The Lusaka Agenda – launched on UHC day 12 December 2023 – marks the culmination of a 14-month process of engagement that has included multi-stakeholder dialogues in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (14 June), Wilton Park, UK (4-6 October) and Lusaka, Zambia (26 November). Building from existing efforts, it captures consensus around five key shifts for the […]
In The Lancet Global Health, Agrey H Mwakisole and colleagues explore the role of Christian religious leaders in promoting family planning in rural Tanzania. Given the roles that religious leaders can hold as trusted community messengers, the Article provides strong recommendations for including them in family planning initiatives, suggesting that, as an innovative and adaptable […]
UN member states have committed to universal health coverage (UHC) to ensure all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. Although the pursuit of UHC should unify disparate global health challenges, it is too commonly seen as another standalone initiative with a singular focus on the health sector. Despite […]
Global estimates of intimate partner violence suggest that 27% of ever-partnered women aged 15–49 years have experienced physical or sexual intimate partners. violence in their lifetime, and 13% reported intimate partner violence over the past year.1 These experiences disproportionately affect women in low-income and middle-income countries compared with high-income countries, with past-year intimate partner violence […]
Family planning benefits maternal–child health, education, and economic well-being. Despite global efforts, an unsatisfied demand for family planning persists in sub-Saharan Africa. Based on previous successful partnerships, this study aimed to determine whether an educational intervention for religious leaders would increase community knowledge, demand for, and ultimately uptake of family planning.
Health policies that do not consider gendered patterns in health continue to undermine efforts to improve global health and well-being. When health policies include gender considerations, gender is almost always used to refer to women and women’s health. Greater progress on women’s health is a crucial and unfinished project, but the concept of gender should […]
What Works to Narrow Gender Gaps and Empower Women in Sub-Saharan Africa? (worldbank.org) This report summarizes and comprises 8 evidence briefs that are based on a review of more than 150 studies analyzing the effectiveness of gender equality interventions across 26 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The briefs identify effective and promising interventions to narrow gender gaps, […]
