Esta encuesta es parte del proceso para crear una visión colectiva de la planificación familiar posterior a 2020 que considere las tendencias mundiales y regionales que son clave y proporcione recomendaciones para futuras asociaciones y estrategias.
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Obtaining Data on the Go: Women and Girls in Humanitarian Contexts
The global family planning community uses data to help guide our work. But what happens when data is inconsistent — or even unavailable? Conflict, displacement, migration, and other crises mean the world’s populations are more in flux than ever before, and data collection in a humanitarian crisis can be hard to come by. How many women and girls are affected by crises? Where are they? And are we making any progress to reach them with family planning (FP) services?
Partnership and Coordination Advance Family Planning for Women and Girls Affected by Crises
A timely and innovative partnership between FP2020 and CARE is helping to expand global leadership and drive progress in achieving universal access to family planning within emergency preparedness and response. CARE has made a substantive investment in the FP2020 global partnership by seconding a Senior Advisor for Emergency Preparedness and Response to the FP2020 Secretariat. This position will identify needs and opportunities at the global and country levels, to support commitments and advance family planning for women and girls affected by crises over the coming year.
World Refugee Day: Leaving no one behind
On World Refugee Day, June 20th, we bear witness to the strength, courage, and perseverance of the millions of women and girls forced from their homes by violent conflict.
TCI Toolkit to Provide Access to Proven Best Practices for Family Planning Interventions
TCI Toolkit to Provide Access to Proven Best Practices for Family Planning Interventions | The Challenge Initiative
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
Use of contraceptives among teen girls draws mixed reactions
WHEN SHE WAS 16, Twizerimana fell in love and started having sex with an older man. After several months, the senior two student then started feeling changes in her body only to learn she was pregnant. “When I told my lover, he asked me to do everything possible to abort or make sure I never… Continue reading Use of contraceptives among teen girls draws mixed reactions
Five Bright Spots and Four Causes For Worry From The First Official Indian Health Survey In A Decade
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare finally released the findings of the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS), India’s primary source of data on public health, on Tuesday. The NFHS-4, which is meant to be conducted every five years, comes after a ten year gap this time because of differences of opinion between the government and… Continue reading Five Bright Spots and Four Causes For Worry From The First Official Indian Health Survey In A Decade
The Next Frontier in Global Financing: High-Impact Health Solutions for Women and Children
Merck announced its $10 million commitment to the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support of Every Woman Every Child to improve maternal and child health in low- and lower-middle-income countries worldwide through Merck for Mothers. The GFF, launched by then U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in July 2015, is a multi-stakeholder… Continue reading The Next Frontier in Global Financing: High-Impact Health Solutions for Women and Children
Agency and Autonomy: Reaching Quake Survivors in Nepal with Lifesaving Reproductive Care
On April 25, 2015, Nepal was struck by its worst earthquake in nearly a century. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the quake destroyed nearly 600,000 and damaged almost 300,000 homes, and displaced some 2.8 million people. More than 8,800 people were killed; tens of thousands were injured. Powerful aftershocks have compounded the devastation.
