Policy Briefs

A Woman-Centered Approach to the U.S. Global Health Initiative

Posted on February 24, 2010

U.S. Foreign Policy & Funding, Why Women and Girls?

President Obama's GHI calls for a "woman-centered approach" to development policy and programming. This policy brief defines what that means by identifying the key elements of such an approach, and best practices.

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Comments in Response to the Implementation of the Global Health Initiative: Consultation Document

Posted on February 22, 2010

U.S. Foreign Policy & Funding

Submitted by: Advocates for Youth, the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), Family Care International, and the International Women’s Health Coalition. These comments are tailored to specifically address issues within our particular expertise, though we also join with other comments from the advocacy community addressing larger frame issues related to the President’s Global Health Initiative (GHI).

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Action Steps for the Health and Rights of Women and Youth

Posted on July 1, 2009

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Promoting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of all people is integral to alleviating poverty, promoting security and building more stable nations – central tenets of U.S. foreign policy and goals of U.S. foreign assistance.

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International Reproductive Health and Family Planning

Posted on March 27, 2009

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This policy brief that examines how U.S. international reproductive health and family planning funding can better address the needs of the world's women and girls.

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Making U.S. Foreign Assistance Work

Posted on October 1, 2008

Related Issues: Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health, U.S. Foreign Policy & Funding

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Human Rights as Key to Global Development

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Implications of U.S. Policy Restrictions for HIV Programs Aimed at Commercial Sex Workers

Posted on September 5, 2008

Women, Girls, and HIV, U.S. Foreign Policy & Funding

Implications of U.S. Policy Restrictions for HIV Programs Aimed at Commercial Sex Workers

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