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Injectable Contraceptive Use Is On The Rise

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-11-03 14:49

Injectable contraceptives — primarily in the form of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) — are rapidly becoming the most popular modern contraceptive in sub-Saharan Africa. They are safe, effective, convenient and they can be used discreetly, without a partner's knowledge. For these reasons the potential demand for DMPA is high in Madagascar and elsewhere.

K4Health and mHealth

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-10-27 16:47

mHealth is the use of mobile technology to improve health outcomes. The opportunities to use mHealth are evolving rapidly, but they all provide a tool to support your goals- supporting and improving health outcomes in developing countries, while complementing or transforming current methods. Learn more about mHealth and the possibilities it provides through K4Health's mHealth Toolkit!

For more information, go to: http://www.k4health.org/toolkits/mhealth

K4Health IGWG Gender and Health Toolkit

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-10-22 13:24

Learn more about gender equality in policies and programs around the world through K4Health's IGWG Gender and Health Toolkit! The toolkit provides many practical and hands-on how-to resources for gender integration and mainstreaming in health policies, programs and institutions and explains the need for gender equality as a means for improving health. For more information, go to: http://www.k4health.org/toolkits/igwg-gender

Maternal and Child Health in Burkina Faso

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-10-14 15:11

Whereas most countries have vaccination coverage for upwards of 90% of their populations today, in 2009 Burkina Faso still only had vaccination rates of around 80% for measles, polio, Hib, etc. Burkina Faso also had an infant mortality rate of 84.49 deaths/1000 live births in 2009.

2010 Photoshare World Pneumonia Day Photo Contest Winners

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-10-14 11:17

Photos from Pneumonia's Last Syrah

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-10-01 12:01

Pneumonia Event and Exhibit featuring images from the 2010 Photoshare World Pneumonia Day Photography Contest

Photoshare: Pneumonia event in NYC 9/20/10

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-09-17 16:10

Photoshare recently partnered with IVAC at JHSPH  with collaboration from the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia for the 2010 Photoshare World Pneumonia Day Photography Contest. There is a photo exhibit Monday in NYC.

International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Haiti Webcast: Photos From the Field - Join Now

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-07-22 12:17

A street full of rubble in Port-au-Prince, Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010. © 2010 Joost Butenop, Courtesy of Photoshare

Nansen Refugee Award

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-07-22 12:10

Alixandra Fazzina - First Journalist to Win the Nansen Refugee Award

Burden of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-07-15 10:18

Burden of Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa

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