Upcoming launch of The Girl Generation end female genital mutilation grants programme The programme is funded by the Human Dignity Foundation through Options for International Health. It will provide much needed funding to poorly resourced grassroots organisations working to end FGM in… Options news 8 March 2016
Raising awareness among women in India on health, nutrition and WASH services “Ghar Ghar alakha jalaenge hum, hum badalenge zamana. Sab se banaenge mitti ko sona, jeevan banega upwan salona. Seejhake pull banaege hum, hum badlenge zamana…” (“We shall transform the times… Options news 12 February 2016
Action needed to address child malnutrition in Odisha, India Although the state government’s Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has a good record for innovation, for example, providing eggs as part of free meals for young children attending Anganwadi… Options news 12 February 2016
The Girl Generation undertakes range of activities to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation This year’s theme centred on celebrating the role that the Global Goals can play in ending female genital mutilation (FGM) in one generation. This was an especially important Zero Tolerance Day as new… Options news 11 February 2016
Tackling fraud and improving health spending in Malawi A recent study conducted by Options and its partners, at the request of the Malawian Ministry of Health, found discrepancies in the efficient use of health resources at local government and health service… Options news 1 February 2016
E4A plays critical role in launch of Countdown Case Study on Malawi Last week, the Lancet Global Health published a new Countdown case study on Malawi and how it met Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, to reduce under-5 mortality by two-thirds by 2015.… Options news 26 January 2016
How empowering women can lead to healthy babies Since 2008, Options has been supporting the Government of Odisha in improving the health and nutritional status of its population, leading a DFID-funded programme of technical support. The programme… Options news 8 January 2016
The Girl Generation at the African Girls' Summit The Summit, which took place in November, was opened by the president of Zambia Edgar Lungu who called on other African leaders to provide political leadership so that we can end child marriage now. With… Options news 16 December 2015
Providing lifesaving care during conflict Since the end of 2014 Yemen has been in a period of increased unrest, with the country pushed to the brink of civil war. The conflict has destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure including… Programme update 14 December 2015
Prematurity matters - we must act now Those born early in low income settings are ten times more likely to die than in high income countries. Over the last decades, real progress has been made in reducing child mortality and some in reducing… Options news 17 November 2015