This headline caught my eye: India Has Plenty of Coronavirus Vaccines But Few Takers. And upon clicking on the link, the article was followed by stories of an anti-vaccine protest organized on Facebook that cut off access to a mass vaccination site at Dodger Stadium. And a new study reveals that COVID-19 vaccine acceptance is [more…]

By Leah Jarvis, Katey Peck, Sara Chace Dwyer, Erika Martin & Aparna Jain. This blog was originally published on the Knowledge SUCCESS website. High quality of care (QoC) in contraceptive provision is associated with greater contraceptive uptake, higher continuation of use, and improved client satisfaction. Over several decades, various frameworks and indicators to measure QoC [more…]

The controversies that COVID-19 has highlighted for us Three controversial items are addressed in this essay: social distancing interventions manifested through lockdowns, the challenge of providing access to intensive care units (ICUs) and ventilators, and finally the ethical issues related to the COVID-19 vaccine—especially how those in low resource settings can access vaccines. The priority [more…]

By Maddie Kau and Sara Flanagan This blog was originally published on the ideas42 website. Worldwide, what is more likely to kill you than 200 skydives, 1,000 scuba dives, or a diagnosed case of malaria?[1] Giving birth once.[2] Too often, giving birth is dangerous, and the most common cause of maternal mortality—postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), or [more…]

By Dr. Alison Connor, Dr. Heather Lanthorn, Nisha Hariharan, & Sarah Carson A more detailed version of this blog was originally published in IDeas, the IDinsight blog. Testing capacity has expanded dramatically in many countries since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, a number of countries have implemented highly innovative strategies: Rwanda has a [more…]

In honor of the 200th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the World Health Organization designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The objective of this cause, which is aimed at recognising and celebrating 59% of the world’s health professionals, took on a new dimension as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken [more…]

This is the second blog in Beth Gragg’s “Switching to Zoom? Tips for maximizing interaction in your Zoom(work)shops” blog series. Read the first blog in the series: Preparing to Zoomshop! You know how easily distracted we are by emails, news feeds, Twitter, cat videos, or the report that sits unwritten on our desktops. The same [more…]

This FP2020 blog was originally posted on the Medium website. Family planning advocates in Pakistan, an FP2020 commitment maker since 2012, have worked hard to make sure the country’s FP programs address the needs of a variety of users. Saro Imran and Tanzila Khan, two young people changing the SRH movement in their country, are [more…]

Youth leadership in Africa has never been and will never be about age, but rather, capabilities and revolutionary thinking. When I landed my first management role at 28 years in Africa’s largest indigenous health non-governmental organization (Amref Health Africa), I never really thought about my age. Until it was pointed out, I had traversed different [more…]

It seems that face-to-face workshops are a thing of the past, at least for the foreseeable future. While I miss the dynamics of working “live” and in real time with groups of people, I am committed to helping people easily participate when they are in virtual workshops. Over the past few months, I’ve learned a [more…]