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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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The Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, a multi-country program targeting the urban poor, improves contraceptive choice and increases access to high quality, voluntary family planning. Because 1 in 3 urban residents live in slums, many beyond the reach of health services, the URHI aims to increase the equitable distribution of family planning services. The Initiative links country-level consortia with evaluation experts on the Measurement, Learning & Evaluation (MLE) Project who will identify the most effective country-level approaches, facilitate knowledge sharing, and build a robust evidence base to shape future urban family planning, reproductive health, and integrated maternal and newborn health programs.
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Feature Story
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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Used under Creative Commons license from G@ttoGiallo.
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Publications
Study 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.
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Upcoming Events
Fourth Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights: Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Africa
9-10 February 2010
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The 4th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights will examine the interrelationship between sexuality and HIV & AIDS. In particular, it will open up discourse on sexuality in Africa and how this might lead to new insights in reducing the spread of HIV & AIDS in Africa.
NGO Forum for Women: Beijing Plus 15
27-28 February 2010
New York, USA
2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women. In recognition of this anniversary, the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY is organizing an NGO Global Women’s Forum to consider implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA).
Additional Upcoming and Past Events
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Urban Reproductive Health in the News
A Look At U.S. Policy On Family Planning AbroadBrenda Wilson, NPR News, U.S.2 February 2010During the Bush administration, U.S. support for family planning abroad declined significantly. Now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that under the Obama administration, millions of women worldwide will have greater access to family planning, contraception, and HIV counseling and treatment.
Country Projects
What's New at URHI?
(February 2010) Baseline data collection is underway in Uttar Pradesh, and MLE and the URHI country programs in Nigeria, Senegal, and Kenya are preparing for the MLE in-country inception meetings to be held this month.
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