Abortion bans are fueling a public health crisis. The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (WHGI) is excited to announce the release of a new advocacy brief, "From Research to Policy Advocacy: Abortion Bans and Public Health." This...
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (WHGI), together with our co-hosts—the Government of Colombia, Profamilia, and Fundación Valle del Lili—announces that registration for the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning...
FPNN is teaming up with Nigeria Health Watch—an ICFP 2025 regional media partner—to host a Solutions Journalism Reporting Trip in Kano State. The initiative supports journalists passionate about reproductive health, family planning, and SRHR, with a focus on solutions-oriented storytelling.
Originally launched at ICFP 2022, the ICFP LIVE Stage is a dynamic, globally livestreamed space at the heart of the International Conference on Family Planning. This is where community-led change takes center stage—with 10-minute, high-impact segments broadcast to a worldwide audience of 50,000+.
In 2025, the LIVE Stage returns with bolder voices, new formats, and more opportunities to elevate equity, storytelling, and action in SRHR.
Across global development and health fields, "empowerment" is a critical yet often inconsistently defined concept—especially when it comes to women's and girls' autonomy and agency. This two-part webinar series, hosted by the William H. Gates Sr. Institute, brings...
This August, the William H. Gates Sr. Institute’s Family Planning News Network (FPNN) will lead a collaborative reporting trip across Colombia in support of the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025. Hosted by WHGI and coordinated with Colombia-based partners Profamilia, Fundación Valle del Lili, and i2 Marketing, this 10-day field reporting journey will spotlight community-led solutions in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), youth leadership, Indigenous and Afro-Colombian health equity, and migration.
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health is now accepting applications for the Youth-Powered Global Health Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator (GHLAA)—a dynamic two-week hybrid training set for October 2025, just before the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025.
As U.S. foreign aid cuts disrupt sexual and reproductive health programs worldwide, global advocates—including leaders from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the William H. Gates Sr. Institute, and ICFP 2025 co-hosts—are rallying to build a more resilient, equitable future.
