Family Planning

Prestataires de soins et croissance démographique : Comment mieux répondre aux besoins de la communauté

December 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

French translation of Reaching into the Community: Health Workers and Population Growth. Scott Radloff, director of USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, talks about successful strategies to bring integrated health services to communities in need.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Family Planning, Health Workers, Integration, Population Growth

Reaching into the Community: Health Workers and Population Growth

December 2011 by Sarah Dwyer

CapacityPlus Voices #9

Scott Radloff, director of USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health, talks about successful strategies to bring integrated health services to communities in need. Also available in French.

TAGS: Community Health Workers, Family Planning, Health Workers, Integration, Population Growth

CapacityPlus au Mali

November 2011 by CapacityPlus

Mali Country Brief (French)

CapacityPlus collabore avec le ministère de la santé, les instituts de formation locaux ainsi que d’autres partenaires afin de remédier à la pénurie de prestataires de santé qualifiés au Mali et à leur mauvaise répartition.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Education and Training, Family Planning, Mali, Reproductive Health

CapacityPlus in Mali

November 2011 by CapacityPlus

Mali Country Brief

Working with the Ministry of Health, local training institutions, and other partners, CapacityPlus is addressing Mali’s shortage and unequal distribution of qualified health workers. Also available in French.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Education and Training, Family Planning, Mali, Reproductive Health

La croissance démographique et la crise mondiale des effectifs sanitaires

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha

CapacityPlus Résumé technique n°1

French translation of Population Growth and the Global Health Workforce Crisis. This data-rich technical brief examines the potential impact of population growth on countries’ efforts to improve access to health workers, and recommends an approach that will help meet families’ health needs while mitigating the health workforce crisis.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth

Population Growth and the Global Health Workforce Crisis

November 2011 by Sara Pacqué-Margolis, Carie Muntifering, Crystal Ng, and Shaun Noronha

CapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (PDF)

CapacityPlus Technical Brief #1 (Online Tool)

This data-rich technical brief examines the potential impact of population growth on countries’ efforts to improve access to health workers, and recommends an approach that will help meet families’ health needs while mitigating the health workforce crisis. Also available in French.

Access the online tool, or download the PDF in English or French. Also read the related Voices, news, and blog post. If you have any questions, please contact us.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Workers, Policy and Planning, Population Growth

Repositioning Family Planning: Rwanda’s No-Scalpel Vasectomy Program

September 2009 by Daniel H. de Vries, Anne Wilson, Catherine Murphy, and Joshua Davis

Legacy Series 3

Discusses the Capacity Project's work to expand family planning services, and provides recommendations for future implementation.

TAGS: Capacity-Building, Family Planning, Gender, No-Scalpel Vasectomy, Rwanda

Updating and Disseminating Guidelines for Family Planning and Reproductive Health: The Role of Health Systems Strengthening

December 2009 by Joanne Spicehandler

Project Tech Brief 18

Describes several approaches used to achieve needed changes in service delivery practice, and provides recommendations for actions at the local level.

TAGS: Family Planning, Health Systems Strengthening, In-Service Training, Preservice Education, Reproductive Health