With the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule, access to contraception will likely be severely compromised in parts of the developing world, and the incidence of unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and ultimately maternal deaths will rise. Read EngenderHealth's official statement denouncing the gag rule, and take a look at photos and staff reflections from the women's march here.

As more women choose hormonal implants as their preferred contraceptive method, the need to establish systems and services to fulfill their right to timely, affordable implant removal is critical. EngenderHealth’s Expand Family Planning (ExpandFP) project recently released a new brief on this topic. Read here.

Ensuring a reliable supply of quality contraceptives is crucial to the success of reproductive health programs worldwide. EngenderHealth and the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT produced a brief describing how two important tools—Reality Check and PipeLine—can be used together to strengthen reproductive health commodity security. Read here.

EngenderHealth received a two-year grant from the Hewlett Foundation, the SSRDroits project, to field-test the operationalization of the combined Checkpoints for Choice and Users’ Guide package with policymakers, health service providers, and community stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire. Participants at a stakeholder meeting shared their thoughts on the experience: “I am now comfortable with my colleagues and my partner. In addition to talking about SRHR, I can now impart knowledge while tailoring it to my audience. It is not just talking, it is demonstrating how to think and protect the rights of youth.” Read here.

EngenderHealth and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have developed a new digital resource: Engaging men in sexual and reproductive health and rights, including family planning. This toolkit is designed to assist program designers or managers in constructively engaging men as clients of sexual and reproductive health services, as supportive intimate partners, and as agents of change to address gender norms in their communities. Read here

EngenderHealth staff recently published research articles:

• Long-Term Investment for Infants: Keys to a Successful Early Infant Male Circumcision Program for HIV Prevention and Overall Child Health
• Vaccination timing of low-birth-weight infants in rural Ghana: a population-based, prospective cohort study
• Neonatal vaccination of low birthweight infants in Ghana
• Determinants of morbidity associated with infant male circumcision: community-level population-based study in rural Ghana

'Global gag rule' reinstated by Trump, curbing NGO abortion services abroad — The Guardian

The Forgotten Girls — The Daily Trust [Nigeria]

Malawi: U.S. Grants Malawi K4.4 Billion to End Gender Based Violence — AllAfrica