Authors: Sofia Gruskin, Laura Ferguson, Shubha Kumar, Alexandra Nicholson, Moazzam Ali, and Rajat Khosla
Published By: PLOS One
Date: December, 2017
Publication Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/jou...
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Tag: contraception
USC researchers develop method to monitor human rights in public health services
New methodology strengthens public health monitoring using human rights
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Experts convene at WHO family planning meeting
The World Health Organization hosted the “Strengthening Family Planning’s Normative Standards for Human Rights Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability” meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, this December. (more…)...
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Gendered power dynamics and women’s negotiation of family planning in a high HIV prevalence setting
In sub-Saharan Africa, high burdens of HIV and unmet need for contraception often coexist. Research emphasizes the need to engage men and couples in reproductive health, yet couples' negotiations around fertility and family p...
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WHO experts convene to discuss contraception care guidelines
Professor Laura Ferguson joined World Health Organization experts this week for a meeting to discuss strengthening contraceptive programs through the development of a rights-based quality assessment tool.
The objectives o...
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New project uses human rights to strengthen family planning programs
This month the Program on Global Health & Human Rights commenced a new project with the World Health Organization focused on the human rights aspects of monitoring, evaluation and accountability for family planning progra...
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Revisiting the Use of Condoms in Brazil
Authors: Inês DouradoI, Sarah MacCarthy, Manasa Reddy, Gabriela Calazans, and Sofia Gruskin
Published By: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Date: September, 2015
Publication Link: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sc...
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Professor Gruskin Joins WHO Family Planning Advisory Board
Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, has been invited by the World Health Organization to join the Department of Reproductive Health and Research’s Advisory Group on Strength...
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WHO report analyzes how to ensure human rights within contraceptive programs
This month the World Health Organization published a report entitled "Ensuring human rights within contraceptive programmes, a human rights analysis of existing quantitative indicators." Professor Sofia Gruskin served as the ...
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Ensuring human rights within contraceptive programmes: A human rights analysis of existing quantitative indicators
Accountability is central to ensuring that health and human rights standards are respected, protected and fulfilled. Monitoring and evaluation help to ensure effective delivery of services and contribute to accountability by ...
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