Topic » International Policies
The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo created a platform signed by 185 countries that called for universal access to family planning and reproductive health services by 2015. U.N. Millennium Development Goals' target 5B also calls for universal access to reproductive health care.
PAI has tracked international commitments to family planning and held governments and donors accountable. Fulfilling the global demand for family planning can significantly reduce the costs of achieving the MDGs, especially those related to poverty, maternal health and education. PAI advocates that donor countries fully fund family planning and reproductive health services to help meet all of the Millenium Development Goals.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Reproductive Rights
By Emily Barcklow, Projects Coordinator, and María Eugenia Romero, Executive Director, at Equidad de Género: Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia. A little over a month ago, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the abortion law reform … Continue reading
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Strong Civil Society Voices on Aid Effectiveness
“Aid effectiveness” is the buzz word of the moment in development. But are civil society organizations (CSO) paying any attention? The overwhelming CSO turn-out at the preparatory meetings for the third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra (HLF3) … Continue reading
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“New” Donors: A New Resource for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Financing?
Malea Hoepf Young While the past decades have seen a foreign aid field dominated by the world’s wealthy countries who are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its Development Assistance Committee (DAC), a new form … Continue reading
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Chinese Foreign Aid: Can It Help the World’s Women?
All eyes turn to China this week, as it hosts the summer Olympics, but many look with deep suspicion. Many in the West – including the media, policymakers, and the general population – don’t know how to approach such a … Continue reading
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Promising Programs Help Women in Mexico City
Christine Bixiones is a Development Associate at PAI. Mexico City, with its bustling streets, vibrant public art, and mixture of progress and need turned out to be an excellent location for an educational “tour” of a society’s public health challenges … Continue reading
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The 5th African Population Conference
Here in lush, tranquil Arusha, Tanzania, a boisterous chorus of roosters greets you far too early in the morning as if to announce, “Welcome to the 5th African Population Conference!” Team PAI is here amidst the vast coffee and tea … Continue reading
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A Visit to Kampala’s Naguru Teenage Centre
Now that the Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN) meeting is closed and the group is armed with a draft strategic plan, the PAI team here in Kampala has finally had the opportunity to explore the city. Carolyn Vogel, PAI VP of Programs, and I had a full day of meetings today to help us gain an understanding of the realities facing men, women and youth in Uganda who need of reproductive health and family planning supplies and services.
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After Three Days in Kampala, a Strategic Plan is Born
It’s the end of our third and final day at the Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network’s (EARHN) Annual Coordination Meeting and I’m proud to report that the delegates have come to a general consensus on a draft strategic plan. There … Continue reading
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Strategic Planning In Kampala
I’m excited to be reporting back from Kampala, Uganda, where a team from PAI is participating in the Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network’s (EARHN) Annual Coordination meeting. This unique network consists of six member states (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda … Continue reading
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Challenge to the Global Fund: Save Lives by Including Reproductive Health
HIV/AIDS is an issue of tremendous concern to the sexual and reproductive health and rigpopact (SRHR) community. This shouldn’t be news, but it bears repeating. And therefore, SRH initiatives are key to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS. While stemming the … Continue reading