Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Diana Bowser, Sc.D., M.P.H., a Research Specialist from the Harvard School of Public Health, presented this landscape analysis of the evidence around disrespect and abuse in facility-based childbirth Nov. 17, 2010. The report reviews the evidence in published and gray literature with regard to the definition, scope, contributors, and impact of disrespect and abuse in childbirth, promising intervention approaches, and ...Read More

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Jeannette Cachan, Director of Capacity Building and IEC at Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health, presented two fertility awareness methods (FAM) including the Standard Days Method (SDM) and the Two Day Method (TDM) on Aug. 18, 2010. FAM is a cornerstone to women’s empowerment in that it allows a woman to control her own fertility, learning about these methods is ...Read More

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Darshana Vyas, Project Director of Pathfinder International’s Mukta Project, presented May 26, 2010 on the lessons learned from the first phase of the Mukta Project in India. The Project covers 10 districts in the state of Maharashtra in India to reduce the prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers (FSWs), men who have sex with men (MSM), and ...Read More

Monday, April 12, 2010

Dipika Matthias, Project Director of PATH’s Ultra RiceProject, presented the the technology and impact Ultra Rice is having around the globe on April 12, 2010. The Ultra Rice Project seeks to improve mincronutrient health in rice consuming communities. This presentation goes on to explain what Ultra Rice is, who benefits from Ultra Rice, and why Ultra Rice is important for ...Read More

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

ITPS – Malaria Control In Complex Emergencies Richard Allan, Director of the MENTOR Initiative, presented the revolutionary development of insecticide treated plastic sheeting (ITPS) for the dual purpose of providing shelter and vector control in emergency settings on Jan. 12, 2010. This presented the first prospects for a practical and robust tool which could be held in regional emergency stocks ...Read More

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Dr. Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Assistant Professor of International Health at Boston University School of Public Health, presented the Zambia Integrated Management of Malaria and Pneumonia Study (ZIMMAPS) Dec. 15, 2009. The study was a cluster randomized controlled trial that aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness and feasibility of community-based management of pneumonia and malaria by community health workers (CHWs) in a rural ...Read More

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Dr. Eric Sarriot and Jennifer Yourkavitch of the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) describe a framework for assessing sustainability in malaria projects and discuss how projects can incorporate this model into their programming.· They also presented an example from a sustainability workshop hosted by Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, a MCP grantee, in Malawi.· Information about the framework ...Read More