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October 2009
- World Contraception Day, Saturday, September 26th
It's not too late to participate in World Contraception Day (WCD), a worldwide campaign with a vision of a world where every pregnancy is wanted. Its mission is to improve awareness of contraception to enable young people to make informed decisions on sexual and reproductive health. This year’s theme is: “Your Life, Your Voice: Talk Contraception.” The aim of the campaign is to encourage young people to talk about sex and contraception so they have all the information they need to prevent an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection (STI). According to a USAID press release recognizing World Contraception Day, “In 2007, 2.7 million people were newly infected with HIV. Many of these infections could have been prevented with the correct and consistent use of condoms. Scientific studies of sexually active discordant couples, where one partner is infected with HIV and the other partner is not, have demonstrated that the correct and consistent use of latex condoms reduces the likelihood of HIV infection by 80 to 90 percent.” Need information about providing contraceptives? Visit INFO’s Family Planning Global Handbook site: www.fphandbook.org, where you can download copies of the book in ten languages.
September 2009
- Registration for 9th Annual Global Health Mini-University Now Open
If you are going to be in Washington DC on Friday October 9th, 2009, you can now register to attend the day-long Global Health Mini-University. Choose from 60 different sessions highlighting evidence-based best practices and state-of-the-art information from a variety of technical areas across the global health field. The day culminates with a Knowledge Extravaganza session and the N’Lightening Round, a lively competition during which take-home messages from the sessions are presented and prizes are awarded for the top three. Learn about: President Obama’s 6-year, $63M Global Health Initiative; New Contraceptive Research and Developments; Family Planning Advocacy; Successful Community Health Worker Programs, and more. Plan your day here.
- USAID Repositioning In Action E-Bulletin: Global Fund and Family Planning
In some 88 developing countries, the number of users of modern contraceptive methods is projected to increase by 49 percent — from 144 million in 2005 to 214 million by 2020. How can these countries find funds to purchase contraceptives to meet the increasing need? The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has committed US12 billion in 140 countries as of June 2009 to support "large-scale prevention, care and treatment and impact mitigation programs against the three diseases," according to the USAID Repositioning in Action E-Bulletin. "The Global Fund encourages countries to strengthen linkages between disease programs (especially for HIV/AIDS) and FP/RH activities. If countries can establish a link to improved disease outcomes (in this case, HIV prevention), the Global Fund will support FP/RH activities, including contraceptive procurement," according to the E-Bulletin. It gives examples from Rwanda and Zambia, and suggests other ways to use Global Fund financing to support family planning components.
- Save the Date: October 22, 2009, Washington DC: Presentation of New Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Web Portal
Having trouble finding the latest information about reproductive health online? What's the best way to find, share, adapt, and update information so that it meets the needs of health service providers, progam managers, and others? One way is to attend the presentation of the new Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Web Portal in Washington DC on October 22. You are invited to join Dr. Scott Radloff, Director of USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health, and other invited speakers as they celebrate this initiative. Not going to be in Washington that day? Watch this space for future details about remotely viewing the presentation.
- Photoshare's 6th Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest: $1,000 Cash Prize!
Are you involved in public health and development programs? Do you have photos of programs in action and the people they serve? Interested in using photography to document the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries? Perhaps you have an award-winning photo in your collection. Enter it now and give yourself a chance to win cash and/or a SLR digital camera. Co-sponsored by Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Photoshare Service and HIFA 2015, this year’s featured category is “Health Care Providers.” Find out more, including entry rules and deadlines.
August 2009
- Two New Pearls of the Week Posted in August: Malaria - Emerging Artemisinin Resistance in Asia; Actions to Combat Artemisinin Resistance in Africa
Why is resistance to artemisinin to treat malaria occurring in Asia — particularly Western Cambodia and Eastern Thailand — and is this resistance a problem in Africa? According to two recent Pearls of the Week, one of the key steps is to discourage monotherapy and encourage combination therapy. WHO is conducting an intensive campaign to contain this drug resistance through intensive detection and treatment of all cases of malaria as well as wide deployment of insecticide-treated bed nets. What other actions can programs take? Find out more.
- Two Global Health eLearning Courses Published: Newborn Sepsis; Human Resources for Health
• Each year, almost a million babies die during the first week of life as a result of infection.
• Although Africa has 24% of the global burden of disease, it has just 3% of the global health workforce.
Want to find out more about what is behind these facts and what can be done about them? Take the latest Global Health e-Learning courses on Newborn Sepsis and Human Resources for Health. Sign up for them at: www.globalhealthlearning.org. (Registration required.) These are just two of the 31 free courses listed on INFO's Global Health e-Learning Center. Most of them can be taken in less than 2 hours. - Drastic Shortfall in Resources Threatens Women's Safety
Around the world 10-60% of women experience physical and/or sexual violence by men at some point in their lifetime. According to a news item just posted on INFO's End Violence Against Women Website, these statistics are likely to get worse. There's a "drastic shortfall" in resources to combat gender violence against women and girls, according to a UN Trust Fund Alert. The Fund is a leading global source of support for country and local-level action to end violence against women and girls established by the General Assembly. The Fund relies on voluntary contributions from governments, the private sector, and concerned individuals. This year, the Fund has received more than 1,600 proposals from all over the world. But there’s only $9 million available — not even half of the $22 million granted last year. How to help? The UN Trust Fund is soliciting individual donations to raise an additional 18 million dollars. Donate here. - The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) Publishes Youth InfoNet 58
What are the factors associated with HIV testing among sexually active South African youth aged 15-24 years? Does the prevalence of child marriage in India have an effect on the fertility and fertility control of young women there? What are the knowledge, practices, and attitudes regarding emergency contraception among students at a university in Ghana? All these questions are answered in research summaries just published in the Interagency Youth Working Group's (IYWG) Youth InfoNet 58. Other research in the issue comes from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania, Thailand, and Zambia.
July 2009
- Save the Date: Friday, October 9th, Washington DC—Free Health Mini University
If you are in Washington on October 9th, be sure to attend the 9th Annual Global Health Mini-University, sponsored by USAID’s Bureau for Global Health. The free, day-long forum offers over 60 different sessions highlighting evidence-based best practices and state-of-the-art information from a variety of technical areas across the global health field. Registration will open in early September. Find out more at www.maqweb.org. See highlights from the 2008 Mini University. - Neglected Tropical Diseases Get Some Attention
Over a billion people worldwide suffer from one or more painful, debilitiating tropical diseases, which disproportionately impact poor and rural populations. A new USAID web site, www.neglecteddiseases.gov highlights past, present, and future efforts to combat these diseases. Do you know which seven diseases can be controlled through a targeted mass administration of drugs? Onchocerciasis and Schistosomiasis are two of the better known. What are the other five? The web site provides the answers and describes USAID's Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Initiative which currently supports control activities and treatments in 12 countries with a 15 million dollar budget. Countries include: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Uganda, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By 2013 the initiative is targeted to grow to 95 million dollars for 30 countries. - Contraceptive Myths and Realities
Having trouble combating myths about contraceptives? What do you say to someone who believes that oral contraceptives collect in the body? Or that male condoms do not prevent HIV? The answers to these and over 60 other myths about contraceptive methods can be found at IPPF's Contraceptive Myths and Realties Database. For each myth, the database lists facts and counseling messages—examples of what counselors from various countries say to clients. Can't find a myth, or the answer to a myth? Have a counseling message to contribute? Send them to medtech@ippf.org or Kiran Asif for possible inclusion in the database.(The content of the Contraceptive Myths and Realities Database was prepared by the INFO Project with technical review by IPPF.)
June 2009
- A Treasure Trove of Resources on HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration
Where can you find research on: Dual method use and discordant couples, Female-Controlled Methods of HIV/Pregnancy Prevention, Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention, and Integrated Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health? The June HIV/SRH Integration Newsletter contains links to the latest research on these topics and much more. The newsletter also features a report from the Catholic Relief Services on promising practices for HIV integrated programming and five other resources, as well as information about the 11th International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections World Congress, Africa 2009, Cape Town, South Africa, November 9-12, 2009. - Additional Print Copies of Spanish Family Planning Handbook Now Available
Additional print copies of Planificación familiar: Un Manual Mundial para Proveedores (Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers) are now available. Health organizations in developing countries are invited to order multiple copies for their reproductive health service providers, managers, and trainers at no cost. The Spanish books are packed 40 to a box. Send your request for number of boxes to orders@jhuccp.org. The handbook is an essential tool for health care providers who need quick references to different family planning methods, how to prevent sexually transmitted infections, and other health-related topics. Go to INFO's handbook site at www.fphandbook.org for information. -
Access to RH Essential Medicines and Contraceptives—Why is it so Difficult to Achieve? (15-26 June, 2009)
Are current policies roadblocks to procurement? How can we better predict supply needs? Is product quality an issue? How can we stop stockouts? These are just some of the themes to be discussed at a two-week online forum, beginning June 15th. (Registration required). Now is your chance to communicate with experts who are tackling these issues on a daily basis. Perhaps you have a suggestion for helping the more than 200 million women in low resource settings who would like to use family planning but who do not have access to services or supplies. During this two-week forum you will receive no more than two emails per day: one email to introduce the day’s questions, and one daily digest of contributions. Once you have registered for this community you can participate in the forum simply by responding to the e-mails, or by logging into the IBP Knowledge Gateway. Questions? Send an e-mail to glishl@who.int.This online discussion is hosted by the WHO Implementing Best Practices (IBP) Initiative/Knowledge Gateway, in collaboration with DSW, FHI, HAI, HUG, IPPF, JHU, JSI, MSH, MSI, PATH, PPD, RH Supplies Coalition, UNFPA, USAID, and WHO.
- IUD Toolkit Gets A Facelift
Where can you find a synthesis of biomedical, social science, and programmatic knowledge about the levonorgestrel-releasing IUD? What are the similarities and differences between the LNG-IUS and the TCu-380A? Go to the new Hormonal IUD folder at USAID's Maximizing Access & Quality Initiative IUD Toolkit. There you can also find information about how programs in developing countries can gain access to the hormonal IUD. Other folders also have new documents, including: the importance of long-acting and permanent methods (LAPMs), a new IUD training guide from Pathfinder, and new country experiences from Ethiopia, Guinea, India, Kenya, and Uganda about promoting and stimulating demand for the IUD.
May 2009
- INFO's One Source Database: Religion and HIV links in Tanzania
Religion shapes everyday beliefs and activities, but few studies have examined its associations with attitudes about HIV. In Tanzania, for example, what are the associations between religious beliefs and HIV stigma, disclosure, and attitudes toward antiretroviral (ARV) treatment? One recent study from BMC Public Health provides some answers. Find the abstract and links to the article. Browse through over 230 other articles about reproductive health in South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, and other countries posted on INFO's One Source database in the last 30 days.
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Global Health Online Discussion Forum Series: FP and HIV Service Integration—Experiences and Evidence (June 1-5, 2009)
What are the emerging issues about family planning (FP) and HIV service integration? Have there been successful efforts to integrate services? Can the remaining challenges be resolved? Register for the online forum to join the week-long discussion on the IBP Knowledge Gateway with experts from Family Health International, EngenderHealth, and Measure Evaluation. During the forum, you will receive no more than two emails per day—one to introduce the day’s topic and questions; the other, a daily digest with all contributions screened and presented in a single, well-organized summary. For more information on the topic, visit www.hivandsrh.org, a comprehensive online resource for HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration.This online discussion is sponsored by Family Health International (FHI), EngenderHealth, MEASURE Evaluation, and the Knowledge for Health (K4H) Project, based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs in collaboration with the Implementing Best Practices (IBP) in Reproductive Health Initiative and WHO.
- New Pearl of the Week Posted: Male Circumcision—Benefits Beyond Reduced Risk of HIV
Does male circumcision have reproductive health benefits for both men and their women partners beyond the reduced HIV risk for men? Find out what recent trials and studies show by reading the latest Pearl of the Week prepared by Dr. James D. Shelton, Senior Medical Scientist, Office of Population, United States Agency for International Development. Check out previous Pearls in the Pearls Archive. - New Photoshare Images Cover Electoral Democracy and Civic Participation
Photoshare recently posted 119 images from 11 countries showing such scenes as people lining up to vote in Ecuador, a woman showing her inked thumb after voting in Pakistan, and poll workers in Liberia manually counting ballots. Looking for other subjects! Another 302 new images have recently been added to the comprehensive collection which now totals 17,000. Check out all new images from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Caribbean, and South America. Visit Photoshare at www.photoshare.org to see more images.
April 2009
- Global Health eLearning Course: Malaria in Pregnancy
Malaria is an important and serious health problem generally, but it poses a special challenge to pregnant women and their unborn and newborn children. How many women in Africa become pregnant in malaria-endemic areas each year? 20 million? 25 million? More? Can you name the three main interventions for malaria control during pregnancy? In recognition of World Malaria Day, April 25, USAID's Global Health eLearning Center has just released Malaria in Pregnancy, a new Internet-based course. One-time registration allows free access to this course (along with 28 other courses on a variety of global health topics) at www.globalhealthlearning.org. - Two New Pearls of the Week Posted: Sino Implant (II)—An Inexpensive Alternative
Contraceptive implants are extremely popular in some countries, but their high cost limits use. One lower cost alternative is The Sino Implant (II) from China. Where has it been used? Is USAID buying them? How many have been distributed? Is it effective and safe? Two new Pearls from Dr. James Shelton's Pearl of the Week provide the answers. Have a question for a future Pearl? Send your proposed question to Dr. Shelton. - Call for Abstracts—International Conference on Family Planning: Research and Best Practices
Do you have significant new findings about family planning research or best practices that you can summarize in 800 words or less? The Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Makerere University's School of Public Health are calling for abstracts of presentations for a conference in Kampala, Uganda, November 15-18, 2009. Deadline for abstracts is June 1, 2009. Some 22 topics of special interest including family planning and Millenium Development Goals, wealth and contraception, innovations in use of technology to expand contraceptive access, and many others can be found here. For registration and abstract submission go here. - K4H Explores Health Information Needs
The goal of the USAID-funded Knowledge for Health (K4H) Project is to make health information easy-to-find and easy-to-use. K4H will help facilitate the development and dissemination of high quality health information products to a broad network of public health organizations supporting program managers and health service providers around the world. K4H partners will be able to:- Receive feedback from potential users of information during the development of resources.
- Identify existing health information products and services and help avoid duplication.
- Determine the most useful formats to deliver health information products and services.
- Provide a platform for dissemination and adaptation of resources at the local level.
- Measure the use of health information resources and their impact on health services.
How to get involved? Fill out the K4H health information needs survey in English, French, or Spanish, and pass it on to your colleagues.
March 2009
- Updated Global Health eLearning Course on US Family Planning Legislative and Policy Requirements
In January, President Obama reversed the Mexico City policy, but there are still nine legislative and policy requirements that govern US assistance for family planning activities. The Tiahrt Amendment, for example, requires that a potential family planning client be given comprehensible information about benefits, risks, and side effects for contraceptive methods. But does this apply to ALL methods offered at a facility, or just for the method chosen? Find the answer to this and other questions by taking the FP Legislative & Policy Requirements (Updated) Global Health eLearning Course about legislative and policy requirements governing US assistance for family planning activities. By the end of the 90-minute course, you will also know where to go for more information and how to access resource materials. - A Call for Best Practices in Health
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a best practice in health is "knowledge about what works in specific situations and contexts, without using inordinate resources to achieve the desired results, and which can be used to develop and implement solutions adapted to similar health problems in other situations and contexts." WHO's Regional Office for Africa has recently posted a new Guide for Documenting and Sharing Best Practices in Health Programmes. The Guide includes examples of best practices, discusses where they come from, presents the criteria for selection, and gives step-by-step instructions for submitting them to the WHO Regional Office which will disseminate them on the web, in print, and on CD-ROM. Another source of information on best practices is A Tool for Sharing Internal Best Practices from the INFO project. - Handbook on Assessing Integration Methodology
What is the impact of integrating family planning into other reproductive health delivery services such as HIV/STI prevention, maternal and child health, and postabortion? "There is very little evidence" about which service combinations are feasible, which are acceptable, which can effectively increase access without compromising quality or safety, and whether their joint provision benefits a client's health status and that of the population served, according to a new tool from the Population Council's Frontiers in Reproductive Health: Assessing Integration Methodology (AIM) handbook. The handbook presents instruments that can be used to collect data at health facilities offering, or considering, integration of family planning with antenatal, postnatal, postabortion, and HIV/STI prevention services. Instruments include: facility inventory of services, infrastructure, equipment, and supplies; an observation guide for recording provider-client interactions; a standardized questionnaire for exit interviews with clients; and a questionnaire for interviews with providers. - Male Circumcision Site for HIV/AIDS Prevention Launched
Does male circumcision reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS infection? Where can you find tools for policy developers, program managers, and trainers? The Clearinghouse on Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention has extensive information on these topics and more. New data from Uganda, for example, reveal that up to 62 percent of uncircumcised men would consider being circumcised, and up to 79 percent of them would support having their sons circumcised. The World Health Organization (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), and Family Health International (FHI) initiated the clearinghouse effort. According to WHO, male circumcision should always be considered as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package, including provision of male and female condoms. For more information about integrating services visit HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Information. - In Search of That Perfect Image
Need an image for your global health success story, lessons learned article, PowerPoint presentation, project evaluation report, or brochure? Chances are you can find it among Photoshare's 15,000 cataloged images. The "easy to find, easy to use" online image database is divided into: Family Planning and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Environment, Humanitarian Assistance, Democracy and Governance, Agricultural and Economic Development. Browse by region, country, keyword, and more. Still can't find what you are looking for? Check out Photoshare's updated Blog Roll—a listing of 25 blogs and postings with images that document international rural and urban health and development initiatives or Photoshare's Additional Resources, a treasure trove of links to over 45 online digital image services.
February 2009
- Call for Papers: AIDS Supplement: Family Planning and HIV
Family Health International is preparing a peer-reviewed supplement on family planning and HIV integration. Papers must be submitted by May 1, 2009. Data-based manuscripts are preferred. Topics include but are not limited to:- Biomedical research addressing safety and effectiveness of contraceptive methods for women with HIV,
- Behavioral research examining contraceptive practices and fertility desires of women and couples with HIV,
- Evaluations of service delivery approaches to integrating FP and HIV.
The USAID-funded supplement will be published as a supplement to AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. More details. For other integration resources and events, visit www.hivandsrh.org. - Preventing Gender-Based Violence in the Horn, Eastern, and Southern Africa
The Gender-Based Violence Prevention Network based in Kampala, Uganda, has recently launched a web site designed to be the one-stop place for those working to prevent GBV in the Horn, Southern, and Eastern Africa. The new website at www.preventgbvafrica.org features an online library with the most current GBV prevention resources and program innovations. The site connects members to lively online discussions and enables them to post their experiences, stories, and events. It also has links to past issues of the Network's colorful, practical newsletter "Perspectives on Prevention." - President Barack Obama Reverses Mexico City Policy
"It is clear that the provisions of the Mexico City Policy are unnecessarily broad and unwarranted under current law, and for the past eight years, they have undermined efforts to promote safe and effective voluntary family planning in developing countries. For these reasons, it is right for us to rescind this policy and restore critical efforts to protect and empower women and promote global economic development," according to a White House Statement issued on Friday, January 23rd.
"For too long, international family planning assistance has been used as a political wedge issue.... In the coming weeks, my Administration will initiate a fresh conversation on family planning, working to find areas of common ground to best meet the needs of women and families at home and around the world," the statement said. "I have directed my staff to reach out to those on all sides of this issue to achieve the goal of reducing unintended pregnancies. They will also work to promote safe motherhood, reduce maternal and infant mortality rates and increase educational and economic opportunities for women and girls."
"In addition, I look forward to working with Congress to restore U.S. financial support for the U.N. Population Fund. By resuming funding to UNFPA, the U.S. will be joining 180 other donor nations working collaboratively to reduce poverty, improve the health of women and children, prevent HIV/AIDS and provide family planning assistance to women in 154 countries."
January 2009
- As President Barack Obama Takes Office, an Urgent Call to Triple International Family Planning Funding
USAID's budget for international family planning should almost triple from the 2008 level of $457 million to $1.205 billion in FY2010, according to five former directors of the United States Agency for International Development's Office of Population. A new report, Making the Case for U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, calls on the White House to renew political and financial commitment to international family planning programs. The authors write there is an "enormous pent-up and growing" unmet need for family planning which "coexists with a basically favorable policy climate among developing country governments." Donor interest in family planning has stagnated, "in part from the (mistaken) belief that rapid global population growth has been halted; from diversion of resources to other needs, notably the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and from lack of understanding that family planning is a critical part of any successful economic development strategy," write the five former directors.
"To reassert U.S leadership in family planning, pledges of renewed commitment from the White House will be a galvanizing force. But the words must be backed by action. It will be essential to reverse the Global Gag Rule restriction as soon as possible, and to again fund the two leading international family planning organizations, UNFPA and IPPF," according to the report. Find out in which countries the 201 million women with unmet need for family planning live, how the money should be spent, how many abortions could be prevented, infant deaths prevented and maternal lives saved. Download the report. - Global Health e-Learning Center Course on Elements of Family Planning Success
The overarching strategy of family planning programs is to offer clients easy access to a wide range of affordable contraceptive methods through multiple service delivery channels in a good-quality, reliable fashion. What are the elements that contribute to a successful family planning program? This new 2 1/2 hour e-learning course, Family Planning Programming—Elements of Success, has the answers. Compiled by Catherine Richey and Ruwaida Salem, of the Knowledge for Health (K4H) Project, the course presents findings from a global online survey, an online discussion forum, an interactive Web site with audio and video interviews, and an issue of Population Reports. - Family Planning Global Handbook Available in Eight Languages
The Hindi language edition of Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers is the latest translation to be posted on the www.fphandbook.org web site. Other editions include: Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Russian. Having trouble accessing the Internet? Order the English version of the Global Handbook on CD-ROM. - HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Web Site Updated
In Mblae, Uganda, "there is an urgent need for quality, voluntary family planning (FP) services to help people living with HIV (PLHIV) achieve their fertility intentions and to reduce HIV incidence," according to a recent report from EngenderHealth's ACQUIRE Project. In South Africa a Family Health International report concludes that a high priority for PMTC clients is the "need for training providers to assess the reproductive health needs of HIV-positive women and counsel on the full range of methods that are safe and effective for these clients." These are just two of the resources highlighted in the December HIV and SRH Integration Web Site News which has recently been updated.
December 2008
- Contraceptive Security Publications in French and Spanish Published
Ready Lessons II shows how to apply the basic principles of contraceptive security (outlined in Ready Lessons I) in the context of a rapidly changing health environment—changes in development assistance, health sector reforms, and growth of the private sector. How do you provide support for underutilized methods? Reach the underserved? Work within an integrated supply chain? Ready Lessons II is now available in French and Spanish, in addition to English. Also available in French and Spanish is the new USAID-funded "SPARHCS Process Guide: A Planning Resource to Improve Reproductive Health Commodity Security." The Guide provides examples from Madagascar, Indonesia, Latin America, and Nigeria. - "Key Reminders About Hormonal Family Planning Methods" Now in Spanish and Albanian
This one-page sheet, recently published in English, is now available in Spanish and Albanian. The chart summarizes important, but hard-to-remember, details for providing hormonal methods: When to start; Comparing effectiveness; Medical eligibility; Correcting mistakes; and Managing common side effects. The sheet includes: Combined oral contraceptives; Monthly (combined) injectables; Long-acting (progestin-only) injectables; Implants; and Progestin-only pills. The information is from Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers and reflects the latest WHO guidance. - New Pearl of the Week Posted: Reduction of Multiple Sex Partners
In which African country have people reduced sexual partners by more than 50% in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic? What led to this change in behavior? Check out Dr. James Shelton's Pearl of the Week for the answers. Have a question for a future "Pearl"? Send your proposed question to Dr. Shelton. Browse past Pearls.
