Reproductive Health Matters discusses family planning in humanitarian crises with Bill Powell and Dr Sayed Rubayet of IPAS from the International Family Planning Conference held in Kigali from 12-15 November 2018.
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Family Planning in Humanitarian Crises: An interview with Jennifer Schlecht, Family Planning 2020
Reproductive Health Matters discusses family planning in humanitarian crises with Jennifer Schlecht, Senior Advisor, Emergency Preparedness and Response for Family Planning 2020 from the International Family Planning Conference held in Kigali from 12-15 November 2018.
Why family planning makes a climate-sustainable future more likely
In October, not just one but two high-level reports on climate change warned that the world’s nations are falling short of what’s needed to keep the Earth from overheating dangerously — to the point that it’s time to literally pull carbon dioxide out of the air on a massive scale. Neither report, however, mentioned an opportunity that could help both to constrain emissions and to scrub out some of that carbon: removing barriers to the voluntary use of family planning.
#SAAids2019: This afternoon, we'll know the answer to this birth control riddle
For more than a quarter of a century, scientists have wondered whether one of the world’s most widely used contraceptives could be helping to fuel HIV infections among young women.
We Must Address Our Private Sector Blind Spot to Expand Postpartum Family Planning
At a time of unprecedented importance for women’s health and rights, I am heartened to see how the global family planning community is working together as never before to ensure women are able to plan if and when to have a child—to live the lives they have dreamed for themselves.
Pregnancy gap should be at least a year – researchers
Mothers should wait at least a year between giving birth and getting pregnant again to reduce health risks to mother and baby, a new study says. But researchers say they need not wait as long as the 18 months recommended in the current World Health Organization guidelines.
Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Bill passed
The House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights Bill. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population Upendra Yadav had presented a proposal seeking passage of the bill in the meeting of the lower house of the Federal Parliament.
National Plan of Action launched to end child marriage in Bangladesh
The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and UNICEF Bangladesh have jointly launched the National Plan of Action (NPA) aiming to end child marriage in the country. The goal of the NPA is to end the marriage of girls below 15 years of age and to reduce by one third the rate of marriage for… Continue reading National Plan of Action launched to end child marriage in Bangladesh
Ministry of Health launches family planning program
The Ministry of Health and Population, headed by Minister Ahmed Emad El-Din Rady, launched a new program on Thursday for family planning in Egypt in cooperation with USAID to respond to Egypt’s rapid population growth. The program aims to improve citizens’ health behavior and support the quality of family planning services and reproductive health, Soaad… Continue reading Ministry of Health launches family planning program
While Rohingya Refugees Are Being Raped, Agencies Lack Needed Funding
Rohingya women and girls have suffered unspeakable atrocities of rape and they’re still suffering, yet the United States has pulled its aid to the organizations doing the most to address the crisis.
