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Access to Quality Family Planning Services Community-Based Distributors Kilifi County

Kenya

Kenya is among the countries facing challenges in reducing maternal, neonatal, and child morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The country has made significant progress in reducing maternal mortality from 2000 to 2017 by 51.6% from 708 to 342 deaths per 100,000 live births, translating into an annual reduction of 2.86%. However, the reduction is below the substantive 6.4% yearly reduction rate recommended in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and has marked regional disparities.

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Local Nigerien Organizations Working to Reach Women and Girls in Fragile Settings

how MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience reaches communities in crisis In Niger, many communities are now out of reach for international…

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Wrap-Up: World Contraception Day 2024 Webinar

Young women from Burkina Faso, Jordan, Mozambique share stories of reproductive rights and choice Last week, in honor of the…

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From Policy to Practice: Revolutionizing Family Planning in Uganda

USAID/Uganda Family Planning Activity Celebrates World Contraception Day 2024 As we approach World Contraception Day 2024, Uganda faces a stark…

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Working Across Communities and Sectors to Protect and Uplift Young Women and Girls

How a Pathfinder program in Mozambique is working with a variety of community partners to prevent child, early, and forced…

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Working with the Private Sector to Build a World Where Women and Girls Thrive

Strong partnerships are behind everything we do at Pathfinder—our work with government to strengthen health systems, with local partners to…

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Reflections on Women’s Role in Crisis: Climate Change and Security

Pathfinder International recently convened the “Regional Parliamentarian Meeting on Gender Empowerment and Green Economy” in Islamabad, Pakistan. During the forum,…

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Low Dose, High Frequency: How a Clinical Mentoring Program Saves Women’s Lives in Democratic Republic of the Congo

About USAID PROSANI PROSANI USAID (USAID’s Integrated Health Program) focuses on six areas of health: maternal, newborn, and child health;…

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Her Future, Her Choice

How a Pathfinder Program is Supporting Youth on International Youth Day – and, Every Day! Pathfinder’s Her Future, Her Choice…

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Equity Must Be More Than a Buzzword 

Equity is at the foundation of Pathfinder’s work to strengthen resilient health systems, through lasting and trusted local partnerships, in…

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Empowering Girls and Young Women: The Key to Achieving an AIDS-free Generation

This article first appeared in the MediaplanetUSA Living With HIV and AIDS campaign, which was published in USA Today and online on…

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Clear Climate-health Connection Impacting Conditions for Women and Girls

This article first appeared in the Mediaplanet Global Resilience campaign, which was published in The New Scientist. The climate crisis is threatening…

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South-South Learning is Key to Localization of Global Health

As we strengthen our locally led approaches to country programs and operations in every country where Pathfinder works, we must…

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