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Thailand: An Experiment in Family Planning
In Thailand in 1974 most families had seven children each, establishing an average growth rate of 3.3 percent. Having upwards of seven children put many women at risk for pregnancy related deaths and...
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Mobile Family Planning in India
Janani, an affiliate of DKT International, has started a mobile family planning project. Twenty outreach teams in vans provide family planning services to rural and hard-to-reach areas in India. This...
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Sex Education in Côte d’Ivoire Revamped by the Zero Pregnancies in School...
Youth pregnancies in Côte d’Ivoire declined by an astounding 20 percent since the Zero Pregnancies in School Campaign began in 2013, according to the United Nations Population Fund. This campaign is...
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Health Education for Women Improves in Southern Asia
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across southern Asia have developed programs in line with the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on health education for women. SDG #3 aims...
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Village HopeCore International Assists Rural Kenya
Village HopeCore International, a nonprofit working to end poverty in the rural regions of Kenya, was founded in 1982 by Dr. Kajira “KK” Mugambi. A native of Kenya and former resident of a village...
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New App Makes Tracking Healthcare Data in India Easier
With assistance from UNICEF, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has introduced an Android-based tablet application called Auxiliary Nurse Midwives Online (ANMOL). This app makes...
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How to Prevent the Zika Virus
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the “Zika virus disease (Zika) is a disease caused by the Zika virus which is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes...
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Family Planning Initiatives in Malawi Help to Stop Population Growth
Malawi is a small, landlocked country in southeastern Africa that’s population is expected to triple in the next 30 years. This reality, along with the fact that it remains one of the poorest...
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Challenge Initiative Takes on Poverty
Women are the key to smart family planning. By increasing access to sexual education and contraceptives, women gain the power to make decisions about their own health and the chances of economic...
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New Programs to Reduce Poverty in the Philippines
As of 2015, 22 million Filipinos are still living in the depths of poverty. That equates to one-fifth of the population. Poverty presents itself in a vicious cycle affecting mainly the uneducated...
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