The Global Health Mini-University (Mini-U) is an annual learning forum for professionals and students highlighting best practices and new innovations in global health. This year, the Mini-U will be held on Monday, March 2, 2015 at George Washington University's Cloyd Heck Marvin Center in Washington, DC.
News
Read below for APC-related news, partner announcements, and information on new or existing RFAs.
2015
2014
December 16, 2014 | Event
Jhpiego recently announced the next installment in a series of webinars expanding upon their webinar introducing the Contraceptive Implants Learning Resource Package (LRP). These webinars will address specific aspects of implants provision and provider training.
November 25, 2014 | Blog
Over the next 15 days, the Advancing Partners & Communities Project in Guyana will be doing a series of blogs to highlight different aspects of gender-based violence.
November 04, 2014 | Announcement
Today, FP2020 released its second annual progress report detailing progress and achievements made in the last year. This year, FP2020’s coordinated, forward-focused efforts have achieved measurable results, including bringing the total number of pledging countries up to 29.
November 04, 2014 | Announcement
Nakuru County, through the Ministry of Health, has launched a global pilot project of delivering wheelchairs to individuals in need. ACCESS (Accelerating Core Competencies for Effective Wheelchair Services and Support) is supported by the Wold Vision, Motivation and USAID in partnership with Association for Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK) and the Kenya government.
October 02, 2014 | Article
This online magazine article showcases several instances where SAWSO is meeting needs in Uganda within the Millenium Development Goals.
September 30, 2014 to October 04, 2014 | Event
The theme of the event is the science and practice of people-centred health systems, chosen to enable participants to address current and critical concerns of relevance around the world.
September 24, 2014 | Blog
K4Health's new blog post from FHI360's Kirsten Krueger, MSW and John Stanback, PhD, promotes task sharing as a solution to the global health worker crisis and provides practical actions individuals can do to support task sharing in family planning.
September 22, 2014 | Announcement
EngenderHealth announced their WTFP?! (Where's the Family Planning?!) campaign to raise awareness about the millions of women worldwide who want to plan their families, yet lack access to contraceptives. The campaign is designed to give people the opportunity to use their social networks for good by raising awareness online. Join the cause!
September 09, 2014 | General News
On August 29, 2014, the GBCHA hosted its 7th annual awards ceremony to publicly recognize the unique and vital contributions made towards health and wellness by the business community in Guyana. APC/Guyana was a proud sponsor of the award for community investment and congratulates Scotia Bank on their receipt of the award.
August 21, 2014 | Announcement
The World Health Organization's (WHO) new guidance provides recommendations concerning the use of hormonal contraceptive methods by women at high risk of HIV and women living with HIV, including women taking antiretroviral therapy (ART).
August 14, 2014 | Article
ChildFund has grown into an international organization that serves 18.1 million people in 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe acting on its growing understanding of what works for children and transitioning from running orphanages to helping families and communities fight poverty at its roots.
August 13, 2014 | General News
MCHIP's animated video highlights India's Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) strategy, which promotes links between interventions across the lifecycle and integrates child survival with other important health interventions.
August 12, 2014 | Article
This news article reports that HealthRight International awarded nearly $500,000 from APC to integrate FP activities into Kenya’s program to improve maternal and neonatal health.
August 08, 2014 | Tool
Pathfinder International's new tool helps users conduct an assessment of a partner organization’s strengths and weaknesses, helping to identify areas where technical assistance will be needed to successfully implement a project.
August 06, 2014 | Press Release
This press release calls on President Obama to announce the creation of a high-level, international, multilateral action tank comprised of experts from civil society, U.S. and African governments and the private sector to produce new policy recommendations, and to develop a financing framework by Mothers’ Day 2015.
August 05, 2014 | Article
This news story reports on P4EC’s summer school program, funded by USAID, that included capacity building of ABC members to involve in the monitoring and evaluation of social services for children, facilitated experience exchange between ABC members in their consultation activity of local child care programs, and planned future activities of ABCs.
July 22, 2014 | Tool
The Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) releases a comprehensive document to provide a framework for program managers and policy makers in-country on scaling community health worker (CHW) programs.
July 22, 2014 | Article
"Bring the Men and Make it Sexy!" were two of the main findings of a countrywide analysis of the gender related issues that could hamper or accelerate the introduction of and access to an ARV based vaginal gel that has the potential to protect women from HIV.
July 22, 2014 | Event
This event, co-hosted by the government of UK and UNICEF, took place on July 22, 2014 in London to mobilize support for ending female genital mutilation and child marriage.
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