Adolescent women have unmet need for modern contraception

Posted on August 2, 2016 at 9:19 pm

Using Performance-Based Payments to Improve Health Programs

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Linking the payment of funds with the results of service activities is a powerful strategy that funding organizations can use to make the service-providing organizations accountable for achieving program goals.

Results-Based financing in Zimbabwe: Achieving Results for Women’s and Children’s Health

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Results-Based Financing has become widely known among people across Zimbabwe. Despite the challenging setting, this approach has quickly contributed to better health services. The program, which is funded by the

New progress in voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)

Posted on August 1, 2016 at 8:05 pm

12 July, 2016 – In the lead-up to the AIDS 2016 conference, WHO issued a new progress brief on country efforts to scale up voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV

Increase in number of countries adopting HIV self-testing policies

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20 July 2016 – UNITAID and the World Health Organization (WHO) today released the second edition of the landscape report on HIV Self-testing which shows that 16 countries have adopted

Strengthening Linkages Between Clinical and Social/Community Services for Children and Adolescents who Have Experienced Sexual Violence: A Companion Guide

Posted on July 20, 2016 at 11:39 pm

  This Guide provides a basic framework, examples, resources, and contact information for health providers and managers to: Better understand and facilitate linkages with critical social and community services for

Multipurpose prevention technologies for sexual and reproductive health: mapping global needs for introduction of new preventive products

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Article Objectives: Worldwide, women face sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risks including unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV. Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) combine protection against two or more

Factors Impacting the Effectiveness of Health Care Worker Behavior Change: A Literature Review

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Social and behavior change communication (SBCC), which uses communication to positively influence the social dimensions of health and well-being, is an important strategy for improving health services at the provider

United States – Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls

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Adolescence is a critical period in a girl’s life, when significant physical, emotional, and social changes shape her future. In too many parts of the world, adolescence is the most

Pregnancy history and current use of contraception among women of reproductive age in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

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Article Objective: To examine the relationship between pregnancy history and the use of contraception among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in East Africa. Methods: Demographic and Health Surveys data