Tunza Mama: Community Midwifery Increases FP/RH Access at Home in Kenya
Our colleagues at Amref share how the Tunza Mama network improves the socio-economic status of midwives while positively impacting the health indicators of mothers and children in Kenya.
Reimagining Delivery of Essential Health Care
With the prospect of delivering an effective COVID-19 vaccine ever changing, public health professionals have a responsibility to ensure uninterrupted access to essential health care to women and their families. We must take this opportunity to reinvigorate health systems strengthening efforts that prioritize decentralized, community-based and client-focused mechanisms for accessing health products, services and information.
A Practical Guide for Service Delivery During a Pandemic
Jhpiego's guide synthesizes global recommendations, current best evidence and critical resources and is organized to provide specific guidance by technical area (e.g., family planning/sexual and reproductive health, malaria, tuberculosis).
Engaging Men as Partners in Family Planning
Studies have shown that men are highly influential in couples’ decisions about family planning (FP) and that their engagement in FP and other health services can be beneficial to their partners, their children, and themselves. However, in many countries, deeply embedded ideas about appropriate gender roles, as well as myths and misconceptions about FP, create barriers
We Know HIV and Family Planning Service Integration Works. But Are We Doing It?
This article explores recent research on the extent that family planning has been incorporated into HIV services in Malawi and discusses implementation challenges throughout the world.
Understanding Provider Bias in Family Planning
This interactive article summarizes the different types of provider bias in family planning services, how widespread provider bias is, and how it can be effectively addressed.
Top 5 Family Planning Articles of 2019
These are the top 5 family planning articles of 2019 published in the Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) journal, based on readership.