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Building Leadership in Data Demand and Use in Rwanda

Building Leadership in Data Demand and Use in Rwanda
Building Leadership for Data Demand and Use course. Photo: Futures Group
The Rwanda Biomedical Center recognized the need to build leadership capacity within the Rwanda health system, in an effort to promote the review and use of health information in decision-making. Read more

Using Mobile Technology to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Using Mobile Technology to Improve Family Planning and Reproductive Health
Victor Katemana demonstrates IQSolutions to mHealth implementers from Ethiopia & Washington, D.C.
USAID and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare hosted “Using Mobile Technology to Improve Family Planning and Health". The conference, held in Dar es Salaam, focused on how mobile phone technology can improve access to family planning and reproductive health services for people living in rural areas. Read more

First Lady of Tanzania Urges Women to Use Family Planning

First Lady of Tanzania Urges Women to Use Family Planning
Tanzanian First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete encourages women to use family planning at campaign launch. Photo: Humphleah’s International Limited
For the first time ever, Tanzanian First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete openly encouraged women to use family planning at the launch of a new national campaign to improve the health of women and girls. Read more

Gender-based Analysis Made Easy for More Gender-aware Health Programs

Gender-based Analysis Made Easy for More Gender-aware Health Programs
“Vote with Your Feet” exercise to discuss how beliefs about gender roles can carry over to professional life.
Futures Group, as part of the MEASURE Evaluation project, brought together eight district teams from Rwanda as well as international delegates from Botswana and Zambia to take part in a ‘Regional Forum on the Use of Gender Data in Subnational Decision Making’ held in Kigali, Rwanda in August, 2012. Read more

Futures Group Leads the Way for High Impact Operations Research in Nigeria

Futures Group Leads the Way for High Impact Operations Research in Nigeria
High Impact Research Approach Workshop in Lagos, Nigeria.
Futures Group, as part of the MEASURE Evaluation project, brought together representatives from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS along with other government agencies and research institutions to present the ‘High Impact Research Approach’ at a workshop in Lagos in June, 2012. Read more

A Culture of Data Use in Rwanda, One Click Away

A Culture of Data Use in Rwanda, One Click Away
Sample Display for Rwanda Health Management Information System (HMIS)
As the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) seeks to strengthen their Monitoring and Evaluation systems, they are at the forefront of finding innovative ways to meet the information needs of their health care providers with web-based software – the Rwanda Health Management Information System (R-HMIS). Read more

Brian’s Story

Brian’s Story
Photo by: Scott Moreland
Brian Briscombe, a Senior Economist for Futures Group, understood that the ultimate success of the health insurance program was not simply getting women to healthcare facilities, but also offering services that protect and promote their well-being. Read more

Suneeta’s Story

Suneeta’s Story
Photo by Akshay Mahajan
Suneeta's Story: Increasing Access to Reproductive Health Services in India
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