Applying the Maputo Protocol Can Reduce Unsafe Abortions
By asoares
The Maputo Protocol—adopted in 2003—serves as one of Africa’s first comprehensive legal frameworks for the protection of the rights and freedoms of women and girls.
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Research-to-Action: Reducing the Burden of Childhood Tuberculosis in the Northern Philippines
In October, Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) team members Dr. Reshma Naik and Dr. Jose Rodriguez hosted a weeklong Research-to-Action workshop at Isabela State University in the northern Philippines.
Success Stories From PACE Youth Advocates for Population, Environment, and Development
In December 2019, 10 dynamic youth advocates from East and Southern Africa working in wildlife conservation, reproductive health and family planning, nutrition, and agriculture were selected in a competitive application process to enhance their skills in evidence-based policy communication.
Childhood Trauma Has Lifelong Health Consequences for Women
Women who experienced childhood adversity are more likely to have their first child early or outside of marriage, face a greater risk of cancer than men, and are particularly vulnerable to health impacts when they are lower income.
Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend? An Evidence Review
(2019) The demographic dividend—the prospect for accelerated economic growth driven by a country’s maturing age structure—has captivated the attention of policymakers around the world.
Early Diagnostic Test Promises to Improve Treatment and Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
This presentation outlines the health and development implications of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), along with the challenges related to diagnosing and treating this neglected tropical disease.
Senegal ENGAGE Presentation Focuses on Religion and Family Health
Le Sénégal s’Engage: la Religion et la Santé familiale (Senegal Engage: Religion and Family Health) is a new ENGAGE presentation that serves as an advocacy tool to connect reproductive health and family planning issues with faith-based attitudes and beliefs.
Educating Moroccan Youth for a Productive Future
The fact sheet “Educating Moroccan Youth for a Productive Future” provides insights into some of the challenges for addressing youth unemployment in Morocco.
Using Cocoa Pod Husks to Improve Crop Yields and Soil Quality
This training manual offers farmers in Cameroon step-by-step instructions for two processes that cocoa farmers can adopt to reduce their reliance on expensive chemical fertilizers and fungicides.
Baringo County, Kenya, Family Planning Fact Sheet
The Baringo County Integrated Development Plan (2018-22) establishes a vision “To be the most attractive, competitive, and resilient county that affords the highest standard of living and security to all its residents.