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“He changed,” says Consida Maria Manuel of her husband of 24 years, Paulino Martinho Assane. Paulino participates in a male engagement group through the #AlcancarProject, funded by USAID, whose consortium of partners is led by FHI 360. The project aims to improve maternal, newborn and child health (#MNCH) outcomes in #Mozambique by supporting both #MaleEngagement and female empowerment. Consida and Paulino share their story: https://bit.ly/47a5u18

Very exciting, Thomas/colleagues at UNICEF! For anyone wanting to learn about how to incorporate #implementationresearch in their project, find this BE2 guidance note: Guidance_Note_on_Using_Implementation_Research_in_Education.pdf (edu-links.org) (Now also available in Spanish and French)! #implementationscience #education Building Evidence in Education (BE²)

Thank you Global Health Corps for pulling this post from the archives. This couldn't be more timely, as the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has just released the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2022. Key to note is the significant decline in #maternalmortality ratio, from 336 deaths per 100,000 lives births in 2016 to 189 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2022. Whereas Uganda is still far behind the global target of reducing the #maternalmortality ratio to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births, this reduction is a monumental achievement, and true reflection of the myriad of investments, government stewardship, multi-sectoral collaboration and high impact interventions that have been adopted over the years. We are not where we want to be, but definitely not where we were! Follow the link below to see the UDHS2022 highlights. #maternalhealth #reproductivehealth https://lnkd.in/dUC3KAme

🌍 Today, on World Population Day, we highlight a critical issue: the challenges of a young population on health in West Africa. 🌟 With over 60% of the population under 25, West Africa is pivotal. This youth represents an incredible opportunity for development and innovation, but also a major challenge for health systems. 🔹 **Reproductive health and family planning**: Improving access to quality reproductive health services is essential to ensure that every young person can plan their future and realize their potential. 🔹 **Education and awareness**: Investing in health education and awareness can reduce the rates of communicable diseases, early pregnancies, and maternal mortality. 🔹 **Employment and empowerment**: Creating job opportunities and training programs for young people is vital for economic and social empowerment. By working together, we can turn these challenges into opportunities and build a healthier and more prosperous future for West Africa. 🌱✨ #WorldPopulationDay #HealthInAfrica #Youth #ReproductiveHealth #SustainableDevelopment #FamilyPlanning #Education #Empowerment Jhpiego Leslie Mancuso Debora Bossemeyer Anne Pfitzer United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) PAI FP2030 Deborah Dangay AMREF Partenariat de Ouagadougou Marie Ba Djenebou Diallo, PhD in Law Perri Sutton Kaleigh MacDaniels, MPA Ashley Jackson Siri Wood USAID Gahan Anderson, MPH, PMP Gathari Ndirangu Gichuhi Shani Turke ---

It's not rhetoric, there are faces behind the figures, a life lost, too many. Thank you The Global Financing Facility (GFF) for amplifying this article. It's a reminder, that a lot still needs to be done but with better coordination at all front. Check out the full article here wrld.bg/g3aG50SqB1L It's not time to give up Gem Hub Initiative

And certainly the day has come and gone Gone but left strikes of knowledge and impact that is engraved in our minds. The 2024 edition of the Collogue International Conference, organised by the Catholic university of central Africa school of health Sciences was a remarkable event with: 🎇This year's theme being "Promotion of Community Health in Africa: Role, Challenges and Perspectives. thematic Axes being: ✅ Prevention of illness and one health. ✅ Mobilisation, Participation, Automization, and Community development . ✅ Nursing Practice and Community Actions ✅ Environmental Health and WASH(,Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) ✅ Promotion of Health, Nutrition and Community Alimentation. ✅ Gender and Social inequality in Health faced by Women. These named thematics were broken down into several different evidence based research topics of well competent persons with the passion of making a individual, family , community, society and continental health better and best. # University Catholic de l' Afrique Centrale #

Global health and development goals can only be achieved through a collective effort, including strong engagement with the #privatesector. At FHI 360, we prioritize private sector involvement to drive innovation, leverage resources, and maximize impact in our SBC projects. In Ghana and Ethiopia, our initiatives are already making a difference:  ·      In Ghana, our work with USAID supported the Ghana Health Service in developing its first Private Sector Engagement Strategy, advancing the national public health agenda.  ·     In Ethiopia, our USAID Healthy Behaviors Activity has forged dynamic partnerships with the private sector to support initiatives benefiting pregnant women, youth, and more.   Intentional private sector engagement is key to driving transformative social and behavior change. In what ways are your SBC projects partnering with the private sector? #SBCatFHI360 #privatesectorengagement #newpartnerships #Ghana #Ethiopia  

Too many of the most vulnerable children and young people around the world are still excluded from the development processes designed to improve their lives—recipients of aid rather than the shapers of their own development. In response to this challenge, starting more than a decade ago in 2011, the Innovation Office of UNICEF developed a way to communicate directly with children and young people called U-Report, launching the platform through their Uganda office and scaling the initiative across 96 countries worldwide. U-Report sends SMS polls and informational alerts to its participants, collecting real-time responses, and subsequently publishes gathered data. Issues polled include health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, youth unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and disease outbreaks. Two-way communication on these topics helps create effective “citizen reporters” who are empowered to speak out on issues that matter to them, while also providing a way for leaders to receive and be informed by real-time data from often-excluded constituencies. Learn more about this case study in Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World; Read up on the ongoing impact of U-Report in this website: https://ureport.in/ Redesigning U-Report is one of forty-five case studies featured in Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World, edited by Mariana Amatullo, PhD, Bryan Boyer, Jennifer May, MBA (she/her), and Andrew Shea, designed by TwoPoints.Net and published by #Routledge. #design, #internationaldevelopment; #philanthropy, #social #innovation and #entrepreneurship. Buy the book at: https://bit.ly/3OXZym6 https://dsibook.com/ #dsi #dsibook #designforsocialinnovation

In 2023, Days for Girls in Malawi was awarded a significant grant from USAID's Youth Excel, in collaboration with IREX. DfG and USAID researched menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) beliefs across three districts in Malawi: Rumphi, Dedza, and Mangochi. Their objective was to evaluate the transformative potential of community interface meetings. The outcomes were truly remarkable! The research showed that community meetings destigmatized menstruation and boosted MHH. Following the community interface meetings: - In Dedza, an impressive 86% of survey participants reported a shift in beliefs after attending these meetings! - Two communities enacted by-laws to combat harmful practices post-receiving vital MHH education. - Participants in Mangochi requested more frequent community interface meetings. These meetings not only dismantled stigma surrounding menstruation but also significantly bolstered MHH awareness. Clearly, accurate MHH info to combat stigma and drive positive change dismantling barriers and fostering positive change! We are so proud of DfG in Malawi for their work in implementing this impactful project! Read more about this groundbreaking project here! https://bit.ly/3y3aZCJ #MenstrualHealth #CommunityImpact