Celebrating 25 years of scholarship and social change, the WH Gates Sr. Institute at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently hosted its 2024 Annual Summer Convening. The event brought together global partners and staff, both in-person and virtually, for two days of reflection, strategic discussions, and celebrations.
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute and Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) hosted a webinar unveiling PMA's brand new Survey Training & Learning Resources (STLR) toolkit on Thursday, 25 July 2024 from 8:30 AM ET to 9:15 AM ET. STLR is a curated collection of...
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.
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.
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute (WHGI) and The Challenge Initiative (TCI) hosted a webinar on Thursday, 11 July 2024, at 8:00 am EDT to discuss key findings from TCI's recently published supplement in the peer-reviewed journal, Global Health: Science and Practice...
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.
Director's Message: Dear Colleagues and Friends, As I prepare to step down and welcome a new director to the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health (the Institute), I reflect on our remarkable journey and extraordinary progress...
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health hosted a Global Health Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator (GHLAA) designed specifically for East African participants on 13-17 May 2024 in Lilongwe, Malawi. This training marked another...
