by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | News
Girls Voices from across the reproductive justice world on the International Day of the Girl (or “Girl Child”) called for action, including the need to educate adolescent girls as the “key to tackling global poverty” and “secure a triple benefit for society”; an...
by admin | Oct 6, 2017 | News
Leadership! Dr. Natalia Kanem was named as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). A Panamanian and the first Latin American to take the post, she had served as Acting Executive Director and had been UNFPA Representative in Tanzania....
by admin | Sep 29, 2017 | News
A week of days… Contraception World Contraception Day gave a spotlight to efforts around the world to increase access, investment and understanding. The essential point: 214 million women have an unmet need for modern contraception. Contraception access is a health...
by admin | Sep 22, 2017 | News
Gender Equality at the Center of Development Global health was a “central stage” at the UNGA, because, according to WHO D-G Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, “People are starting to realize that health is central. It’s very important to fight poverty, very...
by admin | Aug 25, 2017 | News
Commodities and Technology Whatever the political climate, and no matter how good the counselling might be, the availability of family planning commodities – short-term and long-term contraceptives for men and women – is essential for women to be able to take control...