The Indivisibility of Women's Human Rights: A Continuing Dialogue

Embracing the concerns of women from diverse cultural, political and geographic communities, the Center for Women's Global Leadership seeks to bring their perspectives and strategies into gre…

Integration of traditional birth attendants into prevention of mother-to-chil…

One of the fundamental challenges to implementing successful prevention of mother-tochild transmission (PMTCT) programs in Nigeria is the uptake of PMTCT services at health facilities. Several …

Differentiated models of care for postpartum women on antiretroviral therapy …

Background: The numbers of women initiating lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy and postpartum is increasing rapidly, presenting a burden on health systems and an urgent need fo…

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Health and Reproductive Rights Portfolio: A look back at the last 14 years of…

The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) has funded women led initiatives and organizations that have prioritized certain issues under the Health and Reproductive Rights (HRR) theme in 26 Africa…

News from the African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Famil…

Family planning and reproductive health rights are the rights of everyone.

Women·s Empowerment and Achievement of Desired Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Previous studies, conducted mainly in Asian countries, have shown that women's empowerment is associated with contraceptive use, lower fertility, and longer birth intervals. Yet little is known abo…

A Global Comprehensive review of Economic Interventions to Prevent Intimate P…

ABSTRACT Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV are co-occurring global epidemics, with similar root causes of gender and economic inequalities. Economic interventions have become a ce…

Maternal health service disparities across incomes and implications on preven…

About 69% of people living with HIV globally and over 90% of the children who acquired HIV infection are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, promising results have been observed, especially over t…

The Impact of Education on Women's Preferences for Gender Equality: Evidence …

We use data from Sierra Leone where a substantial education program provided increased access to education for primary-school age children but did not benefit children who were older.We exploit the…