Devex: Opinion: Predictions 2020 — what will shape reproductive health issues in the coming year? Phil Harvey, founder of DKT International and chairman of the DKT board of directors, and Chris Purdy, president and CEO of DKT International “…We predict the following eight issues and trends in the reproductive health…

The Hill: Collaboration is key to reaching women at risk for cervical cancer Crystal Cazier, program manager for the Global Health Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute “…Go Further, a partnership between the George W. Bush Institute, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), UNAIDS, and Merck, works…

U.S. Department of State: Go Further partnership reaches over half a million HIV-positive women with cervical cancer screening in its first year “On the margins of the 2019 United Nations General Assembly, former President George W. Bush and Ambassador Deborah L. Birx announced that the Go Further partnership to end…

Thomson Reuters Foundation: OPINION: Reproductive health, rights and choices: A vision created 25 years ago is more urgent than ever Bjorn Andersson, U.N. Population Fund’s regional director for Asia and the Pacific. “…[Women worldwide] are benefitting from a women’s empowerment movement galvanized 25 years ago through the Programme of Action…

Project Syndicate: Closing the Opportunity Gap in the Sahel Annette Dixon, vice president of Human Development at the World Bank Group, and Hafez Ghanem, vice president of the World Bank for Africa “…The countries of the Sahel rank among the world’s lowest on the Human Capital Index, which quantifies the…

Woodrow Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program’s “New Security Beat”: To Achieve Universal Health Care, Invest in Nurses and Midwives Sydnee Logan, social media and digital content coordinator at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and Ann LoLordo, senior director of global engagement and communications at Jhpiego, discuss the roles…

United Nations Population Fund: Explainer: What is the ICPD and why does it matter? This post provides an overview of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and its role in advancing women’s reproductive health and rights, noting, “This November, governments, advocates, health organizations, women’s and youth activists, and…

Capital News: Project DREAMS helps prevent vulnerable young women from HIV infections “Visiting Deputy Administrator USAID Bonnie Glick has held a round-table discussion with beneficiaries of DREAMS, a USAID funded project which is part of the agency’s commitment to HIV prevention among young people. Glick who held the forum at…

The Guardian: Penny Mordaunt says U.K. will defend abortion rights amid global pushback “Britain’s international development secretary has promised to stand firm in her support for abortion rights in the face of growing opposition. Speaking at an event hosted by the Canadian embassy on Monday, Penny Mordaunt said: ‘Leadership means…

VOA News: Report: Gender Inequality Robs Women of Sexual, Reproductive Rights “A new report finds gender inequality strips women of their ability to control their sexual and reproductive options and limits their right to choose when and if they wish to start a family. The United Nations Population Fund released…