Day three at UNGA included two marquee events spotlighting progress to date on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
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Protecting the Lives of Women and Girls: London Summit on Family Planning
Today I joined leaders from around the world at the London Summit on Family Planning to commit to the goal of providing 120 million women in the world’s poorest countries with lifesaving contraceptives, information, and services by 2020. This Summit comes at a crucial time, following up to last month’s Child Survival Call to Action. [...]
Contraceptive Technologies Offer New Options
It is well-documented that contraception has multiple individual, national and global health and development benefits, including reductions in maternal and child mortality and maternal to child transmission of HIV, and increased opportunities for women in the workforce and global economy. World Contraception Day, commemorated every year on September 26, highlights the growing need for improved [...]
From the Field
Submitted by Abby Sugrue In Zambia we re-launched the Safeplan Family Planning Pill through our Partnership for Integrated Social Marketing program (PRISM). The new Safeplan pack will be available at registered outlets including clinics, pharmacies and retail shops across the country. Oral contraceptive pills, like Safeplan, are a safe, convenient and effective way for women to [...]
