Measuring and Evaluating Frontline Healthcare Service Delivery

Frontline health workers are the backbone of effective health systems, yet most countries lack official statistics on the performance of health worker programs.
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Partnering to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

New insights about the power of research to understand, measure, and encourage abandonment of FGM/C
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Evidence-informed Tools to Amplify Girls' Voices

Population Council has developed practical, evidence-informed program tools and exercises to support girl-centered programs.
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Domestic Work Can Create Unbearable Conditions for Girls

New analysis documents how out-of-school migrant girls in Ethiopia are subjected to domestic labor, often a pipeline to commercial sex exploitation.
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How Natural Disasters Undermine Girls’ Education

Population Council experts provide insights on links between climate shocks and girls’ education in a Brookings Institution blog.
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Council’s One-Year Contraceptive Ring Advances to FDA Review

New ring is designed to provide one year of protection against unintended pregnancy while fully under a woman’s control.
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