by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | News
Individual Action for Change Two studies show the importance of reaching individuals with information and counseling. From the Guttmacher Institute: “Post-abortion contraception counseling has the potential to help non-users [of contraception] find methods that meet...
by admin | Dec 22, 2017 | News
Contraception Communication Trained and sensitized health care workers are essential to providing contraception to satisfy the needs of their various constituents. An interesting study in Global Health: Science and Practice looked at post-abortion contraception use in...
by admin | Dec 15, 2017 | News
Capacity-building A core principle of CIRHT’s work is increasing capacity for doctors, nurses, and midwives to provide compassionate, comprehensive family planning services to women and girls, including contraception and abortion care. The CIRHT focus is on academia –...
by admin | Dec 1, 2017 | News
AIDS, Family Planning and Reproductive Justice International AIDS Day on December 1st gave an opportunity to explore the link between access to family planning services and combatting HIV, which can both be related to gender inequality. Stigma around getting family...
by admin | Nov 24, 2017 | News
Family planning imperatives Simply put, “when a woman can control when she has children, she can control her future.” One article calls affordable maternity care and birth control “the foundation of a family’s future.” In Kenya family planning enhances living...