We Envision a Future Where Scholarship and Science Improve Health and Transform Lives at Scale
At the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (WHGI), we support evidence-based research, programs, and policies to drive social change around the world.
WHGI Global Programs
We organize our work around six interconnected Global Programs that bring together our platforms, partnerships, and technical expertise. Explore each program below to see how they advance progress across key population and reproductive health priorities.
Gender Equity
(Cross-cutting)
Integrating gender equity across research, policy, & practice
Research, Measurement, & Data Monitoring
Generating evidence to support global population, reproductive health, & gender equity.
Demographic Futures, Population, & Environment
Exploring the links between population, reproductive health, gender equity, & the environment
Policy, Advocacy, & Community-building
Prioritizing country-led collaborations to promote evidence-based solutions & collective action
Next Generation Leaders
Strengthening the next generation of population, reproductive health, & gender equity experts
Best Practices Scale Up
Implementing locally led population, reproductive health, & gender equity programs
WHGI Platforms
WHGI’s platforms put our Global Programs into action—advancing impact through research, partnerships, advocacy, and implementation. Explore the platforms below to see how each one supports and strengthens our core areas of work.
International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP)
The Challenge Initiative (TCI)
Family Planning News Network (FPNN)
Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA)
Demographic Dividend Initiative (DD)
SMART Advocacy
Global Health Leadership Accelerator (GHLAA)
Reproductive Health Centers of Excellence (RHCoE)
PFRH Summer Institute
120 Under 40
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Expanding Scholarship & Science
Reproductive Health Centers of Excellence
Empowering leaders and bridging gaps to advance population and reproductive health globally
Summer Institute in Data to Policy Bayer Scholars
Designed to equip students with skills needed to understand population-based data and shape policy
Global Health Leadership & Advocacy Accelerator
Intensive two-week leadership training with some of the most accomplished practitioners in public health
Honoring William H. Gates Sr.
A philanthropist, lawyer, and humanitarian, William H. Gates Sr. had a profound influence in championing causes related to global equity and campaigns to address vaccine preventable diseases, reduce infant mortality, promote reproductive health, and build schools.
A visionary leader, he invested in the founding of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health within the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health.
His legacy contributes to scientific discovery, advocacy for global health initiatives, and training the next generation of leaders who will advance the many initiatives that benefited from his passion and commitment.