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, …
The phrase "women’s health" slips off the tongues of clinicians, public health experts, community advocates and legislators with ease, but the ideological battles of the past three decades have clouded this once-useful term. Reproductive health services and access to family planning promote health and combat poverty, but they do not represent the sum of women’s …
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Newly appointd Executive Director of PSI Haiti, Anick Supplice speaks with Devex Editor Rolf Rosenkranz about the tactics PSI uses to encourage both women and men to embrace family planning. For more international development news, visit: http://www.devex.com Subscribe to the Devex YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c… Watch On YouTube >
Poverty, poor health and overcrowding are some of the many challenges facing communities in Kenya’s urban slums, or informal settlements. Jane Otai knows these issues firsthand. Raised in a slum in Nairobi, Jane is now a senior program advisor for global health nonprofit Jhpiego, where she helps educate women and girls on reproductive health and …