Resources

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Contraceptive Use Dynamics in India

A newly published two page activity brief provides an overview of the Evidence Project’s Contraceptive Use Dynamics in India activity. Read more about the research we’re conducting to understand reasons for discontinuation and method switching from the user’s perspective.

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Prospects for Economic Growth in Pakistan under Alternative Demographic Scenarios: The Case for a Rapid Fertility Decline

While economic growth in Pakistan has averaged 3 percent over the past decade, Vision 2025 envisages it to be over 8 percent between 2018 and 2025. This is a very ambitious target from the perspective of the four provinces of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab. The governments of each of these four provinces have […]

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Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality in Pakistan: The Untapped Potential of Family Planning

Family planning is recognized as a necessary tool for faster fertility decline leading to accelerated economic development. However, its unique and potent role in preserving mother and child health is less well understood. These four briefs explain why family planning must be prioritized in Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Punjab provinces’ health strategies as […]

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Expanding Access to Rights-Based Family Planning

The human rights dimensions of family planning programs have been recognized for nearly half a century and affirmed in numerous declarations, conventions, and treaties endorsed by governments and the international community. While discourse about respecting, protecting, and fulfilling these rights is growing, a gap persists between human rights rhetoric and integrating rights in family planning […]

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Gender Considerations Along the HIV Treatment Cascade: An Evidence Review with Priority Actions

This brief provides policymakers and program implementers with evidence about the impact of gender dynamics on treatment access and adherence and the gender-related gaps in treatment research and programming. It also includes priority actions that can be taken to better address gender within treatment programming and raises questions for implementation science in order to achieve […]