by admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Botswana, DRC, Ethiopia, Family Planning, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, News, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
While in the United States, Congress voted to allow states to restrict funding for Planned Parenthood, several African nations are reconsidering their laws and policies about access to Family Planning and abortion to avoid negative health consequences of the...
by admin | Mar 24, 2017 | News
This week saw more proof, if it were needed, that promoting access to family planning and contraception can have dramatic results. A report in the UK showed that teen pregnancy had halved in the past decade, and Colorado’s aggressive investment in family planning...
by admin | Mar 17, 2017 | News
Amid troubling news about defunding domestic and international Family Planning programs, a few beams of light showed through. The US administration proposed a budget and backed a health care plan that would slash support for Reproductive Health, contraception and...
by admin | Mar 10, 2017 | News
Promoting contraception, family planning and reproductive health is not only good health policy; it is also a solid financial investment, a point emphasized around the world to mark International Women’s Day. One study by Guttmacher released this week which got a lot...
by admin | Mar 3, 2017 | News
The “She Decides” conference and its success in raising €181 million to counter the Trump Gag Rule dominated the week’s news. In addition to previous announcements, Canada stepped up with a $20 million pledge. While many in the UK urged a contribution, the government...
by admin | Feb 24, 2017 | News
The week began with news of the death of the woman referred to as “Jane Roe” in the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court abortion rights case. Her transformation from a staunch abortion-rights advocate to becoming a critic was seized upon as emblematic of the current...
by admin | Feb 17, 2017 | News
General UK to host summit seeking extra funds for family planning, The Guardian, 16 Feb 2017 Q&A: A systems view saves more lives, says new Pathfinder CEO Lois Quam, Devex, 16 Feb 2017 Global Health Council Launches Global Health Briefing Book for U.S. Congress,...
by admin | Feb 10, 2017 | News
General This App Says It’s As Good As The Pill At Preventing Pregnancy, But Experts Want More Evidence, BuzzFeed, 9 Feb 2017 ‘There will be more deaths’: NGOs on Trump’s anti-abortion rule, The Guardian, 9 Feb 2017 Eight countries sign up to counter...
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | News
General The Trump global gag rule: an attack on US family planning and global health aid, The Lancet (Commentary), 4 Feb 2017 Letter: Time to regulate men’s reproductive rights, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Feb 2017 Meet the world’s new family planning leaders, Jakarta...
by admin | Jan 27, 2017 | Namibia, News
General The Gambia finally welcomes its first new president in two decades, Quartz, 26 Jan 2017 Britain May Offer More Women’s Reproductive Rights Funding Worldwide After Trump Stopped It, BuzzFeed, 26 Jan 2017 Fact Checker: Does Trump’s Mexico City policy ban funds...
