By Ronald H. Magarick London—More than 400 global health experts, government policymakers and business officials packed the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in a monumental show of international support for family planning, pledging $4.3 billion in new funds to meet the contraceptive needs of 120 million women worldwide. Sponsored by the Government of the United
A Letter from Leslie Mancuso, Jhpiego President and CEO Mothers and their daughters wait to be seen at a rural health clinic near Narok, Kenya. Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures. That’s the theme of International Women’s Day 2012. At Jhpiego, we believe that a girl’s chance at a bright future begins with her mother. Our efforts around the
New Delhi, India—In its ongoing efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, the Government of India has endorsed the use, nationally, of a Jhpiego-developed family planning learning resource package for health workers. The learning resource package (LRP), Counseling on Postpartum Family Planning and Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device, includes a detailed reference manual and trainer’s notebook,
Every day 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Helena’s story shows us it doesn’t have to be this way.
