Family Planning & Reproductive Health

Meet Gathari Ndirangu

Dr. Gathari Ndirangu

When Dr. Gathari Ndirangu first started seeing patients early in his career as a physician in rural Kenya, he cared for a woman who labored for three days with a difficult pregnancy before she could get to the nearest hospital. By then, her unborn baby had died and her own life was in danger. He

Taking her care into her own hands, a student opts for self-injected contraception

Laetitia Tagnan

Laetitia Tagnan, a student at the Norbert Zongo University (NZU) of Koudougou in Burkina Faso, dreams of a career as a diplomat. Optimistic, full of life and determined to achieve her goals, Laetitia, 24, devotes herself to her studies and takes precautions to avoid anything that will interfere with her plans, including getting pregnant. Self-injection

Jhpiego Launches FPKonet Knowledge Hub in India

New Delhi, India — FPKonet, a knowledge hub built by and for family planning (FP) professionals, is India’s first artificial intelligence-based platform focused on advancing improvements in FP and reproductive health (RH) services. The FPKonet platform, conceptualized and developed by Jhpiego, a global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, debuted October 21, 2021, in