Latest Reproductive health Stories
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HERvotes, a coalition of over 50 women's organizations dedicated to mobilizing women voters in 2012 around women's Health and Economic Rights, will host an audio press conference on the new Well Woman Prevention benefits of the Affordable Care Act. Starting August 1, all new health insurance plans must cover a set of new Well Woman Prevention benefits with no additional co-pays or costs. These benefits include an annual well woman...
CHICAGO, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Female Health Company (NASDAQ-CM: FHCO) - today announced its commitment to help advance the groundbreaking London Summit on Family Planning goal of getting contraceptive products, information, services and supplies to an additional 120 million women and girls in the world's poorest countries by 2020. The Summit estimated the value of FHC's commitment to be $23 million (over an eight year period). The Female Health Company, the only condom...
NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the London Summit on Family Planning draws global attention to the need for expanding access to voluntary family planning and reproductive health services around the world, the MDG Health Alliance announces a new initiative that will build partnerships with a focus on financing and strategic advocacy around reproductive health and family planning. This effort - chaired by United Nations Foundation CEO, Kathy Calvin, and private sector...
Will contribute $50 million to groundbreaking global family planning initiative to extend services to 120 million women by 2020 NEW YORK, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Philanthropies announced its commitment to a new global family planning partnership, and will contribute $50 million to a groundbreaking global initiative to extend family planning services to 120 million women in the poorest countries by 2020. The announcement was made today at the London Summit...
Three-month contraceptive with novel injection device to be made available in up to six countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia LONDON, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public and private partners today announced plans to collaborate to reach approximately three million women in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from 2013-2016 with up to 12 million doses of an injectable contraceptive at affordable price levels. The partnership includes the UK's Department for...
Global leaders unite to provide 120 million women in the world's poorest countries with access to contraceptives by 2020 LONDON, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Voluntary family planning services will reach an additional 120 million women and girls in the world's poorest countries by 2020 thanks to a new set of commitments announced today by more than 150 leaders from donor and developing countries, international agencies, civil society, foundations and the private sector....
ROME, July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Rome, a major world centre for Renaissance, will witness renaissance in women's and newborns' health with this unique gathering of international experts, including the finest scientists and speakers, sharing leading-edge knowledge on technology, innovation and preventive measures in all aspects of women's health", announces Professor Gamal Serour, President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), which will hold...
Improving access to health care for minority women of childbearing age could improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce racial differences in infant mortality, according to an article in Journal of Women’s Health, a peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Journal of Women’s Health website. Infant mortality rates for non-Hispanic blacks and other minorities are much higher than for non-Hispanic whites. Better preconception heath...
Landmark legislation will help eliminate health disparities. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 28, 2012 Today the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the constitutionality of the historic Affordable Care Act (ACA). The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) applauds this decision as a significant victory for Latinas, who are more likely than other groups to face structural barriers that prevent them from accessing health care and preventive services. “Latinas have...
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trust for America's Health (TFAH) finds the surface transportation reauthorization conference agreement lacking, as it fails to promote active transportation (bicycling, walking and use of mass transit), and consequently misses the opportunity to make the healthy choice easier for Americans who want to get and stay healthy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO) The following is a statement from Jeff Levi,...
