News Review – 26 January 2018
Research and Reference
Engaging Men and Boys in Family Planning: A Strategic Planning Guide, Family Planning HIP, 25 Jan 2018
Integrating Family Planning Into Postpartum Care: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception, MHTF, 25 Jan 2018
Quasi-experimental Study of Systematic Screening for Family Planning Services among Postpartum Women Attending Village Health and Nutrition Days in Jharkhand, India, International Journal of Integrated Care, 25 Jan 2018
Blended learning on family planning policy requirements: key findings and implications for health professionals, BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 24 Jan 2018
Update: Providing Quality Family Planning Services — Recommendations From CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs, 2017, Medscape, 22 Jan 2018
Preparedness of Health Care Professionals for Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health Care to Refugee and Migrant Women: A Mixed Methods Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22 Jan 2018
Integrating Family Planning into Universal Health Coverage Efforts, SHOPS Plus, January 2018
Engaging Boys and Men in Contraception Use and Family Planning: A Slide Deck, Population Reference Bureau, January 2018
Burkina Faso
Je viens voir les problemes, les solutions et poser des questions”, Melinda Gates, Sidwaya, 22 Jan 2018
Cote d’Ivoire
Empowering Women with Choices to Plan Their Futures, Engender Health, 26 Jan 2018
Kenya
Rutgers awards half a million euro from SheDecides to Kenyan women, Rutgers, 24 Jan 2018
Lesotho
Student and preceptor perceptions of primary health care clinical placements during pre-service education: Qualitative results from a quasi-experimental study, Nurse Education in Practice, January 2018
Malawi
Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 9 Jan 2018
Namibia
Out of Our Bedrooms, Namibia Sun, 24 Jan 2018
Nigeria
Domestic violence: a hidden barrier to contraceptive use among women in Nigeria, Open Access Journal of Contraception, 25 Jan 2018
Nigerian govt releases $1 million for contraceptives, Premium Times, 25 Jan 2018
Encourage family planning to check crimes – Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe, Modern Ghana, 25 Jan 2018
Why It Matters: Sarah Adedokun, Johns Hopkins CCP, 24 Jan 2018
Group urges government to tackle high maternal mortality rate, Daily Trust, 21 Jan 2018
Rwanda
Rwanda’s Proposed Abortion Amendment Takes Procedure Out of the Courts, News Deeply, 22 Jan 2018
South Africa
Did South Africa waste R127-million on a condom no one wanted?, Bhekisisa, 24 Jan 2018
Tanzania
Punishment won’t stop teenage pregnancies in Tanzania because ‘bad behaviour’ isn’t the cause, The Conversation, 21 Jan 2018
Uganda
ExpandFP Project Builds Health Worker Capacity in Uganda, Engender Health, 26 Jan 2018
In Northern Uganda, Male Mentors Spread the Word on Family Planning, News Deeply, 22 Jan 2018
Zambia
Retrospective observational study of interventions to improve acceptance of long-acting reversible contraception following abortion at Lusaka Teaching Hospital, Zambia, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics,25 Jan 2018
Zimbabwe
Inconsistent laws and sexual taboos put adolescent girls’ health and futures at risk, Amnesty International, 24 Jan 2018
Global/General
A Message from Cecile Richards| Planned Parenthood Video, Planned Parenthood, 26 Jan 2018
L’autonomisation de la femme et de la révolution contraceptive., Partenariat d’Ouagadougou, 24 Jan 2018
The ‘global gag rule’ is devastating for women. Here’s how we’re fighting back., Devex, 24 Jan 2018
Sigrid Kaag – Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation for the Netherlands, She Decides, 24 Jan 2018
One year on and fighting for our futures , She Decides, 24 Jan 2018
Measuring the Reproductive Ecosystem: Modern Contraception and Women’s Empowerment in the Developing World, Center for Global Development, 24 Jan 2018
Why invest in contraceptive technology innovation?, K4Health, 23 Jan 2018
Trump’s global gag rule goes far beyond abortion, groups say, AP, 23 Jan 2018
Essure or surgery? New study compares contraceptive risks, WTVA, 23 Jan 2018
Trump-Pence Administration’s Neocolonial Assault on Reproductive Freedom Is Killing African Women and Girls, Rewire, 23 Jan 2018
Trump’s ‘global gag rule’: how women are fighting back – video, Guardian, 22 Jan 2018
In One Year, Trump Dismantled Reproductive Rights Around The World, Huffington Post, 20 Jan 2018
USA
Safe and Supported: Inside the DIY Abortion Movement, Ms. Magazine, 26 Jan 2018
DIY Birth Control Shot Can Help Advance Reproductive Justice, Rewire, 24 Jan 2018
Why Do So Many Evangelicals Support Abortion?, The Gospel Coalition, 23 Jan 2018
Bill Would Restore Funding For Family Planning Clinics, WBGO, 23 Jan 2018
2018
Planned Parenthood President to White Women: Do Better; Black Women Can’t Keep Saving the Country , The Root, 22 Jan 2018
Where US abortion laws stand 45 years after Roe v. Wade, KITC, 22 Jan 2018
Roe v. Wade, 45 years later: Debate continues amid surprises, stagnation, National Catholic Reporter, 22 Jan 2018
Why Immigration Status Has a Bigger Impact on Reproductive Rights Than You Think, Color Lines, 22 Jan 2018
The Criminalization of Abortion Began as a Business Tactic, History.com, 22 Jan 2018
How Women’s Abortion Stories Are Shattering Stigma Around The Procedure, Bustle, 22 Jan 2018
