Urban Reproductive Health Resources

The MLE project has compiled a list of up-to-date tools and resources that inform the field of urban reproductive health.

Santé de la Reproduction en zones Urbaines : Ressources

Le MLE Project a compilé une liste à jour d’outils et ressources a propos de la santé de la reproduction en zones urbaines.

 

Views from the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning: Interview with Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
Population Reference Bureau [PRB]
2012
In this audio interview, Sarah Boseley shares what she learned from local Dakar women about their access to family planning services. She also discusses the conference and the importance of supporting family planning programs.
APHRC - Using Research to Address Urban Health Challenges
Urban Health Updates
2011
BEST Country Fact Sheets
MEASURE Evaluation PRH
2011
These fact sheets summarize a few findings from secondary analyses of select Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). Separate wealth classifications for urban and rural women were constructed to examine inequalities in key population and reproductive health indicators, including family planning and antenatal care.
Country profiles on urban health
World Health Organization (WHO)
2011
This resource provides country-specific profiles that concentrate on urban health issues, especially focused on urban health inequity. The profiles focus on the following health topics: life expectancy at birth, under-5 mortality rate, malnutrition, antenatal care, vaccinations, access to safe water, and knowledge on sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS.
Disentangling the Effects of Wealth and Place of Residence to Interpret Trends in Health Inequalities
Fleischman Foreit KG
2011
This poster covers issues relating to recoding of wealth for urban and rural areas and shows family planning use patterns for Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Madagascar.
Family Planning: Pathway to Poverty Reduction
Population Reference Bureau [PRB]
2011
PRB is developing a series of ENGAGE presentations that examine the relationship between family planning and the Millennium Development Goals. The first presentation, "Family Planning: Pathway to Poverty Reduction," seeks to improve understanding of how family planning contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction at the family, community, and national levels, and to reposition family planning higher on national and local policy agendas in sub-Saharan Africa. The presentation comes in two formats----with and without a voiceover.
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) eLearning Course
USAID’s Global Health eLearning Center
2011
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) education and services is a family planning intervention to help women and couples delay, time, space or limit their pregnancies to achieve the healthiest outcomes for women, newborns, infants and children.
High Impact Practices in Family Planning (HIP)
USAID
2011
This paper describes best practices to maximize investments in comprehensive family planning programs.
Impact and REACH Tools
Marie Stopes International (MSI)
2011
The Impact Estimator and REACH Calculator , used for planning and monitoring family planning programs, have been updated to coincide with the publication of the Global Impact Report.
Information Briefs
Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins University
2011
This series of information briefs include definitions and calculations of select populations and reproductive health measures and concepts that are useful for evidence-based advocacy materials.
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