Nearly a third of all women in LMICs become mothers during adolescence
Press release from the United Nations Population Fund Nearly a third of all women in low-and-middle-income countries begin childbearing...
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- Mar 21
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Advance your contraceptive R&D career with these training, fellowship, and scholarship opportunities
We often talk about the future of contraceptive R&D, but the future leaders and researchers powering this innovation are just as...
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- Mar 10
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Word on the Street: African Women Share Their Reproductive Health Stories
Originally posted by the Initiative for Multipurpose Prevention Technologies. See the original post here. Developed by CAMI Health, Wits...
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- Dec 1, 2021
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Request for literature on implementation strategies to scale up self-administered DMPA-SC injections
The Contraception and Fertility Care Unit of the UNDP–UNFPA–UNICEF–WHO–World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research...
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- Nov 19, 2021
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Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes Global Research & Learning Agenda Now Available
Originally posted on the Research for Scalable Solutions (R4S) blog. In Nov 2020, global stakeholders convened for an online technical...
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- Sep 23, 2021
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A Contraceptive Technology Timeline
Throughout history, people have sought to manage their fertility. Some early methods used to prevent pregnancy were dangerous and...
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- Jun 21, 2021
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Knowledge SUCCESS Announces Launch of FP Insight
Post written by Margaret Gaw, Stanback Fellow with FHI 360 A new site empowers family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH)...
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- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
WHO issues statement on hormonal IUD nomenclature
Post written by Katie Williams, Fellow, FHI 360 & UNC Gillings School of Global Health. This post originally appeared on the Hormonal IUD...
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- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Free e-learning course on market shaping and introduction planning for global health
USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) promotes understanding of innovative and business-minded approaches for global...
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- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Interactive dashboard allows for exploration of “What Women Want” around the world
The groundbreaking What Women Want campaign asked women and girls around the world one simple question: What is your one request for...
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Funding opportunities for contraceptive research & development
Check out these frequent funders and compiled opportunities. Know of an opportunity that isn’t here? Contact us so we can add it to the...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 1 min
National Academies Report on Family Planning, Women's Empowerment & Population & Societal Impacts
Description written by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and...
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- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
M&E enthusiasts- access the Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database through D4I!
The Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database has a new home on the Data for Impact (D4I) website. D4I is funded by the...
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- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
Nature Outlook supplement on reproductive health highlights contraceptive development
A recent Nature Outlook: Reproductive health supplement provides a series of articles recognizing important advances in reproductive...
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- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
New article in Nature is a clarion call to “Reboot contraceptives research”
Around 40% of pregnancies worldwide are unintended, meaning unmet need for contraceptives remains a major global health challenge with...
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- Nov 24, 2020
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New video explores potential "side benefits" of contraceptive methods
As described across several posts in the blog series, “Not all Bad: Rethinking Contraceptive Side Effects,” many contraceptive methods...
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- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition seeking manufacturer representative for executive board
The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition is searching for an individual with in-depth knowledge and first-hand experience in the...
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- Sep 28, 2020
- 1 min
$1M Magee Prize applications open for breakthrough reproductive biology & women’s health research
The Magee Prize was established in 2018 as a global award designed to be a catalyst for transformational research in women’s health and...
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- Aug 19, 2020
- 1 min
2020 G-FINDER Report breaks down the latest data on R&D investments in sexual & reproductive health
In 2018, $64 million went to researching potential new contraceptives. Policy Cures Research presents these findings, as well as other...
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Submit your nominations for the 2020 Innovating for Impact Awards by July 31!
Know a scientific partnership that is developing the next great breakthrough in global health R&D? Is there a member of Congress you...
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- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
SSR offering free trial membership - join peers in reproduction research!
The Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) brings together researchers from across the world who are studying reproduction and helps...
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- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
Get a 360° view of male contraception with MCI’s new podcast, Intended
The Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI) announced the launch of its new podcast series, Intended. Over the course of eight episodes,...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
Help shape the future of contraceptives
Avenir Health is asking for your help to shape the future of contraceptives by taking and sharing a survey about preferences on...
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- Apr 7, 2020
- 1 min
Exciting Opportunities from The Male Contraceptive Initiative
The Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI) has announced three new funding opportunities: the David Sokal Innovation Awards, the Discovery &...
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- Jul 16, 2019
- 1 min
Three Funding Opportunity Announcements from the NIH
The NIH and NICHD have three new funding opportunity announcements pertaining to contraceptive development. Brief descriptions of each...
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- Jul 16, 2019
- 1 min
Call for Comment Submissions on FDA Draft Guidance for Clinical Trials of Contraceptives
On July 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new draft guidance entitled “Establishing Effectiveness and Safety for...
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- Jun 20, 2019
- 1 min
Nominations Open for the 2019 Innovating for Impact Awards
Through July 31, 2019, the Global Health Technologies Coalition will be accepting nominations for the 2019 Innovating for Impact Awards...
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- May 5, 2019
- 1 min
Male Contraception Initiative RFA is Now Open
MCI’s 2019 FRA is open for submission. This funding will support research in reversible, non-hormonal male contraceptive discovery and...
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- Feb 5, 2019
- 1 min
DHS Program Seeks Feedback on Model Questionnaires
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program is currently soliciting feedback on its model questionnaires, optional modules, and bio...
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- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
NICHD Solicits Feedback on Strategic Plan
The NICHD has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback on its new strategic plan. NICHD is seeking input from a variety...
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- Jun 22, 2018
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NIH Announces Funding for Novel Contraceptive Methods
The National Institutes of Health has released a new funding solicitation to support the development of novel nonsteroidal contraceptive...
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- Jun 5, 2018
- 1 min
Ferring Pharmaceuticals to Issue Biomarker Research Grants
Applications for Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Innovation Grants Program are open until June 11th. Non-renewable awards of $50,000 to $100,000..
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- Mar 6, 2018
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Male Contraception Initiative Awards Four Research Grants
The Male Contraception Initiative (MCI) will fund four research teams working to develop a new reversible non-hormonal birth control pill...
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- Feb 21, 2018
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Contraceptive Research Opportunity for Small Businesses
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Natl. Institute of Child Health and Human Development is accepting Small Business Innovation Research applications...
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- Feb 21, 2018
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Key Conference Abstract Deadlines Approaching
Calls for abstracts and panels have been announced for three upcoming conferences of interest to contraceptive researchers. Including...
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- Dec 21, 2017
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Introducing CAPRI, the Contraceptive API Database
CAPRI is a curated repository of information on 27 APIs (five estrogens, 21 progestins, and one selective progesterone receptor modulator...
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- Nov 16, 2017
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NICHD Reissues Funding Call for Contraceptive Research
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has reissued its U-54 funding call to support...
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- Oct 18, 2017
- 1 min
ESC Call for Research Abstracts
The European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) will gather in Budapest, Hungary in May 2018 for its 15th Congress,...
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- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
NIH to fund Next Generation MPTs
The National Institutes of Health has released a new funding solicitation to support development of the next generation of MPTs...
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- Jul 3, 2017
- 1 min
Call for Concepts: Feasibility Studies for Novel Delivery Systems
Barriers that limit access to and voluntary uptake of acceptable contraceptive methods hampers the ambitious FP 2020 agenda to reach...
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- Jun 27, 2017
- 1 min
Grand Challenges Canada Announces New Funding Round
In its Round 9 funding call, Grand Challenges Canada seeks bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that could...
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- Jun 20, 2017
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Newest Awardees of Grand Challenges Explorations Announced
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its newest list of Grand Challenges Explorations grantees. Round 18 focused on four...
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- Apr 20, 2017
- 1 min
ICFP heads to Kigali, Rwanda in 2018
The fifth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from November 12 to 15, 2018...
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- Apr 5, 2017
- 1 min
A Call for Concepts: On-demand Contraceptives
Nearly one in four married women in developing countries cites infrequent/no sex as a key reason why they don’t use contraceptives...
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- Feb 6, 2017
- 1 min
Male Contraception Initiative Issues Call for Proposals
The Male Contraception Initiative (MCI) has announced its 2017 Request for Proposals. Up to $500,000 in funding over three years...
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- Dec 20, 2016
- 1 min
NIAID to Fund MPT Translational Research
The U.S. NIAID just announced a new funding call to conduct translational research on multipurpose prevention technologies that could...
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- Sep 16, 2016
- 2 min
Grand Challenges Explorations #18 Targets Contraceptive Research
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its Round 18 call for Grand Challenges Explorations...
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- Sep 15, 2016
- 2 min
Guidelines for Writing Blogs for the CTI Exchange
The CTI Exchange is a web portal offering convenient access to resources on contraceptive research, development, registration, and...
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- May 6, 2016
- 4 min
New Tool Helps Bridge Manufacturers to New Markets
Faced with costly and complicated product registration processes in several countries, many companies limit their market entry to low risk..
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- Feb 25, 2016
- 2 min
Grand Challenges Explorations #17 Targets Contraceptive Research
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced its Round 17 call for Grand Challenges Explorations to fund early stage research...
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