News, Articles, and Reports
2011
- IMPACTblog Post: Meet the Innovator: Jorge Odon - 1/17/12
Saving Lives at Birth finalist Jorge Odon, an Argentinian car mechanic with no medical background, drew a connection between a trick to remove a wine cork and obstructed labor, which is a major contributor to maternal mortality.
- FrontLines Article: For Survivors of Rape, Relief in Therapy and Loans - 1/1/12
As part of an effort to help female survivors of sexual violence in developing countries worldwide, USAID is assisting women in the South Kivu province of eastern DRC with a combination of psychological and economic support.
- IMPACTblog Post: Mobilizing the U.S. Government to Protect and Empower Women and Girls - 12/20/11
In October 2010 Secretary of State Clinton announced that the United States would prepare its own National Action Plan to implement commitments on Women, Peace and Security.
- IMPACTblog Post: For Mi Abuelita: Reflections on Child Marriage as a Form of Gender-Based Violence - 12/9/11
In this article, a member of USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health discusses her personal interest in the field.
- IMPACTblog Post: Every Human Being has the Right to Live a Life Free of Violence - 12/6/11
Congressman Ted Poe discusses the fact that everyone has a right to a life free of violence. And that's just the way it is.
- IMPACTblog Post: Addressing Sexual Violence in Conflicts and Disasters - 12/5/11
When USAID provides humanitarian assistance, such as food, relief commodities, water, and shelter, to people who have been affected by disasters, we also work to reduce risks for sexual violence and to provide support for women and girls who have experienced violence.
- IMPACTblog Post: 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence: What Do You Know About Gender Based Violence? - 11/22/11
Started in 1991 by the Center for Women's Global Leadership, the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a world-wide campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence and to encourage others to help eliminate GBV.
- Frontlines Article: Family Planning Campaign Hits all the Right Notes - 11/11/11
This article discusses the success of one of the first successful entertainment education (also known as edutainment) campaigns in the world.
- IMPACTblog Post: 50 Years of Partnership with Kenya - Part 3 of 4 - 10/31/11
USAID works with partners in Kenya to bring health workers directly to the communities. These health workers provide information and care about HIV/AIDS and malaria programs, as well as work with community religious leaders to discuss family planning.
- IMPACTblog Post: Contraceptive Technologies Offer New Options - 9/26/11
With USAID funds and technical input, the Population Council developed a new contraceptive vaginal ring that is effective for one year and should be approved by the FDA in 2013. This novel ring is the first-ever long-acting method of contraception that is completely under the control of women to start, continue and discontinue using without requiring a trained health provider.
- Effective Community Approaches to Family Planning Conference - 8/19/11
More than 150 professionals, representing 13 countries in Africa (including the newest country in Africa, the Republic of South Sudan) and organized in country teams from government and civil society, attended this conference, July 25-29, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum for Africans to share innovative and promising practices among themselves to strengthen community level program implementation.
- IMPACTblog Post: International Youth Day: Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Youth - 8/12/11
Listen to an audio podcast by Cate Lane, Youth Technical Advisor for USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health.
- The Importance of Voluntary Family Planning and Its Provision - Consensus Statement - 8/1/11
USAID recently released a joint statement recommending key medical services to both address the critical shortage of medical professionals, improve competencies in both family planning counseling and family planning service provision, and to expand access to a range of contraceptives, including injectable contraceptives. These recommendations were endorsed by the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO), the International Confederation of Midwives and the International Council of Nurses.
- Frontlines Articles: Family Planning + Fuel-Efficient Cook Stoves = Better Health for Tanzania - 7/1/11
This USAID FrontLines article talks about Population, Health, and Environment as an integrated approach to meeting rural community needs for family planning, basic health, and natural resource management.
- Frontlines Articles: Family Planning + Fuel-Efficient Cook Stoves = Better Health for Tanzania - 6/15/11
USAID-funded BALANCED (Building Actors and Leaders for Advancing Community Excellence in Development) Project is an integrated approach to meeting rural community needs for family planning, basic health, and natural resource management. Integration is a key aspect of these programs, which makes the approach more effective and sustainable than delivering the same services in stand alone or parallel programs.
- Frontlines Articles: Nutrition and Family Planning Intersect for a Healthier Guatemala - 5/1/11
Despite rising food prices and the reality of shrinking farm sizes, there is at least one factor that the average Guatemalan can control: family size. Read the full USAID FrontLines article.
- Population, Development, and Family Planning in Francophone West Africa: The Urgency for Action - 2/8/11
The international conference, "Population, Development, and Family Planning in Francophone West Africa: The Urgency for Action," was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso February 8-10, 2011. The conference brought together delegations from eight countries in the region (Benin, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, and Burkina) and provided a forum for identifying concrete solutions to meet the need for family planning in the region.
2010
- IMPACTblog Post: USAID @ the 10th Annual Mini University - 10/8/10
On this date, over 1,100 people descended on the George Washington University campus for lessons on exciting developments in the field of global health.
- IMPACTblog Post:The United Nations Designated the First Monday in October as Annual World Habitat Day - 10/4/10
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day to raise awareness of the need for improved shelter and highlight the connection between human health and housing.
- IMPACTblog Post:Increasing the Involvement of Men in Family Health - 9/30/10
Reducing maternal deaths by 75 percent throughout the world by 2015 will take the involvement of men in countries where it matters most.
- IMPACTblog Post:USAID Celebrates World Contraception Day - 9/27/10
Every year on 26 September, World Contraception Day draws attention to the importance of contraception and the role of the individual. In 2010, the World Contraception Day theme was "Take Responsibility".
- IMPACTblog Post:From the Field: World Contraception Day in Albania - 9/27/10
USAID's two maternal and child health programs have partnered with Albania's Institute of Public Health to raise awareness of using modern contraception to mark World Contraception Day.
- IMPACTblog Post: Education + Health = Opportunity - 9/10/10
Throughout our nearly 50-year history, USAID has developed robust education programs that have increased literacy, built local capacity to deliver basic education services, encouraged workforce development, and developed generations of leaders through scholarships and access to higher education.
- IMPACTblog Post: Why Family Planning Matters? - 6/18/10
In countries where families have fewer children, women are more likely to be educated, there is a higher paid female population, and women are increasingly involved in activities outside the home because they are not tied to the traditional household role.
- IMPACTblog Post: USAID's Dr. Jeff Spieler Talks Implementing Best Practices at Global Health Council Conference in Washington D.C. - 6/15/10
Dr. Jeff Spieler, USAID's Senior Technical Advisor on Science and Technology for Family Planning highlights how the Implementing Best Practice (IBP) Consortium has contributed to improving reproductive health outcomes worldwide.
- IMPACTblog Post: Dr. Scott Radloff Talks Family Planning with Actress Rachael Leigh Cook - 6/11/10
Dr. Radloff, Director of USAID's Population and Reproductive Health Office, took some time to discuss the importance of family planning with actress Rachael Leigh Cook at the Women Deliver 2010 Conference in Washington, D.C.
- Obama Administration Statements on Family Planning - 2/15/10
Read a series of statements made by President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton highlighting the administration's support for family planning and reproductive health.
- Secretary of State Clinton to Deliver Major Speech Renewing U.S. Support For Universal Access to Reproductive Health Worldwide - 1/8/10
Secretary Clinton will announce the U.S. Government's renewed support for and dedication to reaching the ICPD goals and other related UN agreements, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015.
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