific needs of vulnerable populations. The effects of the pandemic threaten to reverse the limited progress made on gender equality and women's sexual and reproductive health.

How Senegal is Providing Reproductive Health Services to those Who can Least Afford it

Pregnant with her second child, 30-year-old Ndiabou Niang was enduring pelvic pain, but couldn’t afford to access prenatal care in Diabe Salla, a village on the outskirts of the small town of Thilogne in north-east Senegal. Her husband was unemployed and her earnings of under CFAF 10,000 (17 USD) from selling seasonal fruits in the local market were insufficient to make ends meet.