A physician by training, Asfaw has dedicated her professional and personal life to advancing the cause of girls and women for the past 18 years. As country director for EngenderHealth, her primary foci are encouraging family planning, promoting maternal health and ensuring quality of health care. She also led the first USAID supported project for …
Ensuring that 120 million additional women and girls are able to access and use modern contraception, a goal outlined by the Family Planning 2020 global partnership, is about much more than a number. Women and girls — each with a face, a name, a story and dreams — have the right to define their needs …
NEW YORK – As the 2015 deadline for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, world leaders will face a choice: move the goal posts back another decade or two, or hold accountable those who have failed to deliver on their commitments. For women, the choice is clear. We have been here before. In …
During a harrowing experience early in her medical career, Dr. Yetnayet Demessie learned that improving the lives of girls in her country could have a profound impact on their health. As part of the Undaunted: 10 frontline innovators shaping global health session at the Aspen Ideas Festival The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation’s premier, …