This three-day summit brought together global health leaders and development partners, including country representatives, to discuss a common agenda to improve and sustain country measurement and accountability systems for health results through 2030.
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This blog, written by APC Grantee World Vision, discusses the integration of Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies and Family Planning (HTSP/FP) within a community-based maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) program.
APC's assessment of the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) in Nepal explores the job satisfaction of FCHVs, range of services provided, and challenges faced by FCHVs.
The Evidence to Action (E2A) Project invites you to a special event—“Fact or Fiction: uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives among Ethiopian youth,” Friday, May 29, 1-2 pm EST.
Join WHO/IBP, UNFPA, USAID and the IBP HIPs Task Team for a Series of Webinars around Maximizing FP Investments through Evidence Based Programming.
Please join the Evidence to Action (E2A) Project for a Contraceptive Technology Update with Jeff Spieler on Wednesday, April 29 at the E2A office or remotely.
Read more about two upcoming events in April and May from APC on Sayana® Press and emergency contraception.
World Health Worker Week is an opportunity to mobilize communities, partners, and policy makers in support of health workers in your community and around the world. APC has been working to advance global leadership in community health, support policies and programs surrounding community health workers and ultimately improve health outcomes. Help us to honor the health workers around the globe that work every day to help improve the health system.
APC will be hosting two family planning table sessions at the Global Health Practitioner Conference in Alexandria, Virginia from April 13-17, 2015.
International Women’s Day is a global awareness day and call to action commemorating the economic, political and social achievements of women worldwide, as well as acknowledging the barriers to gender inequality. Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) is working to protect and advance women’s rights by decreasing instances of GBV and FGM/C and increasing access to CBFP.
These modules provide opportunities for the global health community to learn more about effective in-service training and pre-service education, and about key global health topics including family planning and reproductive health and maternal and newborn health.
Join The Chicago Council and a network of international thought-leaders for a discussion on how an investment in women’s health can lead to a more equitable and prosperous future. The event will also be streamed live. Follow #IWD2015 and #makeithappen on twitter for updates.
Ms. Sin Sokunthy, a 39-year-old physiotherapist, works as a technical coordinator at the Veterans International Cambodia's (VIC) Kien Khleang National Rehabilitation Center. Follow Ms. Sokunthy as she treats her 6-month-old patient, Meth Panhasak, for clubfoot.
New blog explores APC's Dashboard on Youth Sexual & Reproductive (SRH) Health: Asia & Middle East. Accessible data will facilitate the development of interventions that improve young people’s access to SRH services and enable them to lead healthy and productive lives.
Stigma and discrimination is an obstacle for vulnerable populations to access HIV prevention and treatment services. The project Advancing Partners & Communities in the Dominican Republic (DR) is committed to reduce stigma and discrimination against vulnerable populations.
The HIV Prevention efforts of a number of local Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) recently came under strategic evaluation with the aim of bettering the crucial services that they offer.
Join USAID on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm for a lively discussion and demo of three online tools that aggregate data on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Asia, Middle East, and Africa.
As a result of Youth Challenge Guyana's (YCG) efforts, the past year saw an increased number of persons seeking to be tested for HIV. Additionally there have been reports of greater consistency in the number of sex workers using condoms during their sexual encounters, while more miners have been asking for YCG field officers to visit their sites to conduct Voluntary Counselling and Testing activities.
This article describes the issue of teenage pregnancy in Ghana and how the Health Keepers Network is educating community members, especially youth, and providing them with lifesaving health products to bridge the knowledge gap and help improve sexual and reproductive health in the area.
This year, the World Congress On Public Health will be held in Kolkata, India from February 11-15, 2015. This international congress is held every three years for key public health professionals and stakeholders to share experiences and exchange knowledge about effective policies, programs and best practices for public health. The Congress will also provide a platform to debate and discuss prevailing and emerging global health issues. The theme for the 14th World Congress is “Healthy People – Healthy Environment”.
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