Population Council Research that makes a difference

After three or more decades of development, health programs in many developing countries now have well-established systems in place for delivering reproductive health services. The key challenge facing mature programs, especially those in the public sector, is strengthening their component systems so that programs function effectively and efficiently, deliver services equitably so that the poorest have access, and maintain appropriate levels of quality and safety. Despite sustained investments from national and external sources, many programs have extremely limited capacity and require ongoing support and guidance to enable further development and expansion.

Population Council focus

The Council uses lessons learned and evidence gained through operations research to identify best practices that reproductive health programs can adapt for strengthening their delivery and financing systems. The Council provides:

  • technical assistance to support system-wide strengthening; and
  • expertise focused on specific aspects of systems strengthening, such as scaling up pilot interventions, implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, and developing alternative financing mechanisms.

Population Council impact

  • In Pakistan, the Council is leading a consortium of national and international organizations that are providing intensive technical assistance to the public and private sectors to strengthen their capacity across all systems to increase the demand for and supply of family planning and other services to facilitate birth spacing.
  • The Council leads a consortium that is assisting the Government of Ghana in implementing measures that will contribute to increasing contraceptive prevalence and reducing maternal morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion in three focus regions.
  • The Council has supported the Government of Ghana in developing and scaling up the USAID-funded Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative (CHPS), which relocated nurses from clinics to community health compounds and linked them with male community leaders, leading to a 15-percent decrease in fertility.
  • The Council is a widely recognized leader in offering policy advice and programmatic guidance on systems strengthening. Council experts in developing countries are frequently requested to contribute to national health systems planning and policymaking. Globally, the Council has official relations with the World Health Organization, and many staff serve on technical advisory committees of the United Nations and other bilateral development organizations.

Projects

Developing Capacity for Targeted, Evidence-based Programming and Asset Building for Adolescent Girls (more)
The Council is helping to build the capacity of NGOs, UN country teams, and government agencies to develop effective health, social, and economic asset-building programs for adolescent girls.
(1/2008 - ongoing)
Global, Kenya, Liberia

Strengthening Evidence for Programming on Unintended Pregnancy (STEP UP) (more)
The Population Council is the coordinating partner for STEP UP, which will generate policy-relevant research to promote an evidence-based approach for improving access to family planning and safe abortion.
(1/2011 - 1/2016)
Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Senegal

Task-sharing between Community Health Workers and Community Mid-level Professionals: Increasing Access to FP and RH Services (more)
With the aim of improving access to family planning and reproductive health services in rural areas, the Council is conducting research to investigate how different cadres of health workers function in relation to each other in five priority countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, and Pakistan.
(10/2010 - 10/2015)
Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Pakistan

Heshima: Promoting Dignified and Respectful Care During Childbirth in Kenya (more)
The Population Council was recently awarded a grant to study the level of disrespect and abuse of women that takes place during childbirth in health care facilities in Kenya. The issue is one that concerns three of the Council’s major priorities: maternal health, human rights, and gender.
(2/2011 - 12/2013)
Kenya

Evaluating Voucher-and-Accreditation Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health Service Delivery Business Models (more)
The Population Council is studying health voucher programs in East Africa and South Asia and sharing findings with national and global partners.
(11/2008 - 10/2013)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Responding to the Need for Family Planning through Expanded Contraceptive Choices and Program Services (RESPOND) (more)
Council researchers are providing technical assistance in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a project to advance the use of long-acting and permanent methods and other reproductive health and family planning services.
(6/2009 - 6/2013)
Bangladesh

Quality of Care and Client Willingness to Pay for Family Planning Services at Marie Stopes International Facilities in Burkina Faso (more)
The Council worked with Marie Stopes International to improve the family planning services MSI provides, and to propose strategies to ensure the sustainability of the program.
(11/2011 - 4/2012)
Burkina Faso

Strengthening the Health Management Information System (HMIS) in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam (more)
Council researchers evaluated and are working to improve Thai Nguyen's HMIS through developing a computerized HMIS, using software to improve the accuracy of the health data collected, and increasing use of HMIS data to improve health care.
(3/2009 - 3/2012)
Vietnam

Empowering Indigenous Women in Guatemala to Advocate for Maternal Health Rights (more)
This project strengthened the capacity of indigenous women's advocacy groups to promote their right to culturally appropriate maternal health services in Guatemala.
(9/2009 - 11/2011)
Guatemala

Increasing Access to Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services through Community Health Workers: Case Study of a Dual-cadre Model in India (more)
The Council conducted research on community health workers in India to examine how different cadres of health workers function in relation to one other in order to improve access to reproductive health and family planning services in rural areas.
(10/2010 - 9/2011)
India

Identifying Mechanisms to Strengthen Facilities Providing Delivery and Newborn Care Services (more)
Although rates of maternal mortality have decreased in Bangladesh, utilization of facility-based delivery care has remained low because of facility shortcomings and service non-availability; the Council conducted this study to determine the sources of these shortcomings and to identify mechanisms to strengthen facilities, thereby increasing facility-based delivery and further reducing maternal and infant mortality in rural Bangladesh.
(2/2011 - 8/2011)
Bangladesh

Pay for Performance (P4P) Operations Research Study (more)
Following a successful feasibility study on introducing a P4P financing scheme, the Population Council is now conducting operations research to test the potential of this service-delivery model to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health care through performance-based payment to providers.
(2/2010 - 6/2011)
Bangladesh

Supporting Capacity Building and Research in Vietnam (more)
Population Council staff are mobilizing and enhancing postgraduate public health research capacity in Vietnam.
(2/2002 - 3/2011)
Vietnam

Improving Access to and Delivery of Comprehensive Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for Sexual Assault and Occupational PEP Through Training and Systems Strengthening (more)
Council staff in South Africa are improving access to post-rape care for child and adult survivors of sexual assault as well as occupational PEP for health and emergency care workers on a national scale, in a continuing effort to provide comprehensive post-rape care management and prevent unwanted pregnancies, HIV, and other infections.
(2/2010 - 9/2010)
South Africa

Strengthening Clinical Services and Health Systems Management in Bolivia (more)
The purpose of the Health Management and Quality Project is to strengthen the public health system in order to improve service quality and coverage, especially in child health, maternal and neonatal health, and infectious diseases.
(5/2005 - 6/2010)
Bolivia

Developing the Capacity of Community-based NGOs for Improved Health Services (more)
In Burkina Faso, the Council assisted in building the capacity of community-based organizations to provide high-quality health services in south-central Burkina Faso.
(4/2009 - 12/2009)
Burkina Faso

Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) (more)
The Council is overseeing the management of the monitoring and evaluation component of the Pakistan Initiative for Mothers and Newborns (PAIMAN) a five-year project designed to assist the Government of Pakistan in implementing the full spectrum of interventions necessary to address mother and newborn health.
(11/2004 - 9/2009)
Pakistan

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project (more)
Council researchers introduced DBRHCP to increase use of reproductive health services by emphasizing creating demand and improving the quality of reproductive health services through informed choice.
(10/2005 - 8/2009)
Bangladesh

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Creating a Space for Men and Youth at Health and Family Welfare Centers (more)
Council researchers tested the feasibility of providing access to reproductive health services among men and youth in rural areas of Bangladesh.
(7/2007 - 3/2009)
Bangladesh

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Increasing the Rational Use of Modern Contraceptive Methods During the Reproductive Life Cycle (more)
Operations research in Bangladesh sought to increase the appropriate use of contraceptives based on the reproductive life cycle and decrease discontinuation of methods.
(2/2007 - 3/2009)
Bangladesh

Comprehensive Condom Programming in West Africa (more)
This Council project identified strategies for re-integrating the female and male condom in the national reproductive health and HIV and AIDS programs of Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
(1/2008 - 12/2008)
Burkina Faso, Congo, DRC, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Improving the Quality of Family Planning Services for Urban Slum Populations (more)
Population Council research is improving the quality of family planning services for urban slum populations in Bangladesh.
(7/2007 - 12/2008)
Bangladesh

Demand-based Reproductive Health Commodity Project: Voucher Scheme for Poor, Rural Women to Access Pregnancy Care (more)
Council researchers in Bangladesh tested providing financial assistance through vouchers to poor women for maternal health care.
(2/2007 - 9/2008)
Bangladesh

Institutionalizing a Successful Adolescent Reproductive Health and HIV Intervention Program: Expanding the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Program Experience in Kenya (more)
Council researchers identified selected activities from the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Program and institutionalized them within the study sites.
(9/2003 - 5/2008)
Kenya

Measuring and Evaluating the Integration of Family Planning and Other Reproductive Health Services Through Innovative Data Collection Instruments and Methodologies (more)
Researchers with the Council’s FRONTIERS program examined the challenges of scaling up projects using operations research.
(8/2007 - 3/2008)
Interregional

Sharing Experiences with Comprehensive Responses to Adolescent Reproductive Health Needs in Africa (more)
In francophone West Africa, Council research is promoting the utilization of multisectoral approaches for improving adolescent reproductive health programming by governments, donors, and national and international agencies.
(10/2007 - 3/2008)
Africa

Assessing the Need and Opportunities for Improved Linkages Between Conditional Cash Transfers and Reproductive Health Programs in the Latin America and Caribbean Region (more)
The Council’s FRONTIERS program documented conditional cash transfer programs in six countries to determine how they could be better linked to reproductive health programs.
(6/2007 - 2/2008)
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru

Scaling Up Utilization of the Quality Assurance (QA) Checklist in India (more)
Council researchers helped create a manual to enable district-level managers to systematically monitor the quality of reproductive health services in India.
(5/2007 - 2/2008)
India

Extending Operations Research to the Problems of Scale Up: Costs, Compliance, and Effectiveness of Systematic Screening (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked to combine support for scaling up systematic screening with research on specific aspects of the scaling-up process.
(9/2005 - 12/2007)
Bolivia, India, Mali, Senegal

Enhancing Utilization of the Findings from the Youth Reproductive Health Project (more)
The Council provided technical assistance to Senegal’s MOH to implement programs to improve adolescent reproductive health.
(1/2004 - 8/2007)
Senegal

Financial Sustainability of Rampura and Bashabo Clinics in Bangladesh (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked with the Population Services and Training Centre in Bangladesgh to improve the financial sustainability of two clinics.
(11/2005 - 4/2007)
Bangladesh

Scaling Up Emergency Contraceptive Pills to the National Level in Bangladesh (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked the Ministry of Health in Bangladesh to introduce emergency contraceptive pills into the National Family Planning Program.
(7/2003 - 2/2007)
Bangladesh

Assessing Management Sciences for Health's Postabortion Care Decentralization Program (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program assessed the successful introduction of postabortion care in Senegal by the Ministry of Health.
(9/2006 - 1/2007)
Senegal

Scaling Up Reproductive Health Services for Men (more)
Council researchers collaborated in Bangladesh to expand and document the integration of male family planning and reproductive health services from eight to 40 Health and Family Welfare Centers.
(9/2005 - 1/2007)
Bangladesh

Resources

A policy analysis of the implementation of a reproductive health vouchers program in Kenya (abstract) (PDF
Abuya,Timothy; Njuki,Rebecca; Warren,Charlotte; Okal,Jerry; Obare,Francis; Kanya,Lucy; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 12: 540-
Publication date: 2012


Assessment of management information system [MIS] of national program for family planning and primary health care [LHW Program] (PDF
Mahmood,Arshad; Naz,Syeda Saman
Publication date: 2012


Community experiences and perceptions of reproductive health vouchers in Kenya (abstract) (PDF
Njuki,Rebecca; Obare,Francis; Warren,Charlotte; Abuya,Timothy; Okal,Jerry; Mukuna,Wilson; Kanya,Lucy; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 
Publication date: 2012


Community-level impact of the reproductive health vouchers programme on service utilization in Kenya (abstract) (PDF
Obare,Francis; Warren,Charlotte; Njuki,Rebecca; Abuya,Timothy; Sunday,Joseph; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
Health Policy and Planning Published online ahead of print, 3 April
Publication date: 2012


Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategy 
Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012


Development partners and international NGOs assist in strengthening the health sector in Bihar: An overview (HTML
Aruldas,Kumudha; Goel,Shruti; Khan,M.E.; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar, pp. 23-31
Publication date: 2012


Evaluation of the population-level impact of the maternal health voucher program in Uganda 
Reproductive Health Vouchers Evaluation Team
Working paper
Publication date: 2012


Exploring the effectiveness of the output-based aid voucher program to increase uptake of gender-based violence recovery services in Kenya: A qualitative evaluation (abstract) (HTML
Njuki,Rebecca; Okal,Jerry; Warren,Charlotte; Obare,Francis; Abuya,Timothy; Kanya,Lucy; Undie,Chi-Chi; Bellows,Benjamin; Askew,Ian
BMC Public Health 12(1): 426-
Publication date: 2012


Health expenditure of women using reproductive health services at public health facilities in Cambodia 
Chhorvann,A.C.; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Bajracharya,Ashish; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012


Information and communication technologies in Bihar's health sector: A review of projects and future directions (HTML
Garai,A.; Khan,M.E.; Darmstadt,Gary L.; Tarigopula,Usha Kiran; Ganju,Deepika; Donnay,France
from Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes: Designing a Behavior Change Communication Strategy in India, Volume 2: Bihar
Publication date: 2012


Lessons from sexual and reproductive health voucher program design and function: A systematic review 
Gorter,A.C.; Grainger,C.; Okal,Jerry; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012


Results-based financing and family planning: Evidence from reproductive health vouchers programs (PDF
Presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, 21 May
Bellows,Benjamin
Publication date: 2012


The Balanced Counseling Strategy Plus: A Toolkit for Family Planning Service Providers Working in High HIV/STI Prevalence Settings (HTML
Mullick,Saiqa; Liambila,Wilson; Askew,Ian; Menziwa,Mantshi; Khoza,Doctor; Raney,Laura; Bruce,Linda
Publication date: 2012


The reproductive health vouchers program in Uganda: Summary of findings from program evaluation 
Reproductive Health Vouchers Evaluation Team
Working paper
Publication date: 2012


A P4P model for increased utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011


A pay-for-performance innovation integrating the quantity and quality of care in maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Rahman,Laila; Rob,Ubaidur; Mahmud,Riad; Alim,Azizul; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Md.Hafizur
P4P Final Report
Publication date: 2011


Consultative meeting on strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services 
Sultana,Nargis; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 1)
Publication date: 2011


Costing and economic analysis of strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services in Bangladesh (PDF
Howlader,Sushil Ranjan
Publication date: 2011


Engaging media in communicating research on sexual and reproductive health and rights in sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and lessons learned (abstract) (PDF
Oronje,Rose Ndakala; Undie,Chi-Chi; Zulu,Eliya Msiyaphazi; Crichton,Joanna
Health Research Policy and Systems 9(suppl 1): S7-
Publication date: 2011


Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and RH status: Bangladesh (abstract) (PDF
Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 11(1): 257-257
Publication date: 2011


Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia (abstract) (PDF
Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Chhorvann,Chhea; Sokhom,Hean; Men,Chean; Bajracharya,Ashish; Rob,Ubaidur; Rathavy,Tung
BMC Public Health 11: 667-
Publication date: 2011


Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive health behaviors and status in Kenya (abstract) (PDF
Warren,Charlotte; Abuya,Timothy; Obare,Francis; Sunday,Joseph; Njue,Rebecca; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 11: 117-
Publication date: 2011


Identifying opportunities and challenges to strengthen union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Findings from policy advocacy activities (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011


Increasing access to family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) services through task-sharing between community health workers (CHWs) and community mid-level professionals in large-scale public-sector programs: A literature review to help guide case studies (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Raifman,Sarah
Publication date: 2011


Information and communication technologies in Bihar's health sector: A review of projects and future directions 
Garai,A.
Policy Brief (no. 10)
Publication date: 2011


Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop report
Publication date: 2011


Innovative financing through pay-for-performance for providers to improve quality of care in Bangladesh: Transforming research into action (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara
Workshop brief
Publication date: 2011


Lessons from strengthened HFWCs for providing normal delivery and newborn care services in Jamalpur and Thakurgaon 
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 4)
Publication date: 2011


Local level advocacy workshop on strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services 
Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis
HFWC Brief Report (no. 3)
Publication date: 2011


Operationalizing and scaling up HIV/RH referrals in Kenya: The way forward (PDF
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya Policy Brief (no. 1)
Publication date: 2011


Roundtable dialogue with journalists: Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services 
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Sultana,Nargis; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman
HFWC Brief Report (no. 5)
Publication date: 2011


Stakeholders' experiences and views in strengthening HFWC for normal delivery and newborn care services 
Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Sultana,Nargis
HFWC Brief Report (no. 2)
Publication date: 2011


Strengthening Health Management Information System in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam (PDF
Publication date: 2011


Strengthening the delivery of comprehensive reproductive health services at the community level in Kenya (PDF
APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya OR Summary (no. 10)
Publication date: 2011


Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Facility assessment report (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.; Krishna Baidya,Amar; Khan,M.Mostafizur Rahman; Sultana,Nargis
Publication date: 2011


Strengthening union level facility for providing normal delivery and newborn care services: Workshop report (PDF
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Zafar Ullah Khan,A.K.M.
Publication date: 2011


The reproductive health vouchers program in Kenya: Summary of findings from program evaluation 
Reproductive Health Vouchers Evaluation Team
Publication date: 2011


The use of vouchers for reproductive health services in developing countries: Systematic review (abstract) (PDF
Bellows,Nicole M.; Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte
Tropical Medicine and International Health 16(1): 84-96
Publication date: 2011


Use pattern and potential use of mobile phone in health sector in rural Bihar 
Khan,M.E.; Hazra,Avishek; Ahmad,Jaleel
Policy Brief (no. 9)
Publication date: 2011


Using evidence to improve primary health care in Thai Nguyen Province (PDF
Publication date: 2011


APHIA II Operations Research Project in Kenya Newsletter, October 2010 (PDF
Publication date: 2010


Assessing the potential acceptability of a new cadre of community midwives for pregnancy and delivery related care in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative study (PDF
Wajid,Abdul; Mir,Ali Mohammad; Rashid,Zubaida; Aziz,Abida
Publication date: 2010


Blood supply and transfusion services (PDF
Bhuiya,Ismat; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Chowdhury,Asiful Haider; Zahiduzzaman,K.M.; Tonima Hadi,Syeda; Islam,Khairul; Bhuiya,Abbas
from Bangladesh Health Watch Report 2009: How Healthy is Health Sector Governance, pp. 45-49
Publication date: 2010


Effect of dai training on maternal and neonatal care: An operations research study (PDF
Miller,Peter C.; Rashida,Gul; Wajid,Abdul; Tasneem,Zeba; Mahmood,Lubna; ul Haque,Minhaj
Publication date: 2010


Facility assessment report: Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Laila; Hena,Ismat Ara; Akter,Farhana; Rahman,Mohammad Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Akteruzzaman,Md.; Rana,Md.Sohel; Ali,Ripa
Publication date: 2010


Future demands for services from public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh (PDF) (HTML
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 9)
Publication date: 2010


Guidelines for pilot study on introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS); Population Council; UNICEF
Publication date: 2010


Health consequences of violence within marriage: Need for strengthening the health sector response (PDF
Jejeebhoy,Shireen J.; Santhya,K.G.; Acharya,Rajib
Policy Brief (no. 2)
Publication date: 2010


Health Research for Development Initiative in Vietnam (HRDI): Impact evaluation results (PDF
Williams,Katherine; Budiharsana,Meiwita P.; Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan
Publication date: 2010


Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh 
Brief Report, Activities and Achievements of P4P Project
Publication date: 2010


Manual on financial mechanism for the health facilities: Introducing pay-for-performance approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Rahman,Laila; Shil,Dipak Kumar; Rashid,Md.Mamun-or; Hena,Ismat Ara; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Akter,Farhana; Dey,Anup Kumar; Ali,Ripa; Abedin,Joynal; Rahman,Mursheda; Rahman,Md.Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.; Rahman,Arifur; Sardar,Md.Abdur Rab
Publication date: 2010


Media perspectives on partnerships to address family health in northern India: Implications for behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 11)
Publication date: 2010


Monitoring and Evaluation of the Emergency Plan Progress (MEEPP): End-of-project evaluation (PDF
Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2010


Public expenditure on health care in Orissa: Focus on reproductive and child health services (PDF
Kumar Rout,Sarit
Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Program Working Paper (no. 12)
Publication date: 2010


RAPIDS evaluation final report 2005-2009 key findings (PDF
Apicella,Louis; Schenk,Katie D.; Khan,Hena
Publication date: 2010


RH vouchers newsletter, August 2010 (PDF
Population Council
Publication date: 2010


RH vouchers newsletter, December 2010 (PDF
Population Council
Publication date: 2010


RH vouchers newsletter, March 2010 (PDF
Population Council
Publication date: 2010


Role of advertising agencies in behavior change communication (PDF) (HTML
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 13)
Publication date: 2010


Role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in behavior change communication in northern India (PDF) (HTML
Population Council
Shaping Demand and Practices to Improve Family Health Outcomes in Northern India Policy Brief (no. 12)
Publication date: 2010


Using vouchers to increase access to maternal healthcare in Bangladesh (abstract
Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Bellows,Benjamin
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 30(4): 293-309
Publication date: 2010


Workshop report: Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach and increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Hena,Ismat Ara; Akter,Farhana; Rahman,Mohammad Ataur; Julkarnayeen,Md.
Publication date: 2010


"ACASI software technical notes," brochure (PDF
Mierzwa,Stan; Souidi,Samir
Publication date: 2009


"Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI)," fact sheet (PDF
Mierzwa,Stan; Souidi,Samir
Publication date: 2009


An executive summary of the primary health improvement initiative health systems assessment at commune level: Lessons from five provinces in Vietnam, 2004-2008 
Population Council Viet Nam (PCVN) Brief
Publication date: 2009


Capacity building: Creating a culture of evidence-based decisionmaking (PDF) (HTML
FRONTIERS Legacy Themes
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer Registers--Instruction Manual (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer Training Manual (Facilitator's Guide), Volume 1 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer Training Manual (Facilitator's Guide), Volume 2 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer Training Manual (Facilitator's Guide), Volume 3 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer's Training Workbook, Volume 1 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer's Training Workbook, Volume 2 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Officer's Training Workbook, Volume 3 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Community Health Volunteer's Training Manual (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Preceptor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 1 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Preceptor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 2 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Preceptor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 3 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Tutor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 1 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Tutor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 2 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS): Tutor's Guide for Community Health Nursing Training Schools, Volume 3 (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Creating a space for men and youth at health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh 
Mutahara,Marium ul; Rahman,Md.Mafizur; Al-Sabir,Ahmed
Publication date: 2009


Creating conditions for scaling up access to life skills based sexual and reproductive health education and condom services: Strengthening safe sex decision-making 
Bhuiya,Ismat; Rob,Ubaidur; Zahiduzzaman,K.M.; Chowdhury,Asiful Haider; Sarma,Haribondhu
Publication date: 2009


Demographic data for development in sub-Saharan Africa (PDF
Baldwin,Wendy; Diers,Judith A.
Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper (no. 13)
Publication date: 2009


ECP handbook: Introducing and mainstreaming the provision of emergency contraceptive pills in developing countries (PDF
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Vernon,Ricardo; Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Townsend,John W.; Rumbold,Victoria
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2009


Engaging men who have sex with men in operations research in Kenya (abstract
Onyango-Ouma,Washington; Birungi,Harriet; Geibel,Scott
Culture, Health and Sexuality 11(8): 827-839
Publication date: 2009


Financial sustainability of reproductive health services: Understanding costs: An essential skill in reproductive health programs (PDF) (HTML
FRONTIERS Legacy Themes
Publication date: 2009


Guide pour les pilules de contraception d'urgence : Introduire et développer l'offre des pilules de contraception d'urgence dans les pays en voie de développement (PDF
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Vernon,Ricardo; Keesbury,Jill; Askew,Ian; Townsend,John W.; Rumbold,Victoria
Guide de FRONTIERS
Publication date: 2009


HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention: Client Instrument (PDF) (HTML
World Health Organization; Population Council
Publication date: 2009


HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention: Generic Tools for Operational Research (PDF) (HTML
World Health Organization; Population Council
Publication date: 2009


HIV Testing, Treatment and Prevention: Provider Instrument (PDF) (HTML
World Health Organization; Population Council
Publication date: 2009


Home Management of Malaria, Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Ghana: Implementation Guidelines (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Home Management of Malaria, Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Ghana: Manual for Community Based Agents (PDF
Publication date: 2009


Improving the quality of family planning and reproductive tract infection services for urban slum populations: Demand-based reproductive health commodity project (PDF
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Mafizur
Publication date: 2009


Innovative approaches to strengthen health management and information system 
Vietnam-US Magazine September(Special English Suppl. for Vietnam's Presidency in the UN Security Council New York Meeting and the Vietnam Investment Forum)
Publication date: 2009


Introduction and scaling-up of emergency contraception: Lessons learned from three regions (abstract
Fernandez-Cerdeno,Araceli; Vernon,Ricardo; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Keesbury,Jill; Khan,M.E.
Population Review 48(1): 119-134
Publication date: 2009


Primary health improvement initiative, micro-pilot use of evidence computerized data entry system at commune health centers: Lessons learned 
Thu Ha,Tran; Lavergne,Ruth; Hughes,Jane; Budiharsana,Meiwita P.
Publication date: 2009


Reference Guides for Health Care Organizations Seeking Accreditation for High-quality, Gender-sensitive Reproductive Health Services -- Appendixes (PDF
Riveros,Patricia; Palenque,Erica; Vernon,Ricardo; Carreno,Ignacio; Bratt,John H.
Publication date: 2009


Reproductive health vouchers news, December 2009 
Population Council
Publication date: 2009


Strengthening the health information management system in Thai Nguyen 
Vietnam-US Magazine (July-August)
Publication date: 2009


Strengthening voice and accountability in the health sector 
Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rob,Ubaidur
Publication date: 2009


Technical assistance to the Uganda AIDS Commission for operationallisation of the performance monitoring and management plan (PDF
Makumbi,Frederick; Mayega,Roy; Kisitu,David; Sekandi,Juliet; Bwesigye,Denis A.; Miller,Robert; Kalibala,Sam
Publication date: 2009


"ACASI: Software for audio computer-assisted self-interviewing," brochure (PDF
Mierzwa,Stan; Souidi,Samir
Publication date: 2008


"Female genital mutilation/cutting: Publications on research in FGM/C - Mutilations génitales féminines/Excision: Publications sur la recherche concernant l'excision," FRONTIERS CD-ROM 
Publication date: 2008


"Findings from the field: A compilation to date of publications on HIV/AIDS from the Horizons Program, updated July 2008," CD-ROM 
Publication date: 2008


"Horizons operations research toolkit on HIV/AIDS," CD-ROM 
Publication date: 2008


A situation analysis of care and support for rape survivors at first point of contact in India and Bangladesh (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Bhattacharya,Aruna; Bhuiya,Ismat; Aeron,Aditi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


An assessment of the Positive Partnership Project in Thailand: Key considerations for scaling-up microcredit loans for HIV-positive and negative pairs in other settings (abstract
Viravaidya,Mechai; Wolf,R.C.; Guest,Philip
Global Public Health 3(2): 115-136
Publication date: 2008


Assessing Integration Methodology (AIM): A handbook for measuring and assessing the integration of family planning and other reproductive health services (PDF) (HTML
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; RamaRao,Saumya; Estrada,Ricardo; Warren,Charlotte; Mullick,Saiqa; Askew,Ian; Birungi,Harriet; Townsend,John W.; Medina,Susana
Publication date: 2008


Assessing the need and opportunities for improved linkages between conditional cash transfers and reproductive health programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Comparing the effectiveness and costs of alternative strategies for improving access to information and services for the IUD in Ghana (PDF
Osei,Ivy; Voetagbe,Gertrude; Aikins,Moses; Gyapong,John; Nyarko,Philomena; Birungi,Harriet; Asare,Gloria Quansah; Odoi-Agyarko,Henrietta; Aglah,Olivia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Computerized interviewing validated in Brazil (PDF
Population Briefs 14(2)
Publication date: 2008


Consistency in women's reports of sensitive behavior in an interview mode experiment, Sáo Paulo, Brazil (abstract) (HTML
Mensch,Barbara S.; Hewett,Paul C.; Jones,Heidi E.; Luppi,Carla Gianni; Lippman,Sheri A.; Pinho,Adriana A.; Diaz,Juan
International Family Planning Perspectives 34(4): 169-176
Publication date: 2008


Creating the conditions for scale-up of the Men in Maternity intervention in India (PDF
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Mishra,Anurag; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Creating the conditions for scaling up the integration of reproductive health services for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh (PDF
Mannan,M.A.; Hakim,Jafar Ahmad; Waris,Syeda Tazneen; Ali,Ashraf; Hakim,AKM Nurul; Hannan,Abdul; Chowdhury,Sameena; Tasnim,Saria; Islam,Saiful; Karim,AQM Rezaul; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Rob,Ubaidur; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Developing comprehensive and evidence-based policy and guidelines for antenatal and postnatal care in KwaZulu-Natal (PDF
Ditlopo,Prudence; Menziwa,Mantshi; Mullick,Saiqa; RamaRao,Saumya; Dalton,Janet; Nyasulu,Dolly; Beksinska,Mags; Kunene,Busi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Development of a quality assurance procedure for reproductive health services for district public health systems: Implementation and scale-up in the state of Gujarat (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Caleb-Varkey,Leila
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Enhancing utilization of the findings from the youth reproductive health project in Senegal [Executive summary in English; full report in French] (PDF
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Diagne,Anta Fall
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Final evaluation report on the pilot introduction of youth friendly reproductive health services in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and An Giang 
Population Council; Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion (CIHP); Reproductive Health Projects
Publication date: 2008


Financial capacity building for NGO sustainability (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Homan,Rick; Janowitz,Barbara; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 12)
Publication date: 2008


Financial sustainability for reproductive health NGOs (HTML
Bratt,John H.; Foreit,James R.
Publication date: 2008


Institutionalization of quality assurance within district health management: Experiences from Maharashtra and Karnataka (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Ahmad,Jaleel; Joseph,Jose; Srinivasan,Venkatesh; Sathyanarayana,K.M.; Vargees,Viji; Maiti,K.D.; Sharma,Rashmi
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Introducing and scaling up emergency contraceptive pill in the National Family Planning Program of Bangladesh: Enhancing utilization of operations research results and lessons learned from program implementation 
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Introducing systematic screening to reduce unmet health needs: A manager's manual (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2008


L'introduction de l'identification systématique pour réduire les besoins non satisfaits en santé : Manuel du manager (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2008


Manual for building capacity of trainers and program managers in emergency contraception (PDF) (HTML
Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Roychowdhury,Sohini
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2008


Methods for estimating abortion incidence and abortion-related morbidity: A review 
Wilson,Katherine; Garcia,Sandra G.; Lara,Diana K.
A publication of papers presented at the IUSSP Seminar on the Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality, 7-9 November 2007, Paris, France
Publication date: 2008


Multisectoral youth RH interventions: The scale-up process in Kenya and Senegal (PDF
Joyce,Stephanie; Askew,Ian; Diagne,Anta Fall; Diop,Nafissatou J.; Evelia,Humphres
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 13)
Publication date: 2008


Operations research for managers of reproductive health programs (HTML
Foreit,James R.; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2008


Periodic presumptive treatment for sexually transmitted infections: Experience from the field and recommendations for research (PDF) (HTML
Publication date: 2008


Regional workshop to use the findings from operations research to increase the access, quality and integration of contraceptive services in Latin America and the Caribbean (PDF
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Martin,Antonieta
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Sexual behavior and STI/HIV status among adolescents in rural Malawi: An evaluation of the effect of interview mode on reporting (abstract
Mensch,Barbara S.; Hewett,Paul C.; Gregory,Richard; Helleringer,Stephane
Studies in Family Planning 39(4): 321-334
Publication date: 2008


Sharing experiences with comprehensive responses to adolescent reproductive health needs in Africa (PDF
Diop,Nafissatou J.; Diagne,Anta Fall
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Haiti (PDF
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Vernon,Ricardo; Boulos,Michaelle; Boulos,Louis-Marie
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in Nicaragua (PDF
Solis,Freddy; del Carmen Rojas,Ana; Gadea,Adilia; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Situation analysis of the integration of family planning services in postpartum, postabortion and prevention of mother to child transmission programs in the Dominican Republic (PDF
Quiterio,Gisela; Molina,Maritza; Miric,Marija; Vernon,Ricardo; Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Strengthening health and family planning services in low performing and hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh: Workshop report 
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi
Publication date: 2008


Strengthening the financial sustainability of two Population Services and Training Center (PSTC) clinics (Bangladesh) (PDF
Population Services and Training Center (PSTC); Frontiers in Reproductive Health
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Studying provider compliance with systematic screening during scale up in Gujarat 
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Foreit,James R.; Singh,Amarjit; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha; Patel,I.C.
Publication date: 2008


Taking critical services to the home: Scaling-up home-based maternal and postnatal care, including family planning, through community midwifery in Kenya (PDF
Mwangi,Annie; Warren,Charlotte
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Taller regional de utilización de resultados de investigación operativa para incrementar el acceso, la calidad e integración de los servicios anticonceptivos en América Latina y el Caribe


[Regional workshop to use the findings from operations research to increase the access, quality and integration of contraceptive services in Latin America and the Caribbean]
 (PDF
Rivero-Fuentes,M.Estela; Martin,Antonieta
Informe Final de FRONTERAS
Publication date: 2008


Technical assistance for implementing best practices in the Asia and Near East region (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Sebastian,Mary Philip; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Narayana,G.; Sharma,Bhawana; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Afifi,Ahmed
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Unmet need for family planning (PDF
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (Winter)
Publication date: 2008


Using operations research to enhance delivery of postpartum/postabortion family planning services in the Arab region (PDF
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Using sexually transmitted infection (STI) biomarkers to validate the reporting of sexual behavior within a randomized experimental evaluation of interviewing methods (abstract
Hewett,Paul C.; Mensch,Barbara S.; de A.Ribeiro,Manoel Carlos; Jones,Heidi E.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Montgomery,Mark R.; van de Wijgert,Janneke
American Journal of Epidemiology 168(2): 202-211
Publication date: 2008


Using systematic screening to integrate health services in India and Senegal: Pilot study versus scale-up results (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008


Assessing the equitable distribution of essential medicines for rural maternal and child health care: Baseline report, Nkwanta District, Ghana (PDF
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (June)
Publication date: 2007


Bolivia: Marketing and economic analyses help NGOs develop strategies for sustainability (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 61)
Publication date: 2007


Developing regional operations research training capacity in South Asia (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Foreit,James R.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Ram,F.; Shekhar,Chander
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region Final Report
Publication date: 2007


Evidence-based scaling up of health and family planning service innovations in Bangladesh and Ghana (PDF
Phillips,James F.; Nyonator,Frank K.; Jones,Tanya C.; Ravikumar,Shruti; Simmons,Ruth; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 113-134
Publication date: 2007


Expanding contraceptive choice and improving quality of care in Zambia's Copperbelt: Moving from pilot projects to regional programmes (PDF
Skibiak,John P.; Mijere,Peter; Zama,Mary; Simmons,Ruth; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 71-88
Publication date: 2007


Getting results used: Evidence from reproductive health programmatic research in Guatemala (abstract
Brambila,Carlos; Ottolenghi,Emma; Marin,M.Celeste; Bertrand,Jane T.
Health Policy and Planning 22(4): 234-245
Publication date: 2007


Guías de referencia: Para instituciones y establecimientos de salud que buscan acreditar la calidad y enfoque de género de sus servicios (PDF
Riveros Hamel,Patricia; Palenque,Erica; Vernon,Ricardo; Carreno,Ignacio
Publication date: 2007


How much will it cost to scale up a reproductive health pilot project? (PDF
Janowitz,Barbara; Bratt,John H.; Homan,Rick; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 8)
Publication date: 2007


Innovative program dramatically lowers child mortality in Ghana (PDF
Population Briefs 13(2)
Publication date: 2007


Introducing and scaling up emergency contraception in the National Family Planning Program: Experience from Bangladesh 
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 21)
Publication date: 2007


Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Bagh District (PDF
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007


Knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) survey: Baseline report, Mansehra District (PDF
Afridi,Munir; Naz,Saman; Munir,Nayyer
Publication date: 2007


Mainstreaming and scaling up the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project (PDF
Askew,Ian; Evelia,Humphres
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2007


Rapid achievement of the child survival Millennium Development Goal: Evidence from the Navrongo experiment in Northern Ghana (abstract
Binka,Fred N.; Bawah,Ayaga A.; Phillips,James F.; Hodgson,Abraham; Adjuik,Martin; MacLeod,Bruce
Tropical Medicine and International Health 12(5): 578-583
Publication date: 2007


Scaling up experimental project success with the Community-based Health Planning and Services initiative in Ghana (PDF
Nyonator,Frank K.; Akosa,Agyeman Badu; Awoonor-Williams,John Koku; Phillips,James F.; Jones,Tanya C.; Simmons,Ruth; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 89-112
Publication date: 2007


Scaling up family planning service innovations in Brazil: The influence of politics and decentralization (PDF
Diaz,Juan; Simmons,Ruth; Diaz,Margarita; Cabral,Francisco; Chinaglia,Magda; Fajans,Peter; Ghiron,Laura
from Scaling Up Health Service Delivery: From Pilot Innovations to Policies and Programmes, pp. 135-156
Publication date: 2007


Sexual risk behaviors of HIV-positive persons receiving ART in Mombasa, Kenya: Longitudinal study findings (PDF
Luchters,Stanley; Sarna,Avina; Geibel,Scott; Chersich,Matthew F.; Munyao,Paul; Kaai,Susan; Mandaliya,Kishorchandra N.; Rutenberg,Naomi; Temmerman,Marleen
Horizons Research Summary
Publication date: 2007


Spotlight on child malnutrition (PDF
GEMI (Ghana Essential Medicines Initiative) Progress Report, (Fall)
Publication date: 2007


Strengthening financial sustainability through integration of voluntary counseling and testing services with other reproductive health services (PDF
Das,Rumeli; Biswas,Kaushik; Panda,Pradeep; Khan,M.E.; Homan,Rick
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007


The effect of community nurses and health volunteers on child mortality: The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project (abstract
Pence,Brian Wells; Nyarko,Philomena; Phillips,James F.; Debpuur,Cornelius
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 35(6): 599-608
Publication date: 2007


The model works! Interim findings from an OR project on repositioning of IUD in Gujarat 
Khan,M.E.; Sekhar Kar,Sitanshu; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha; Itare,B.P.
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Research Update (no. 12)
Publication date: 2007


Using systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in Vadodara, India 
Khan,M.E.; Foreit,James R.; Mishra,Anurag; Das,Narayan; Patel,Pratibha
Journal of Family Welfare 53(2): 73-80
Publication date: 2007


"Support for leadership and capacity building in Pakistan," pamphlet 
Publication date: 2006


Accelerating reproductive and child health programme impact with community-based services: The Navrongo experiment in Ghana
 (abstract
Phillips,James F.; Bawah,Ayaga A.; Binka,Fred N.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 84(12): 949-953
Publication date: 2006


Building capacity to utilize operations research: Strategies and lessons learned (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 5)
Publication date: 2006


Comment mener un exercice de couverture : Outil d'évaluation rapide de programmes et services [How to conduct a coverage exercise: A rapid assessment tool for programs and services] (PDF
Meyers,Carey; Lardoux,Solene
Publication date: 2006


Como conduzir um exercício de cobertura: Uma ferramenta para a avaliação rápida de programas e serviços [How to conduct a coverage exercise: A rapid assessment tool for programs and services] (PDF
Meyers,Carey; Lardoux,Solene
Publication date: 2006


Cómo identificar y satisfacer la necesidad de servicios adicionales: Manual para gerentes (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
Manual de FRONTERAS
Publication date: 2006


Cómo realizar un ejercicio de cobertura: una herramienta de evaluación rápida para programas y servicios [How to conduct a coverage exercise: A rapid assessment tool for programs and services] (PDF
Meyers,Carey; Lardoux,Solene
Publication date: 2006


Cost analysis of reproductive health services in PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Kenya (PDF
Munguti,Nzoya; Mokua,Moses; Homan,Rick; Birungi,Harriet
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Cost of training programs and willingness to pay for training: An application of break-even analysis in Uganda (PDF
Mugumya,Nicholas; Nyombi,Juliana K.; Matsiko,Michael; Homan,Rick; Birungi,Harriet; Munguti,Nzoya
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Costs and financial burden of care and support services to PLHA and households in South India (abstract
Duraisamy,P.; Ganesh,A.K.; Homan,Rick; Kumarasamy,N.; Castle,Christopher; Sripriya,P.; Mahendra,Vaishali Sharma; Solomon,Suniti
AIDS Care 18(2): 121-127
Publication date: 2006


Costs of reproductive health services provided by four Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) hospitals (PDF
Boateng,James; Surnye,Henry; Mensah,Alex; Boateng,Bismark; Nyarko,Philomena; Munguti,Nzoya; Bratt,John H.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Developing regional capacity in operations research and economic evaluation in South Asia (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Foreit,James R.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Vaithyanathan,Geetha
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


District quality assurance program for reproductive health services: An operational manual 
Caleb-Varkey,Leila; Khan,M.E.; Sharma,Vivek; Agarwal,Dinesh
Publication date: 2006


Egypt: Are Egyptian couples willing to stop at two children? Results of the Slow Fertility Transition Survey 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 9)
Publication date: 2006


Egypt: Are Egyptian couples willing to stop at two children? Results of the Slow Fertility Transition Survey [Arabic] (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 9)
Publication date: 2006


Egypt: Egyptian clients are willing to pay higher prices for reproductive health services 
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 10)
Publication date: 2006


Egypt: Egyptian clients are willing to pay higher prices for reproductive health services [Arabic] (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 10)
Publication date: 2006


Face-to-face complementary selling of health products in Ghana (PDF
Bruce,Egbert; Mensah,Daniel; Idun,John; Ashabley,Francis; Foreit,James R.; Nyarko,Philomena
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


How to conduct a coverage exercise: A rapid assessment tool for programs and services (PDF
Publication date: 2006


India: Scaling up of quality assurance measure in district level management in Gujarat state 
Asia and Near East OR Summary (no. 15)
Publication date: 2006


Nepal: Enhancing cost recovery through afternoon clinic: Findings from an operations research study in Nepal 
Asia and Near East OR Summary (no. 14)
Publication date: 2006


Operations research to improve financial sustainability in three Bolivian NGOs (PDF
Merida,Martha; Arce,Javier; Moscoso,Douglas; Ramirez,Carlo; Riveros,Patricia; Bratt,John H.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Population and development: Pilot research at community level on linkage between reproductive health and poverty 
Rob,Ubaidur; Islam,M.Mazharul; Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Arifeen,Aminul; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Rahman,Laila
Publication date: 2006


Promoting financial sustainability among NGOs: FRONTIERS initiative in South Asia 
Pradeep,Panda; Khan,M.E.; Homan,Rick
Research Update (no. 7)
Publication date: 2006


Scaling up a reproductive health curriculum in youth training courses (PDF
Rahman,Laila; Islam,M.Mazharul; Rob,Ubaidur; Bhuiya,Ismat; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


Scaling up: Reproductive health curriculum in vocational training centers for youth 
Asia and Near East Region OR Summary (no. 12)
Publication date: 2006


Scientific writing for reproductive health programs/Redacción científica para programas de salud reproductiva (HTML
Foreit,James R.; Khanna,Jitendra; Joyce,Stephanie
Publication date: 2006


Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting clients' reproductive health needs (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 6)
Publication date: 2006


TB baseline survey in 30 districts implementing CHPS in seven southern regions of Ghana 
Final report
Publication date: 2006


Technical assistance to organizations in Guinea seeking to reduce female genital cutting (PDF
Diop,Nafissatou J.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006


The impact of immunization on the association between poverty and child survival: Evidence from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana (PDF
Bawah,Ayaga A.; Phillips,James F.; Adjuik,Martin; Vaughan-Smith,Maya; MacLeod,Bruce; Binka,Fred N.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 218)
Publication date: 2006


Accelerating reproductive and child health program development: The Navrongo initiative in Ghana (PDF
Phillips,James F.; Bawah,Ayaga A.; Binka,Fred N.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 208)
Publication date: 2005


Assisting professionals in India, Pakistan, Sudan, and Vietnam (PDF
Population Council Annual Report 2004
Publication date: 2005


Building national capacity to deliver emergency contraceptive services in Bangladesh (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Nizamuddin Bhuiyan,Md
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2005


Building postgraduate capacity in medical and public health research in Vietnam: An in-service training model (abstract
Goto,Aya; Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong; Nguyen Thi Mai Huong; Hughes,Jane
Public Health 119(3): 174-183
Publication date: 2005


Cross-cultural adaptation of reproductive health services in Bolivia (PDF
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Martin,Antonieta; Perez Mendoza,Rosario; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Emergency Contraceptive Pills: South East Asia Regional Training Manual (PDF
Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Sebastian,Mary Philip
Publication date: 2005


Enquêtes d'acceptation de paiment destinées à déterminer les prix des produits et services dans le domaine de la santé de la reproduction : manuel de l'utilisateur [Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual] (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2005


Ethical Approaches to Gathering Information from Children and Adolescents in International Settings: Guidelines and Resources (PDF
Schenk,Katie D.; Williamson,Jan
Publication date: 2005


Expanding a successful health care initiative (PDF
Population Briefs 11(3)
Publication date: 2005


Guiding the Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services approach to scaling up with qualitative systems appraisal (abstract
Nyonator,Frank K.; Jones,Tanya C.; Miller,Robert A.; Phillips,James F.; Awoonor-Williams,John Koku
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 23(3): 189-213
Publication date: 2005


Health sector reform in developing countries: Trends and lessons learned 
Rob,Ubaidur; Talukder,Md.Noorunnabi; Anwar,Md.Mahabub Ul; Rahman,Laila; Mutahara,Marium ul
Publication date: 2005


How many years of life could be saved if malaria were eliminated from a hyperendemic area of northern Ghana? (PDF
Bawah,Ayaga A.; Binka,Fred N.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 203)
Publication date: 2005


India: Broad representation supports credibility of village committees (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 52)
Publication date: 2005


Population Council contributions toward the development and advances in reproductive biomedicine and population sciences in Asian nations (1952-2002) 
Koide,Samuel S.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 31(1): 2-11
Publication date: 2005


Review of antenatal-linked voluntary counseling and HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons and options for Ghana (abstract
Baiden,Frank; Baiden,Rita; Williams,John; Akweongo,Patricia; Clerk,Christine; Debpuur,Cornelius; Phillips,James F.; Hodgson,Abraham
Ghana Medical Journal 39(1): 8-13
Publication date: 2005


Systematic screening as a strategy to increase services integration and revenues in Honduras (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Mancini,Fiorella; Pavón,Suyapa; Torres,Jheisy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in India (PDF
Das,N.P.; Shah,Urvi; Chitania,Varsha; Patel,Pratibha; Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Technical assistance and training for PROCOSI operations research program, Bolivia (PDF
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Technical assistance and training for the CIES Operations Research Program, Bolivia 
Gonzales Salguero,Fernando; Riveros,Patricia
Publication date: 2005


The effect of community nurses and health volunteers on child mortality: The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project (PDF
Pence,Brian Wells; Nyarko,Philomena; Phillips,James F.; Debpuur,Cornelius
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 200)
Publication date: 2005


The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative for scaling up service delivery innovation (abstract
Nyonator,Frank K.; Awoonor-Williams,John Koku; Phillips,James F.; Jones,Tanya C.; Miller,Robert A.
Health Policy and Planning 20(1): 25-34
Publication date: 2005


Transferring Ghana's system of evidence-based health program development: Program for an initial exchange with Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso (PDF
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2005


Use of systematic screening to increase the provision of reproductive health services in Bolivia (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Vernon,Ricardo; Riveros Hamel,Patricia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Using systematic screening to increase integration of reproductive health services delivery in Senegal (PDF
Sanogo,Diouratie; Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Seck,Awa; Adoye,Colonel Adama; Ndoye,Laty G.; Diop,Cheikh Bamba; Mboup,Balla Mbacke; Sarr,Omar
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


What works? What fails? Compendium of newsletters from the Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project 2001-2004 
Publication date: 2005


Willingness-to-pay for services provided by the Clinical Services Improvement Project (CSI) in Egypt (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Edress,Mohammed
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005


Willingness-to-pay for services provided by the Clinical Services Improvement Project (CSI) in Egypt [Arabic] 
Bratt,John H.; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla; Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Idrees,Mohamed
Summary of Key Findings
Publication date: 2005


A multi-sectoral approach to providing reproductive health information and services to young people in Western Kenya: The Kenya adolescent reproductive health project (PDF
Askew,Ian; Chege,Jane; Njue,Carolyne; Radeny,Samson
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


A rapid situation analysis of the access to care project in Northern Thailand (PDF
Panpanich,Ratana
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2004


An integrated strategy for strengthening the capacity of the Reproductive Health Research Unit of the University of Witwatersrand to train researchers and program managers in research and data utilization 
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Bangladesh: Offering reproductive health services for men improves clinic utilization (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 47)
Publication date: 2004


Bridging the gap between evidence-based innovation and national health-sector reform in Ghana (PDF
Awoonor-Williams,John Koku; Feinglass,Ellie S.; Tobey,Rachel; Vaughan-Smith,Maya; Nyonator,Frank K.; Jones,Tanya C.; Phillips,James F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 191)
Publication date: 2004


Bridging the gap between evidence-based innovation and national health-sector reform in Ghana (abstract) (PDF
Awoonor-Williams,John Koku; Feinglass,Ellie S.; Tobey,Rachel; Vaughan-Smith,Maya; Nyonator,Frank K.; Jones,Tanya C.
Studies in Family Planning 35(3): 161-177
Publication date: 2004


Building the capacity of the Regional Center for Quality of Health Care, Makerere University, to train consumers of operations research 
Okullo,Joel; Foreit,James R.; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Homan,Rick
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Community involvement in reproductive health: Findings from research in Karnataka, India (PDF
Foundation for Research in Health Systems
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Developing a supervision instrument for postabortion care in Guatemala, Bolivia and Mexico (PDF
Brambila,Carlos
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Displaced persons in Khartoum: Current realities and post-war scenarios 
Assal,Munzoul A.M.
MEAwards report
Publication date: 2004


Encuestas de voluntad de pago para fijar precios de productos y servicios de salud reproductiva: Manual de usuarios (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2004


Expanding care and support in South India: Scaling up YRG CARE's patient-centered approach (PDF
YRG CARE; Horizons Program; International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Formal and informal abortion services in Rajasthan, India: Results of a situation analysis (PDF
Barge,Sandhya; Bracken,Hillary J.; Elul,Batya; Kumar,Nayan; Khan,Wajahat U.; Verma,Shalini; Camlin,Carol
Publication date: 2004


Integration of reproductive health services for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh (PDF
Rob,Ubaidur; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Khan,M.E.; Al-Sabir,Ahmed; Alam,Mohammed Ahsanul
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Introducing operations research into the curriculum of the Central American Population Program of the University of Costa Rica 
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Labor augmentation in an Egyptian teaching hospital (abstract
Khalil,Karima; Cherine,Mohamed; Elnoury,Amr; Sholkamy,Hania; Breebaart,Miral; Hassanein,Nevine
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 85(1): 74-80
Publication date: 2004


Maximizing resources to meet client needs: Evaluation of a comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and support model in India (PDF
YRG CARE; Horizons Program; International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Scaling up a multi-sectoral pilot project 
FRONTIERS Research Update
Publication date: 2004


Scaling up a successful counseling model in Guatemala (PDF
Guatemalan Association of Female Physicians (AGMM)
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


The effects of outreach on perceived quality of care in two rural areas of Bangladesh (abstract
Hossain,Mian Bazle; Barkat-e-Khuda; Phillips,James F.
Journal of Biosocial Science 36(5): 507-522
Publication date: 2004


The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya (abstract
Hewett,Paul C.; Mensch,Barbara S.; Erulkar,Annabel S.
Social Science Computer Review 22(3): 319-334
Publication date: 2004


Training Latin American ministry of health service providers on emergency contraception 
Martin,Antonieta; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Tulane University final report (PDF
Marin,M.Celeste; Gage,Anastasia J.; Khan,Suhaila
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004


Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2004


Bangladesh: Link adolescent reproductive health resources to increase access (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 34)
Publication date: 2003


Cameroon: Peer education and youth-friendly media reduce risky sexual behavior (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 37)
Publication date: 2003


Creation of a unified management information system for three NGOs in the West Bank and Gaza (PDF
Health,Development,Information and Policy Institute
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Demographic surveillance systems 
Phillips,James F.; Demeny,Paul; McNicoll,Geoffrey
from Encyclopedia of Population, pp. 204-206
Publication date: 2003


Evaluating operations research utilization: Guidelines for assessing process and impact (PDF
Marin,M.Celeste; Bertrand,Jane T.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2003


Evidence-based development of health and family planning programs in Bangladesh and Ghana (PDF
Phillips,James F.; Jones,Tanya C.; Nyonator,Frank K.; Ravikumar,Shruti
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 175)
Publication date: 2003


Expanding capacity for operations research in reproductive health: Summary report of a consultative meeting 
World Health Organization; Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Publication date: 2003


Improving organizational climate of non-profit organizations 
Sebastian,Mary Philip; Bhargava,S.
Productivity 43(4): 611-618
Publication date: 2003


Innovative strategies reduce fertility in Ghana (PDF
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003


Integration of reproductive health service for men in health and family welfare centers in Bangladesh (PDF
Al-Sabir,Ahmed; Alam,Mohammed Ahsanul; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Rob,Ubaidur; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2003


Kenya: Communities support adolescent reproductive health education (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 33)
Publication date: 2003


New operations research handbook targets HIV/AIDS (PDF
Population Briefs 9(1)
Publication date: 2003


Philippines: Mobilize policy champion teams to foster utilization of management tools (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 31)
Publication date: 2003


Policy and program implications of the Matching Grants Program in the Philippines (PDF
Palabrica-Costello,Marilou; Ogena,Nimfa; Herrin,Alejandro N.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Rapid Needs Assessment Tool for Condom Programming (PDF
Miller,Robert A.; Sloan,Nancy L.; Weiss,Eugene; Pobiak,Bernard
Publication date: 2003


Reproductive health services in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: A situation analysis study focusing on HIV/AIDS services (PDF
Ndhlovu,Lewis; Searle,Catherine; Miller,Robert A.; Fisher,Andrew A.; Snyman,Ester; Sloan,Nancy L.
Horizons Final Report
Publication date: 2003


Senegal: Involve community networks in adolescent reproductive health (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 35)
Publication date: 2003


Social interaction and contraceptive change in northern Ghana (abstract
Feyisetan,Bamikale J.; Phillips,James F.; Binka,Fred N.
African Population Studies 18(2): 47-67
Publication date: 2003


The costs of programmes at selected youth centres in South Africa (PDF
Janowitz,Barbara; Cuthbertson,Carmen; Beksinska,Mags; Cebekhulu,Queen
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2003


The feasibility of computer-assisted survey interviewing in Africa: Experience from two rural districts in Kenya. (PDF
Hewett,Paul C.; Erulkar,Annabel S.; Mensch,Barbara S.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 168)
Publication date: 2003


The future of training population scientists (PDF
Population Briefs 9(2)
Publication date: 2003


The Ghana Community-based Health Planning and Services Initiative: Fostering evidence-based organizational change and development in a resource-constrained setting (PDF
Nyonator,Frank K.; Awoonor-Williams,John Koku; Phillips,James F.; Jones,Tanya C.; Miller,Robert A.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 180)
Publication date: 2003


The impact of household delivery of family planning services on women's status in Bangladesh (abstract) (PDF
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle
International Family Planning Perspectives 29(3): 138-145
Publication date: 2003


The reliability and validity of willingness to pay surveys for reproductive health pricing decisions in developing countries (abstract
Foreit,James R.; Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman
Health Policy 63(1): 37-47
Publication date: 2003


Women's denial of having experienced female genital cutting in northern Ghana: Explanatory factors and consequences for analysis of survey data (PDF
Jackson,Elizabeth F.; Akweongo,Patricia; Sakeah,Evelyn; Hodgson,Abraham; Asuru,Rofina; Phillips,James F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 178)
Publication date: 2003


YRG CARE base model report: Integrated prevention, care, and support services (PDF
Castle,Christopher
Horizons Project Report
Publication date: 2003


Best practices in client-provider interactions in reproductive health services: A review of the literature (PDF
Murphy,Elaine M.
New Perspectives on Quality of Care
Publication date: 2002


Capacitación y Apoyo de Científicos en Población de Países en Desarrollo: Un Informe de Panel - Resumen y Recomendaciones (PDF
Publication date: 2002


Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) in Ghana: A multi-level, qualitative assessment in the Volta Region 
Nyonator,Frank K.; Agbadja,Comfort; Gbeddy,Dennis; Nyarko,George; Jones,Tanya C.; Miller,Robert A.; Phillips,James F.
Publication date: 2002


Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook (PDF
Fisher,Andrew A.; Foreit,James R.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 2002


Formation et soutien pour les scientifiques démographiques des pays en développement: Rapport du groupe d'experts. Sommaire et recommandations (PDF
Publication date: 2002


FRONTIERS capacity building: An overview (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2002


Horizons AIDSQuest: the HIV/AIDS Survey Library 
Publication date: 2002


Institutional support for a program of activities within the pilot health project in the West Bank and Gaza (PDF
Health,Development,Information and Policy Institute
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002


Operations research training and technical assistance in El Salvador 
Vernon,Ricardo; Brambila,Carlos
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002


Sustainability of postabortion care in Peru (PDF
Benson,Janie; Huapaya,Victor
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2002


The impact of price changes on demand for family planning and reproductive health services in Ecuador (abstract
Bratt,John H.; Weaver,Mark A.; Foreit,James R.; de Vargas,Teresa; Janowitz,Barbara
Health Policy and Planning 17(3): 281-287
Publication date: 2002


The impact of the Navrongo project on contraceptive knowledge and use, reproductive preferences, and fertility (abstract) (PDF
Debpuur,Cornelius; Phillips,James F.; Jackson,Elizabeth F.; Nazzar,Alex; Ngom,Pierre; Binka,Fred N.
Studies in Family Planning 33(2): 141-164
Publication date: 2002


Tools and training strengthen African AIDS groups (PDF
Population Briefs, Spring 2002 (HIV/AIDS edition)
Publication date: 2002


Training and Support of Developing-Country Population Scientists: A Panel Report (PDF
Publication date: 2002


Training and Support of Developing-Country Population Scientists: A Panel Report. Summary & Recommendations (PDF
Publication date: 2002


Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002


Training service providers on emergency contraception: Lessons learned from an OR study [Arabic] (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail
FRONTIERS Research Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002


Using operations research to strengthen programmes for encouraging abandonment of female genital cutting. Report of a consultative meeting on methodological issues for FGC Research, April 9-11, 2002. Nairobi, Kenya (PDF
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2002


A Question of Scale? The Challenge of Expanding the Impact of Non-Governmental Organisations' HIV/AIDS Efforts in Developing Countries (PDF
DeJong,Jocelyn
Publication date: 2001


Comment promouvoir l'utilisation des résultats d'une analyse situationnelle à l'échelle nationale: Expérience du Sénégal [Promoting utilization of results from the national situation analysis in Senegal] (PDF
Ndoye,Adama; Mbow,Bineta; Diop,Cheikh Bamba; Cisse,Mady; Thiam,Macoumba; Sanogo,Diouratie; Niang,Mbacke
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Demographic surveillance and health equity in sub-Saharan Africa (abstract
Ngom,Pierre; Binka,Fred N.; Phillips,James F.; Pence,Brian Wells; MacLeod,Bruce
Health Policy and Planning 16(4): 337-344
Publication date: 2001


Extending operations research to social marketing programs (PDF
de Vargas,Teresa
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Honduras: Postpartum and postabortion patients want family planning (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 25)
Publication date: 2001


Immunization status and child survival in rural Ghana (PDF
Nyarko,Philomena; Pence,Brian Wells; Debpuur,Cornelius
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 147)
Publication date: 2001


Indonesia: Train journalists to write about reproductive health (PDF
FRONTIERS OR Summary (no. 16)
Publication date: 2001


Influencing reproductive health policy and programs in the Philippines: Implementing an advocacy model for utilization of operations research (PDF
Masulit,Saniata; Costello,Marilou P.; Hegazi,Sahar
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


La recherche opérationnelle en planification familiale: Un recueil d'articles 
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 2001


Length of counseling sessions and amount of relevant information exchanged: A study in Peruvian clinics (abstract) (PDF
Leon,Federico R.; Monge,Rosa; Zumaran,Adriana; Garcia,Ingeborg; Rios,Alex
International Family Planning Perspectives 27(1): 28-33, 46
Publication date: 2001


Middle East Research Awards program impact and future(s): A forward looking evaluation 
Rouse,Shahnaz
West Asia & North Africa Regional Paper (no. 48)
Publication date: 2001


Operations research in reproductive health and family planning at the Cairo Demographic Center (PDF
Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Foreit,James R.; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Reproductive health working group 
Mendoza,Irma; Medina,Ruth; Vernon,Ricardo
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Role of information technology in health and education sector: Hopes, challenges and attendant risks 
Nayyar,Anjali
from Role of Information Technology in Rural Social Sector: A Report
Publication date: 2001


Setting prices for reproductive health services in a public hospital in Guatemala (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Valdez,Adrian; Molina,Roberto; Alfaro,Mario; Barrientos,Marco Antonio; Brambila,Carlos; Figueroa,Werner
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project 
Ali,Nancy; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Hegazi,Sahar; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 3)
Publication date: 2001


Special studies program of the Pilot Health Project: West Bank and Gaza (PDF
Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hegazi,Sahar; Ali,Nancy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


Technical assistance to NGOs working in reproductive health in Honduras 
Mendoza,Irma
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001


The reporting of sensitive behavior among adolescents: A methodological experiment in Kenya (PDF
Mensch,Barbara S.; Hewett,Paul C.; Erulkar,Annabel S.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 151)
Publication date: 2001


Upgrading the capacity and skills of service providers of the Pilot Health Project 
Ali,Nancy; Hegazi,Sahar; Shaheen,Mahmoud; Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hosny,Gihan
Project Update (no. 2)
Publication date: 2001


Améliorer la santé des adolescents au Sénégal: Et si on en parlait [Improve adolescent health in Senegal: And if one speaks of it] 
FRONTIERS Research Update
Publication date: 2000


Are lessons from the education sector applicable to health care reforms? The case of Uganda (abstract
Okuonzi,Sam; Birungi,Harriet
International Journal of Health Planning and Management 15(3): 201-219
Publication date: 2000


Computer Based Tools to Improve Supervision, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Reproductive Health Programs 
Publication date: 2000


Health sector reform and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening the links (PDF
Langer,Ana; Nigenda,Gustavo; Catino,Jennifer
Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78(5): 667-676
Publication date: 2000


Increasing the coverage of reproductive health issues in the Egyptian press (PDF
Hegazi,Sahar; Khalifa,Mona
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2000


Intra-household decision-making on health and resource allocation in Borgou, Bénin (PDF
Ngom,Pierre; Wawire,Salome; Gandaho,Timothee; Klissou,Pierre; Adjimon,Toussaint; Seye,Mbaye; Akouanou,Emile; Winter,Laurie
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2000


Is audio computer-assisted self-interviewing a feasible method of surveying in Zimbabwe? (abstract) (PDF
van de Wijgert,Janneke; Padian,Nancy F.; Shiboski,Stephen; Turner,Charles
International Journal of Epidemiology 29(5): 885-890
Publication date: 2000


Local level authorities and local action in Greater Khartoum, Sudan [Arabic] (PDF
Hamid,Gamal M.
MEAwards Regional Paper (no. 47)
Publication date: 2000


The Household Registration System: Computer software for the rapid dissemination of demographic surveillance systems (abstract) (HTML
Phillips,James F.; MacLeod,Bruce; Pence,Brian Wells
Demographic Research 2(6)
Publication date: 2000


The Tostan story: Breakthrough in Senegal ending female genital cutting 
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2000


Assessing population dynamics in a rural African society: The Navrongo Demographic Surveillance System (abstract
Binka,Fred N.; Ngom,Pierre; Phillips,James F.; Adazu,Kubaje; MacLeod,Bruce
Journal of Biosocial Science 31(3): 375-391
Publication date: 1999


Indonesia: Analysis of conflicting crisis-related research results (PDF
Gardner,Michelle; Amaliah,Lila
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 1999


Investigación operativa en planificación familiar: Lecturas selectas (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 1999


Lessons from community-based distribution of family planning in Africa (PDF
Phillips,James F.; Greene,Wendy L.; Jackson,Elizabeth F.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 121)
Publication date: 1999


Operations research: What is it, what has it done for family planning, what can it do for reproductive health? 
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Social Sciences Translation Series 12
Publication date: 1999


Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research (PDF
Publication date: 1999


Postabortion Care: Lessons from Operations Research [Spanish] 
Publication date: 1999


Reproductive health indicators: Moving forward (PDF
Blanchard,Kelly; Elul,Batya; RamaRao,Saumya
Robert H. Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health Publication Series
Publication date: 1999


The changing nature of adolescence in the Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana (abstract) (PDF
Mensch,Barbara S.; Bagah,Daniel; Clark,Wesley H.; Binka,Fred N.
Studies in Family Planning 30(2): 95-111
Publication date: 1999


The Tostan story: Breakthrough in Senegal ending female genital cutting [Arabic] (PDF
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 1999


Clinic-Based Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Africa: Findings from Situation Analysis Studies (PDF
Miller,Kate; Miller,Robert A.; Askew,Ian; Horn,Marjorie C.; Ndhlovu,Lewis
Publication date: 1998


Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 1998


Manual para el Diseño de Investigación Operativa en Planificación Familiar 
Fisher,Andrew A.; Lang,John; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1998


Manuel de recherche opérationnelle en matière de planification familiale, Seconde édition 
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1998


Ph.D. Training for Africans in Population Studies 
Heisel,Donald
Publication date: 1998


Recherches opérationnelles sur les soins post-abortum: Progrès et défis. Compte rendu d'une réunion mondiale. (PDF
Huntington,Dale
Publication date: 1998


Safety lessons from Matlab 
Chowdhury,Syeda Nahid Mukith
Planned Parenthood Challenges 1: 28-29
Publication date: 1998


Strengthening the utilization of family planning operations research: Findings from case studies in Africa (PDF
Solo,Julie; Cerulli,Annamaria; Miller,Robert A.; Askew,Ian; Pearlman,Elizabeth
Africa OR/TA Project II Final Report
Publication date: 1998


The changing social environment for adolescents in Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana: Implications for reproductive behavior (PDF
Mensch,Barbara S.; Bagah,Daniel; Clark,Wesley H.; Binka,Fred N.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 110)
Publication date: 1998


The influence of traditional religion on fertility regulation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana (abstract) (PDF
Adongo,Philip B.; Binka,Fred N.; Phillips,James F.
Studies in Family Planning 29(1): 23-40
Publication date: 1998


Three strategies to promote sustainability of CEMOPLAF clinics in Ecuador (abstract) (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Foreit,James R.; de Vargas,Teresa
Studies in Family Planning 29(1): 58-68
Publication date: 1998


Using situation analysis to improve reproductive health programs (PDF
Askew,Ian; Miller,Kate; Miller,Robert A.; Horn,Marjorie C.; Ndhlovu,Lewis
from Clinic-based Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Africa: Findings from Situation Analysis Studies, pp. 87-104
Publication date: 1998


Absent and problematic men: Demographic accounts of male reproductive roles (PDF
Greene,Margaret E.; Biddlecom,Ann E.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 103)
Publication date: 1997


Scaling-up improved postabortion care in Egypt: Introduction to University and Ministry of Health and Population Hospitals (PDF
Nawar,Laila; Huntington,Dale; Hassan,Ezzeldin Osman; Youssef,Hala; Abdel-Tawab,Nahla
Asia and Near East OR/TA Project Final Report
Publication date: 1997


Scaling-up improved postabortion care in Egypt: Introduction to University and Ministry of Health and Population Hospitals [Arabic] (PDF
Research Summary
Publication date: 1997


The determinants of contraceptive innovation: A case-control study of family planning acceptance in a traditional African society 
Phillips,James F.; Binka,Fred N.; Adjuik,Martin; Nazzar,Alex; Adazu,Kubaze Frank
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 93)
Publication date: 1997


Comparing the Peru service availability module and situation analysis (abstract
Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Mensch,Barbara S.; Garate,Maria Rosa
Studies in Family Planning 27(1): 44-51
Publication date: 1996


INOPAL II Final Report (PDF
INOPAL II Final Report
Publication date: 1996


The long-term demographic role of community-based family planning in rural Bangladesh (abstract
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle; Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Studies in Family Planning 27(4): 204-219
Publication date: 1996


The reliability of the situation analysis observation guide (abstract
Huntington,Dale; Miller,Kate; Mensch,Barbara S.
Studies in Family Planning 27(5): 277-282
Publication date: 1996


Developing a culturally appropriate family planning program for the Navrongo experiment (abstract
Nazzar,Alex; Adongo,Philip B.; Binka,Fred N.; Phillips,James F.
Studies in Family Planning 26(6): 307-324
Publication date: 1995


The long-term demographic role of community-based family planning in rural Bangladesh 
Phillips,James F.; Hossain,Mian Bazle; Arends-Kuenning,Mary
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 73)
Publication date: 1995


The Navrongo Community Health and Family Planning Project (abstract
Binka,Fred N.; Nazzar,Alex; Phillips,James F.
Studies in Family Planning 26(3): 121-139
Publication date: 1995


Assessing the impact of the quality of family planning services on contraceptive use in Peru: A case study linking Situation Analysis data to the DHS 
Mensch,Barbara S.; Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Jain,Anrudh K.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 67)
Publication date: 1994


Methods for costing family planning services (PDF
Janowitz,Barbara; Bratt,John H.
Publication date: 1994


Using situation analysis data to assess the functioning of family planning clinics in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe (abstract
Mensch,Barbara S.; Fisher,Andrew A.; Askew,Ian; Ajayi,Ayorinde
Studies in Family Planning 25(1): 18-31
Publication date: 1994


Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design [Arabic] (PDF
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1991


Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design, Second Edition (PDF
Fisher,Andrew A.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 1991


Brief report: Activities and achievements of the P4P Project -- Introducing pay-for-performance (P4P) approach to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh (PDF
Population Council
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