Written by Dayna Kerecman Myers | Building a basketball court right next to the Nyamirama Health Center was no coincidence. The strategically placed court is part of a deliberate effort to improve access to health education and services in Rwanda’s Kayonza district, visited by a busload of ICFP delegates Saturday. As part of the program developed by Shooting Touch, youth learn about basketball alongside health issues, including reproductive health.
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Senior Burkina Faso Health Official Affirms Strong Commitment to Universal Health Coverage
Written by Population Reference Bureau | Burkina Faso’s Minister of Health, Nicolas Meda, affirmed Burkina Faso’s strong financial and political commitment to improving public health through universal access to comprehensive health coverage, citing the key role of family planning and the importance of donors and partners in helping secure the additional resources needed to meet their ambitious goals.
Important Thailand Visa Update for ICFP2022
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Civil society key to preventing SRHR erosion in global COVID-19 response
By JAMIE VERNAELDE, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, PAI. Originally posted on PAI.org. In “normal times,” civil...
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Why it’s Crucial Not to Limit the Youth’s Access and Use of Family Planning
Originally posted by Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 2021 (IPS) - With the COVID-19 pandemic negatively...
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Through a Gender Lens: Clarifying the Demographic Dividend
Yesterday I had the chance to participate in a pre-conference session on the demographic dividend, and I must admit to being amazed at the progress that is taking place on helping countries think about how they are progressing toward a dividend. Yet among the discussion, I feel like there’s an important topic that is overlooked — the importance of addressing gender to maximize the opportunity to achieve a dividend.
“All men should let their wives start family planning” – Hawa’s Story
Written by CARE | This is the first blog in a 4-part series sharing personal family planning stories from around the world – presented by CARE and Girls’ Globe in the lead up to the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning. Catch up on the whole series with stories from Parmila, Oun Srey Leak, and Olive.