Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) Project for the Urban Reproductive Health Initiative
The Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, a multi-country program targeting the urban poor, develops cost-effective integrated family planning interventions to improve reproductive health outcomes. The Initiative links country-level consortia with evaluation experts on the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation project to build a robust evidence and knowledge base that will shape future urban family planning/reproductive health policies and programs.
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Meeting the Needs of Nigeria's Poor Women In the slums of Abuja, Nigeria, low-cost, high-quality, accessible family planning services integrated into primary, maternal, and HIV care could empower women and families. |
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PublicationsStudy Design for the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation Project MLE Project, 2009 The Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) Project will use rigorous evaluation methods to determine if URHI interventions in four countries (India, Nigeria, Kenya, and Senegal) increase contraceptive use among urban populations (particularly the urban poor) and improve the quality of and access to integrated reproductive health services in urban areas. The MLE project will also identify the cost-effectiveness of URHI interventions, when feasible. Using a quasi-experimental design with four intervention and two comparison cities in each country, the MLE project will survey women and evaluate reproductive health service delivery points at two-year intervals for up to four years. The study will also include cross-sectional surveys of women (and men in some countries) in a hybrid study design. This report highlights the MLE study design and its technical components. Also available in French. See also the accompanying Policy Brief in English and French. |
Upcoming EventsPopulation Reference Bureau’s Discuss Online: “Integrating Family Planning and HIV Programs”11 March 2010, 1–2p.m. (EST) (GMT -5) Rose Wilcher, senior technical officer, Family Health International; and Susan Adamchak, scientist, Family Health International, and adjunct faculty member, Kansas State University will answer questions on the urgent need for stronger links between family planning/reproductive health and HIV policies, programs, and services. You may submit questions in advance and during the discussion. A full transcript of the questions and answers will be posted after the discussion. The Benefits of Investing in Family Planning: New Evidence and Regional Experiences Guttmacher Institute 11 March 2010, 4-5:30p.m. (EST) (GMT -5) New York, NY, USA This event is taking place during the UN Commission on the Status of Women sessions in New York City. It will include a discussion of the critical role that family planning access plays in improving women’s lives, featuring evidence from the Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA’s recent worldwide report, “Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health.” To RSVP contact fabella@guttmacher.org or call 212-248 1111, ext.2253 |
