Registration: https://paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FtxTdvSrRlKoBixCJ6jgNA

Simultaneous English-Spanish-French-Portuguese translation.

Ados V. May, MPA | IBP Network | Senior Technical Advisor

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 550 | Washington, DC 20004 |

www.ibpnetwork.org o: +1 202 808 3846 | m: +1 202 999 8816 |

email: ados.may@... | Skype: adosmay

Dear IBP Colleagues,

Today is World Contraception Day! Thank you to all that joined us last week for the IBP Virtual Partners Meeting where we celebrated and shared new research, tools and approaches to support sexual and reproductive health and rights for people worldwide! We had close to 600 participants join live during the day for the events! For those that registered, all sessions were recorded and can be viewed on the conference platform using your login details.

In addition, please see some important resources and updates from the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, including the UN Special Research Programme HRP, celebrating some of the key activities, achievements and partnerships of the past year.

With best wishes,

IBP Secretariat

Dear colleagues,

Today is World Contraception Day! Contraceptive information and services are fundamental to the health and human rights of all individuals.

Join the WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, including the UN Special Research Programme HRP, in celebrating some of the key activities, achievements and partnerships of the past year which are improving sexual and reproductive health and rights for all – in spite of overwhelming health system challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Help amplify important messages by:

• Retweeting this thread from @WHO
• Retweeting this thread from @HRPResearch
• Reading and sharing the ongoing activites, tools and research below

Country partners – The WHO Family Planning Accelerator project supports Ministries of Health and partners in 14 countries to improve access to quality and rights-based family planning services. Recent activities include:

• Family planning awareness campaign for youth and adolescents in Kinshasaa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Dissemination of the revised curricula for Lady Health Visitors (LHVs) and Family Welfare Workers (FWWs), Pakistan
• Standardized Family planning training in Ermera municipality, Timor-Leste
• South-South Learning Exchange (SSLE) ongoing between Nigeria - Uganda, Nepal - Sri Lanka and Cote d’Ivoire – Guinea, with three more countries (Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania) preparing to embark on the SSLE
• Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Technical Assistance (AYSRHR TA) Mechanism which is currently responding to and supporting 10 countries (Afghanistan, Cameroon, Colombia, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo)

IBP Network – With over 80 member organizations, the IBP Network convenes partners to share best practices, experiences and tools to support family planning and reproductive health programming. Activities focus on supporting knowledge exchange, documentation, and implementation research efforts.  600 people attended the recent virtual WHO/IBP Partners Meeting, and here are five lessons learned from implementation stories gathered by IBP Network and Knowledge SUCCESS this year:

• Family planning interventions are not implemented in isolation
• In addition to High Impact Practices (HIPs), there are other “best practices” that are critical to successful program implementation
• Linking WHO Guidelines and HIPs strengthens local implementation
• Family planning programming is intersectoral
• Resources are needed for documentation

Digital health – COVID-19 has accelerated the rise of digital health, and digital tools and platforms have been important in WHO and HRP work on contraception this year – strengthening the collaboration of partners unable to meet face-to-face, and ensuring family planning is prioritized in WHO’s SMART Guideline approach to global guidance in the digital age:

• The Digital Adaptation Kit (DAK) for Family Planning, developed by WHO, HRP, UNFPA, JSI, and PATH supports implementation of WHO contraception and family planning recommendations in countries’ digital systems:
• The digital App for Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptive Use has an urgent role to play in supporting family planning providers in recommending safe, effective and acceptable contraception methods for women with medical conditions or medically-relevant characteristics.

Social accountability – The WHO and HRP Community and Provider driven Social Accountability Intervention (CaPSAI) Project examines how a social accountability process in the context of family planning contraceptive uptake and use, in Ghana and Tanzania. Social accountability interventions aim to propel change by raising community voices and holding duty bearers accountable for delivering on rights and entitlements. The continuing burden of unmet need for family planning and contraceptives (FP/C) services and information remains a challenge, and social accountability interventions are an emerging approach to complex social change.

Learn more about CaPSAI’s:

• rationale and design
• evaluation methodology
• and how it is accounting for complexity.

Building the evidence base –  As the main instrument within the United Nations system for research in human reproduction, HPR has a unique mandate. On World Contraception Day, do read and share the most recent publication below. You can also catch up on journal articles published by WHO and HRP on issues around contraception and SRHR here.

• Journal: BioMed Research International
• Title: Scoping Review on the Impact of Outbreaks on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Proposed Frameworks for Pre-, Intra-, and Post-outbreak Situations
• Short link: https://bit.ly/2XLLeEP
• Authors: Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Syed Farhan Ali Tirmizi, James Kiarie
• Abstract:
• Introduction. Recent experiences from global outbreaks have highlighted the severe disruptions in sexual and reproductive health services that expose women and girls to preventable health risks. Yet, to date, there is no review studying the possible impact of outbreaks on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). 
• Methodology. Studies reporting outbreaks impacting sexual and reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes were identified using MEDLINE, Embase, and ISI-WoS. Reported impacts were reviewed at systems, community, and legislative levels. Results. The initial run listed 4423 studies; the 37 studies that met all inclusion criteria were mainly from Latin America and Africa. Studies on outbreaks of diseases like Zika and Ebola have documented declines in facility-based deliveries, contraceptive use, and antenatal and institutional care due to burdened healthcare system. Service usage was also impacted by a lack of trust in the healthcare system and system shocks, including workforce capacity and availability. At the community level, poverty and lack of awareness were critical contributors to poor access to SRH services. Assessing the target population’s knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and behavior and using health literacy principles for communication were fundamental for designing service delivery. Online resources for SRH services were an acceptable medium of information among young adults. In outbreak situations, SRH and pregnancy outcomes were improved by implementing laboratory surveillance, free-of-cost contraceptive services, improved screening through professional training, and quality of care. In addition, mobile health clinics were reported to be effective in remote areas. 
• Knowledge Contribution. In outbreaks, the interventions are categorized into preoutbreak, during, and postoutbreak periods. The proposed steps can help to improve and do course correction in emergencies. Though conducted before the COVID-19 crisis, the authors believe that lessons can be drawn from the paper to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on sexual and reproductive health services.

--

Best wishes,

HRP Communications

WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research
including UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank
Special Programme of Research, Development and
Research Training in Human Reproduction

Find us: www.who.int/reproductivehealth/en/
Follow us: @HRPresearch

World Health Organization
Avenue Appia 20
CH-1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland

HRP staff do not take part in male-only panels

COVID Behaviors Dashboard: This new interactive tool  captures information on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors around vaccines, masking, testing and more from 12 million people in 115 countries. 

The COVID Behaviors Dashboard visualizes data from the COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS), launched by Facebook with the Delphi Group at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland Social Data Science Center. Insights and analyses on how to use the data were written by researchers and social and behavior change communication experts at CCP in collaboration with WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. This site is intended to be used by policy makers, health officials and practitioners at national and subnational levels to better understand the behavioral drivers behind vaccine uptake, masking and physical distancing among other behaviors that affect the spread of COVID-19.

Data from this ongoing survey is collected daily and the dashboard is updated every two weeks. More information on the survey, methodology and visuals can be found here.

Dear colleagues

Hope you are staying well and keeping safe. Sharing a new article that just got published.

Syed Khurram Azmat, Moazzam Ali, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Syed Farhan Ali Tirmizi, James Kiarie. Scoping Review on the Impact of Outbreaks on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Proposed Frameworks for Pre-, Intra-, and Postoutbreak Situations. BioMed Research International  (IF3.411),  Pub Date : 2021-09-08, DOI: 10.1155/2021/9989478

Access the article at: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2021/9989478/

Summary

Introduction. Recent experiences from global outbreaks have highlighted the severe disruptions in sexual and reproductive health services that expose women and girls to preventable health risks. Yet, to date, there is no review studying the possible impact of outbreaks on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Methodology. Studies reporting outbreaks impacting sexual and reproductive health and pregnancy outcomes were identified using MEDLINE, Embase, and ISI-WoS. Reported impacts were reviewed at systems, community, and legislative levels. Results. The initial run listed 4423 studies; the 37 studies that met all inclusion criteria were mainly from Latin America and Africa. Studies on outbreaks of diseases like Zika and Ebola have documented declines in facility-based deliveries, contraceptive use, and antenatal and institutional care due to burdened healthcare system. Service usage was also impacted by a lack of trust in the healthcare system and system shocks, including workforce capacity and availability. At the community level, poverty and lack of awareness were critical contributors to poor access to SRH services. Assessing the target population’s knowledge, attitude, beliefs, and behavior and using health literacy principles for communication were fundamental for designing service delivery. Online resources for SRH services were an acceptable medium of information among young adults. In outbreak situations, SRH and pregnancy outcomes were improved by implementing laboratory surveillance, free-of-cost contraceptive services, improved screening through professional training, and quality of care. In addition, mobile health clinics were reported to be effective in remote areas. Knowledge Contribution. In outbreaks, the interventions are categorized into preoutbreak, during, and postoutbreak periods. The proposed steps can help to improve and do course correction in emergencies. Though conducted before the COVID-19 crisis, the authors believe that lessons can be drawn from the paper to understand and mitigate the impact of the pandemic on sexual and reproductive health services.

Thought these will be of interest to you. Feel free to share it among your networks.

Best regards

Moazzam

Moazzam Ali MBBS, PhD, MPH, PG Diploma | Epidemiologist. Medical Officer | UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) | WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research | World Health Organization. Avenue Appia 20, Geneva 27, CH-1211 Switzerland | Tel: +41 (22) 791.3442  |  Mobile +41 (79) 477 0431 |  E-mail: alimoa@...   | Twitter: @Moazzam2000 | Personal profile | Moazzam’s ORCID |

WHO/IBP Implementation Stories: India

Wednesday, September 15^th

16:30 New Delhi | 11:00 Accra | 13:00 Geneva | 14:00 Nairobi | 19:00 Manila

Click here for your local time zone.

The IBP Network and PSI India will host a webinar titled “Is it possible to increase family planning users in few months? Let’s find out!!” focusing on the Implementation Story from India. In an effort to share these experiences widely amongst the FP/RH community, the IBP Network hosted a contest calling for field-based program implementation stories. Join us to learn how documenting these stories can help us understand and learn from real-life experiences implementing High Impact Practices (HIPs) and WHO guidelines and encourage learning and sharing of experiences related to scaling up evidence-based interventions in FP/RH.

Speakers include:

• Deepti Mathur, Population Services International – India
• Hitesh Sahni, Population Services International – India
• Samarendra Behera, Population Services International – India
• Amit Kumar, Population Services International – India
• Maheen Malik, Gates Institute
• Kate Graham, Gates Institute

Register now at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/985229904578189836

Useful links:

FDS is codified: https://tciurbanhealth.org/courses/india-services-supply/lessons/fixed-day-static-approach/

Most significant change stories on FDS available at: https://tciurbanhealth.org/topics/india/

All Implementation Stories: https://ibpnetwork.org/page/implementation-stories

WHO web story: https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-what-worked-for-us-knowledge-sharing-to-improve-reproductive-health-programming

Twitter:  @IBP_network and #HIPs4FP

Ados V. May, MPA | IBP Network | Senior Technical Advisor

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 550 | Washington, DC 20004 |

www.ibpnetwork.org o: +1 202 808 3846 | m: +1 202 999 8816 |

email: ados.may@... | Skype: adosmay

WHO/IBP Implementation Stories: India

Wednesday, September 15^th

16:30 New Delhi | 11:00 Accra | 13:00 Geneva | 14:00 Nairobi | 19:00 Manila

Click here for your local time zone.

The IBP Network and PSI India will host a webinar titled “Is it possible to increase family planning users in few months? Let’s find out!!” focusing on the Implementation Story from India. In an effort to share these experiences widely amongst the FP/RH community, the IBP Network hosted a contest calling for field-based program implementation stories. Join us to learn how documenting these stories can help us understand and learn from real-life experiences implementing High Impact Practices (HIPs) and WHO guidelines and encourage learning and sharing of experiences related to scaling up evidence-based interventions in FP/RH.

Speakers include:

• Deepti Mathur, Population Services International – India
• Hitesh Sahni, Population Services International – India
• Samarendra Behera, Population Services International – India
• Amit Kumar, Population Services International – India
• Maheen Malik, Gates Institute
• Kate Graham, Gates Institute

Register now at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/985229904578189836

Useful links:

FDS is codified: https://tciurbanhealth.org/courses/india-services-supply/lessons/fixed-day-static-approach/

Most significant change stories on FDS available at: https://tciurbanhealth.org/topics/india/

All Implementation Stories: https://ibpnetwork.org/page/implementation-stories

WHO web story: https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-what-worked-for-us-knowledge-sharing-to-improve-reproductive-health-programming

Twitter:  @IBP_network and #HIPs4FP

Ados V. May, MPA | IBP Network | Senior Technical Advisor

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 550 | Washington, DC 20004 |

www.ibpnetwork.org o: +1 202 808 3846 | m: +1 202 999 8816 |

email: ados.may@... | Skype: adosmay

Invitation au Webinaire sur l’introduction du DMPA-SC, au passage à l’échelle et à l’auto-injection dans les pays du Partenariat de Ouagadougou : acquis, défis et perspectives

Veuillez nous rejoindre pour un webinaire sur l’introduction du DMPA-SC, au passage à l’échelle et à l’auto-injection dans les pays du Partenariat de Ouagadougou : acquis, défis et perspectives.

Quand :  Mercredi, 29 septembre, 2021, 14 : 00 GMT

Lien d’inscription à ce webinaire :

https://jhpiego.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcuyqqDkuGdJdo7eFz4-vEWr14nLOMYob

Après votre inscription, vous recevrez un courriel de confirmation contenant les informations nécessaires pour participer à la réunion.

Ce webinaire est organisé conjointement par Jhpiego, l’Unité de Coordination du Partenariat de Ouagadougou (UCPO) et PATH. L’ensemble des pays du Partenariat de Ouagadougou ont introduit le DMPA-SC dans les politiques d’accès à la planification familiale. A ce jour, les pays disposent de plans de passage à l’échelle et ont  pour la plupart démarré l’auto-injection.  Certes des progrès considérables ont été réalisés mais des défis restent à relever pour renforcer l’accès des femmes au DMPA-SC.

Dans ce webinaire nous aborderons :

1. Le processus d’introduction et de mise à l’échelle du DMPA_SC dans les pays du PO.
2. L’auto-injection du DMPA-SC dans les pays du PO
3. Présentation de la plateforme eLearning pour le renforcement des capacités des prestataires sur le DMPA-SC, mise en place avec l’appui de PATH.

Au cours du webinaire, des responsables centraux de programmes de SR/PF du Burkina Faso, du Mali et du Sénégal vont partager leurs expériences de coordination nationale dans la mise en œuvre opérationnelle de leurs plans de passage à échelle du DMPA-SC en particulier et des programmes PF en général.

Date : Mercredi, 29 septembre, 2021
Heure : 10 : 00 EST/14 : 00 GMT/17 : 00 EAT  Cliquez pour confirmer l’heure dans votre emplacement

Modérateur :

M. Daoudou Idrissou : Unité de Coordination du Partenariat de Ouagadougou,

Panélistes :

·       M. Célestin COMPAORE  Directeur Régional DMPA-SC Accelerating Access, Jhpiego

·       M. Alain KABORE: Regional Technical Advisor | DMPA-SC Access Collaborative

·        

Une séance de questions et réponses suivra les présentations.

N’hésitez pas à partager cette invitation dans vos réseaux !

Pour plus d’informations sur le webinaire, veuillez contacter  Eliane Dominique YAO SIGAN  à l’adresse Dominique.YaoSigan@...

Pour plus d’informations sur le réseau d’apprentissage et d’action, veuillez écrire à l’adresse e-mail dmpa-sc-lan@... .

Accélérer l’accès du DMPA-SC dans les pays membres du Partenariat de Ouagadougou

#FamilyPlanning #SayanaPress #DMPASC #Développement

Suivez-nous

Dominique Eliane Yao

Chargée de Communication

Côte d’Ivoire office

Cocody II Plateaux 7^ème tranche, Lot 3085 Villa 1

Tel : +225 22 42 67 85, Cel : +225 65 00 85 84

WHO/IBP Implementation Stories: India

Wednesday, September 15^th

16:30 New Delhi | 11:00 Accra | 13:00 Geneva | 14:00 Nairobi | 19:00 Manila

Click here for your local time zone.

The IBP Network and PSI India will host a webinar titled “Is it possible to increase family planning users in few months? Let’s find out!!” focusing on the Implementation Story from India. In an effort to share these experiences widely amongst the FP/RH community, the IBP Network hosted a contest calling for field-based program implementation stories. Join us to learn how documenting these stories can help us understand and learn from real-life experiences implementing High Impact Practices (HIPs) and WHO guidelines and encourage learning and sharing of experiences related to scaling up evidence-based interventions in FP/RH.

Speakers include:

• Mukesh Sharma, Population Services International – India
• Deepti Mathur, Population Services International – India
• Devika Varghese, Population Services International – India
• Hitesh Sahni, Population Services International – India
• Samarendra Behera, Population Services International – India
• Amit Sharma, Population Services International – India
• Maheen Malik, Gates Institute
• Kate Graham, Gates Institute

Register now at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/985229904578189836

Useful links:

FDS is codified: https://tciurbanhealth.org/courses/india-services-supply/lessons/fixed-day-static-approach/

Most significant change stories on FDS available at: https://tciurbanhealth.org/topics/india/

All Implementation Stories: https://ibpnetwork.org/page/implementation-stories

WHO web story: https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-what-worked-for-us-knowledge-sharing-to-improve-reproductive-health-programming

Twitter:  @IBP_network and #HIPs4FP

Ados V. May, MPA | IBP Network | Senior Technical Advisor

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 550 | Washington, DC 20004 |

www.ibpnetwork.org o: +1 202 808 3846 | m: +1 202 999 8816 |

email: ados.may@... | Skype: adosmay

Launching the family planning data toolkit for DMPA-SC self-injection

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

8:30–10:00 AM EST | 12:30–2:00 PM GMT | 3:30–5:00 PM EAT

The PATH-JSI DMPA-SC Access Collaborative (AC) invites you to a virtual launch and walk-through of the redesigned DMPA-SC Country Data Dashboard and new monitoring, learning, and evaluation (MLE) tools.

The AC data dashboard is an interactive tool that presents available data collected during DMPA-SC self-injection (SI) introduction and scale-up. The dashboard visualizes SI uptake, tracks implementation of key policies, and integrates data use practices to support data-driven decision making. Information presented on the dashboard has changed over time to reflect shifting needs of stakeholders. After undergoing a human centered design exercise to better understand information needs surrounding SI introduction and scale-up, the Access Collaborative recently redesigned the DMPA-SC Country data dashboard. This webinar will introduce new data available and demonstrate new features on the dashboard.

The webinar will also include an overview of the Access Collaborative’s new MLE toolkit developed to help meet the needs of ministries of health and implementing partners. This toolkit features three tools for dynamic decision-making: a data visualization principles guide, an Excel dashboard how-to guide, and a data use and indicators guide. The tools are primers in how to create dynamic and visually compelling SI program data displays (e.g., dashboards, presentations) that facilitate comprehension and use of SI data for family planning program decision-making. While the toolkit was developed with SI in mind, many of the principles could be applied to data visualization needs across family planning programs and methods.

Moderator

• Ebony Easley, Deputy Director, Access Collaborative, JSI

Presenters

• Nicole Danfakha, MLE Technical Advisor, Information Design, JSI
• Daniel Maangi, Data Analyst, inSupply Health
• Nomena Raberaoka, Human Centered Design Specialist, JSI

This webinar will be offered in English and French through simultaneous interpretation.

Please register at: https://tinyurl.com/FPdatawebinar

For more information about this event, please email dmpa-sc-lan@.... To request technical assistance from the Access Collaborative for DMPA-SC introduction or scale-up, including self-injection, please visit www.FPoptions.org/TA.

Le lancement du guide pratique des outils de données de planification familiale pour l’auto-injection DMPA-SC

Le mercredi 15 septembre 2021

8h30-10h00 EST | 12h30-14h00 GMT | 15h30-17h00 Heure de l'Afrique de l'Est

Le collaboratif pour l'accès au DMPA-SC vous invite à un lancement virtuel et à une visite par étape du tableau de bord repensé des données nationales DMPA-SC, et des nouveaux outils de suivi, d’apprentissage et d’évaluation (MLE).

Le tableau de bord des données de l’AC est un outil interactif qui présente les données disponibles recueillies lors de l'introduction et la mise à l'échelle de l'auto-injection (AI) du DMPA-SC.  Le tableau de bord visualise l’adoption de l’AI, suit la mise en œuvre des politiques clés et intègre les pratiques d’utilisation des données pour soutenir la prise de décision basée sur les données.

L’information présentée sur le tableau de bord a changé au fil du temps pour refléter l’évolution des besoins des intervenants. Après avoir subi un exercice de conception centré sur l’humain pour mieux comprendre les besoins d’information entourant l’introduction et la mise à l’échelle de l’AI, le collaboratif pour l'accès a récemment restructuré le tableau de bord des données DMPA-SC par pays.  Ce webinaire présentera les nouvelles données disponibles et démontrera les nouvelles fonctionnalités du tableau de bord.

Le webinaire comprendra également un aperçu d’un nouveau guide pratique des outils MLE du collaboratif pour l'accès développé pour aider à répondre aux besoins des régions de santé et de mise en œuvre des partenaires. Ce guide pratique des outils comprend trois outils pour la prise de décision dynamique :  un guide des principes de visualisation des données, un guide pratique du tableau de bord Excel et un guide d’utilisation des données et des indicateurs. Les outils sont des amorces sur la façon de créer des affichages dynamiques et visuellement attrayants des données du programme de l’AI (p. ex., tableaux de bord, présentations) qui facilitent la compréhension et l’utilisation des données de l’AI pour la prise de décision du programme de planification familiale. Bien que le guide pratique des outils ait été développé en tenant compte de l’AI, de nombreux principes pourraient être appliqués aux besoins de visualisation des données dans les programmes et méthodes de planification familiale.

Modérateur

• Ebony Easley, Directeur Adjoint, Le Collaboratif pour l’Accès, JSI

Présentateurs

• Nicole Danfakha, Conseillère Technique MLE, conception de l’information, JSI
• Daniel Maangi, Analyste de Données, inSupply Health
• Nomena Raberaoka, Spécialiste de la Conception Centrée sur l’Humain, JSI

Ce webinaire sera présenté en anglais et en Français par interprétation simultanée.

Veuillez-vous inscrire : https://tinyurl.com/FPdatawebinar

Pour plus d’informations sur cet événement, veuillez envoyer un e-mail à dmpa-sc-lan@.... Pour demander de l’aide technique à Access Collaborative pour l’introduction ou la mise à l’échelle de DMPA-SC, y compris l’auto-injection, veuillez visiter www.FPoptions.org/TA.

Dear IBP Network members,

I’m writing to invite you to register for the YTH Live Global conference, held virtually on October 4-6, 2021. YTH Live Global is hosted by the YTH Initiative of ETR, a non-profit organization committed to improving health outcomes and advancing health equity for youth, families, and communities.

Now in its 13th year, YTH Live Global showcases the brightest minds, cutting-edge innovation, and pioneering research on the topics that matter most to youth. Our annual conference brings together public health professionals, youth leaders, social entrepreneurs, educators, technology developers, content creators, funders and more who are working on innovative programs, products and services that advance youth health and wellness around the globe, using new media and technology.

The three-day virtual format features inspiring plenaries with thought leaders and trailblazers, informative breakout sessions featuring diverse speakers from across the globe, interactive workshops, digital posters and lightning stories, fireside chats with industry leaders, networking opportunities galore, pitch contests and innovation challenges, a scavenger hunt, a reception with live entertainment and so much more. There truly is not another conference like this!

We’re thrilled to offer a $20 discount for members. Use the code JOINME2021 when you register. We also offer deep discounts for students and residents of low-and middle-income countries. Anyone under 25 can register for FREE!

Warmly,

Rebecca

--

Rebecca Braun, DrPH MPH | Lead

YTH, an ETR Initiative | yth.org | etr.org

Pronouns: She | Her | Hers

1630 San Pablo Avenue, Suite 500

Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 858-0989 | rebecca.braun@...

Registration is open for YTH Live Global! ETR is bringing together youth, tech, and health leaders for this incredible event. Grab your ticket now and we’ll see you in October!

Dear IBP Colleagues,

Please see the request below from WHO regarding an RFP to conduct systematic reviews on the impact of family planning on women’s health and socio-economic status.

Thanks, Nandita

Nandita Thatte, DrPH

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research

Geneva, Switzerland

Email: thatten@...

Web: www.ibpnetwork.org

Web: www.who.int

Follow WHO on Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Instagram

Dear colleagues

Hope you are staying well and keeping safe in these challenging times. This is to inform you that WHO published, on 01 September 2021, a Request for Proposals to conduct systematic reviews on impact of family planning on women’s health and socio-economic status.  

Background:

Investing in family planning is often positioned as a cost-effective intervention for enhancing maternal and child health, improving the social-economic status of women, and contributing to sustainable development globally. Available evidence suggests that family planning contributes to improved women’s health by reducing unintended and high risk pregnancies and therefore the number of women at risk of a maternal death or maternal morbidity; and to contribute to women’s social-economic status by enabling girls to stay in school longer, achieve higher education levels and participate in employment that increases their earning power.

Although there is broad consensus in the public health community about the evidence linking healthy timing and spacing of births to improved child health, some still consider the evidence linking family planning to women’s health, survival and socio-economic status as weak or lacking, raising concerns about the relative returns on investments in family planning programs.

Thus WHO is interested in supporting an assessment of the magnitude and quality of evidence on existence and strength of relationship(s) between family planning use, and women’s health outcomes, women’s socio-economic status, and sustainable development.

The Request for Proposals is published on the United Nations Global Market website: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/140847

Please share it widely among your networks.

Best regards

Moazzam

Moazzam Ali MBBS, PhD, MPH, PG Diploma | Epidemiologist. Medical Officer | UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) | WHO Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research | World Health Organization. Avenue Appia 20, Geneva 27, CH-1211 Switzerland | Tel: +41 (22) 791.3442  |  Mobile +41 (79) 477 0431 |  E-mail: alimoa@...   | Twitter: @Moazzam2000 | Personal profile | Moazzam’s ORCID |