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PMA Data Featured in the Nation by FPNN Fellow and ICFP EXCELL Awardee Angela Okech

PMA Data Featured in the Nation by FPNN Fellow and ICFP EXCELL Awardee Angela Okech

Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) data has been highlighted in an article by Angela Okech, a renowned journalist and former ICFP EXCELL award winner, in the Nation. The article “Population Boom: Is it Africa’s Turn for a Two-Child Limit Policy?” follows the discussions held at Malawi’s 9th African Population Conference. The conference brought together policymakers, researchers, and academics to debate whether African countries should adopt policies to reduce birth rates to replacement fertility levels.

Welcome Dr. Phil Anglewicz: WHGI’s New Leadership for Continued Innovation and Impact

Welcome Dr. Phil Anglewicz: WHGI’s New Leadership for Continued Innovation and Impact

Philip Anglewicz, PhD, MA, has been named the director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Anglewicz succeeds Jose “Oying” G. Rimon II, who is retiring after serving as the Institute’s director since 2014. Anglewicz assumed his new role July 1.

Celebrating Advocacy Successes: Advance Family Planning’s Results Snapshot Now Available

Celebrating Advocacy Successes: Advance Family Planning’s Results Snapshot Now Available

From 2009 to 2023, the Advance Family Planning (AFP) initiative has made significant strides in family planning advocacy, securing vital policy and funding gains. Backed by nearly $100 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, and William + Flora Hewlett Foundation, AFP has effectively mobilized and sustained advocacy efforts, amplified advocates’ voices, and spread best practices globally.

WHGI’s Christina Cherel Honored with 2024 PFRH Staff Citizenship Award

WHGI’s Christina Cherel Honored with 2024 PFRH Staff Citizenship Award

The William H. Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health proudly announces that Christina Cherel, our esteemed Senior Technical Advisor, has been awarded the 2024 PFRH Staff Citizenship Award. This recognition celebrates Christina’s outstanding dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the PFRH community.

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PFRH Summer Institute in Data to Policy

PFRH Summer Institute in Data to Policy

Demographic Dividend

Demographic Dividend

Advance Family Planning

Advance Family Planning

The Challenge Initiative

The Challenge Initiative

Reproductive Health Centers of Excellence

Reproductive Health Centers of Excellence

Global Health Leadership Accelerator

Global Health Leadership Accelerator

International Conference on Family Planning

International Conference on Family Planning

Performance Monitoring for Action

Performance Monitoring for Action

SMART Advocacy

SMART Advocacy

120 Under 40: Next Generation of Family Planning Leaders

120 Under 40: Next Generation of Family Planning Leaders

Family Planning News Network

Family Planning News Network

AYSRHR Global Roadmap for Action

AYSRHR Global Roadmap for Action