[…] busy. Debra wanted to wait a few years before having another child. “I got my IUD six weeks after my youngest son was born…. It sounded like a nice option […]
In late January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a formal declaration that triggered governments to mandate that only “essential” health […]
On the supply side, we may be able to monitor availability of family counselors and contraceptives to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what of the demand side? How can we monitor shifts in women’s family planning needs and preferences in light of the social and economic shocks they are facing due to the pandemic?
SPANS COVID-19 Community Family Mental Health Response Team Linos speaks about SPANS’ approach of integrating mental health and family planning through family therapy. “If you talk about family planning,” Linos […]
On January 25, Knowledge SUCCESS hosted “Advancing Self-Care in Asia: Insights, Experiences, and Lessons Learned,” a panel conversation featuring experts from India, Pakistan, Nepal, and West Africa. The speakers discussed the feasibility and future of self-care for family planning (FP) in Asia and lessons learned from program experiences in West Africa.
We can work together to ensure that all women and girls have access to contraceptives. Read RHSC's 4-point plan to learn more.
Since 2017, the rapid influx of refugees to the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh has put additional pressure on the local community’s health systems, including FP/RH services. Pathfinder International is one of the organizations that has responded to the humanitarian crisis. Knowledge SUCCESS’ Anne Ballard Sara recently spoke with Pathfinder’s Monira Hossain, project manager, and Dr. Farhana Huq, regional program manager, about experiences and lessons learned from the Rohingya response.
[…] on the ECHO findings to enhance FP-HIV integration. DMPA-IM, 2-rod levonorgestrel implant, and the copper IUD. Photo credit: Leanne Gray Now, in 2021, we are confronted with the additional challenge […]
The Uzazi Uzima Project's work to build the capacity of healthcare workers to provide high-quality services has improved access to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services—including family planning—in northern Tanzania's Simiyu Region.
The open birth interval reveals a pattern that varies by a woman’s age, the number of living children she has, her residence, and her socioeconomic level. More importantly, the open interval could reveal a lot about her reproductive behavior, status, and contraceptive needs.
Knowledge SUCCESS is a five-year global project led by a consortium of partners and funded by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health to support learning, and create opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange, within the family planning and reproductive health community.
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