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Immunization Advocates’ podcast, Community Conversations on Vaccines, explores issues related to vaccines and immunization in low- and middle-income countries through interviews with on-the-ground professionals in those communities, including health workers and journalists. The hosts for the podcast are Vince Blaser, Director of Immunization Advocates, and Francesca Montalto, Associate of Vaccine Acceptance and Demand. Preview the [more…]
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This rapid evidence summary reviews emerging evidence of the effects of COVID-19 on provision and demand of essential maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, family planning, and reproductive health (MNCHN/FP/RH) care, the strategies and adaptations emerging in response, and their effects. An accompanying policy brief offers recommendations for MOMENTUM awards and USAID Missions to [more…]
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UNAIDS’ past and current strategies mobilized leadership, built initiatives, and scaled up innovations to respond to HIV among children and adolescents. However, instead of using 2020 to charge towards achievement of the fast track targets for children and youth, our pace has slowed and our resolve has weakened. We need UNAIDS’ political advocacy to prioritize [more…]
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Men and boys have their own distinct health needs and vulnerabilities, and engaging men can benefit everyone—including women and girls. What should you do, and not do, when engaging men & boys in health promotion and gender equity? Developed by the USAID Interagency Gender Working Group’s Male Engagement Taskforce, this 2-page fact sheet brings together [more…]
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These tools and templates were developed by GMS staff and consultants in working with the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) and their secretariats around the world. They are meant to support the strategic and operational work of CCMs in their governance and oversight responsibilities.
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Supporting local partners to achieve their own development goals requires valid and reliable measures of current capacity so that gaps or areas of improvement can be addressed and monitored over time. This webinar, conducted by the USAID-funded Data for Impact project, shares experiences in adapting and managing tools to strengthen the capacity of organizations [more…]
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Empowering the largest generation of young people with the tools they need to plan their futures is central to achieving both FP2020 goals and the Sustainable Development Goals. Young leaders should be able to obtain, analyze, and compellingly present data to make their case to leaders and policy makers of the need for more resources, [more…]
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The USAID-funded project Saúde Para Todos (Health For All, or HFA) supported the Angolan government’s efforts to increase quality health service delivery across the country. Led by Population Services International (PSI), the project delivered a package of health interventions to bring malaria, HIV/AIDS, family planning services, and reproductive health care to select municipalities and provinces [more…]
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Mobility International USA hosts the Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD), inviting international delegates representing over a dozen countries to the United States. The aim of this program is to create synergy among leaders from across the globe to advance disability rights and equity. In this podcast, participants and organizers share their experiences during [more…]
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In line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals, Humanity & Inclusion promotes the sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of people with disabilities and vulnerable populations in development and fragile settings. Humanity & Inclusion’s interventions are built on five pillars: prevent, inform, provide, transform, and integrate. Humanity [more…]
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