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April 13, 2018

Strengthening Analysis and Evidence for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH&N): Countdown to 2030 Workshop

The Countdown to 2030 initiative in collaboration with the West African Health Organization (WAHO), World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA and APHRC organized the first workshop to strengthen the analytical capacity for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health & Nutrition in West and Central African countries. It is the first activity of a regional collaboration that will coordinate activities related to monitoring SDG goals in the region. The advance

April 09, 2018

Dr. Alejandra Balandran visited the ICEH

From March 19 to 23, the Director of Structure and Resources for the Sectorial Master Plan of the Ministry of Health of Mexico, Dr. Alejandra Balandrán, visited the ICEH to work on a series of equity analysis on screening of health services indicators using two national Mexican surveys. Were analyzed five indicators related to the use of screening health services in populations at risk of diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer.

March 08, 2018

Countdown to 2030 launches its first report of the SDGs era

Countdown to 2030 has just launched its first report of SDGs era at a meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on 31th January. In light of the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development Goals and Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescent’s Health (2016–2030), the report summarizes data on current situation and trends in women’s, children’s and adolescent’s health for the 81 countries that account for 95% of all maternal d

March 08, 2018

Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

Universal access to sexual and reproductive health is key for sustainable development. However, the family planning literature is mainly restricted to women that are married or in a union, so that non-partnered women (especially adolescents) remain overlooked. In this paper we provide further and timely insight on the status of global demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS) among all sexually active women. Using data from 77 low- and middle-income countries, we showed

February 27, 2018

The Inverse Equity Hypothesis

"The inverse equity hypothesis was based both on Tudor Hart’s inverse equity law and on Rogers’s theory of diffusion of innovations, according to which early adopters include families with greater access to information and to the resources required, in this case for institutional childbirth. To test the inverse equity hypothesis, we analyzed the proportion of births occurring in a health facility by wealth quintile in 286 surveys from 89 low- and middle-income countrie

January 29, 2018

Improving the measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition - It's the 2017 report launched by Countdown to 2030

Improving the measurement of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition - It's the 2017 report launched by Countdown to 2030 ICEH members will participate of a scientific meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa, January 29-February 1 2018. The objectives of the meeting are (1) to take stock of the current practices, advances and critical issues in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH&N) measurement, and (2) to

December 04, 2017

"Analytical workshop on the continuum of care for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition" , at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), in Nairobi on 27 Nov-1 Dec 2017.

The workshop organized by the Countdown to 2030 is the first official activity of the Eastern and Southern Africa regional collaboration that will coordinate activities related to monitoring SDG goals in the region. Nearly 50 participants from 18 countries participated in the workshop which focused on coverage indicators along the continuum of care, health equity, and planning the activities for the collaboration in the next 12 months. A team of 10 facilitators, coordinated by Dr Ties Boerma fro

November 28, 2017

State of World Population 2017 - UNFPA report

“She was born to a poor family, in a rural community, in a poor country. Unlike her brother or her more affluent relatives in the city, she is poised to be left behind by a world that is surging forward.” This history is shared by millions of girls and women around the globe, which is highlighted in “The State of World Population 2017” report, annually published by the United Nations Population Fund. The report is focused on inequalities, especially in terms of soci