Family planning and national health insurance schemes Julia Kaufman, Policy Analyst for Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development (CGD) “Channeling external resources through governments – and increasing domestic spending – are key to… Insight 4 November 2022
Join us at The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP22) Health insurance schemes are commonly recognised as a key vehicle for achieving universal health coverage. But many social health insurance schemes do not include family planning in their benefit package.… Options news 25 October 2022
Options celebrates 30 years of impact I’ve been lucky enough to join Options as Managing Director in its 30th year. This means I’m in a privileged position to look at where we’ve come from and where we’re headed. Looking back, Options… Options news 14 August 2022
Attack on women’s fundamental human rights The U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn abortion rights is an attack on women’s fundamental human rights. Abortion bans do not reduce abortion numbers – they make them more unsafe. They increase the… Statement 4 July 2022
Responding to climate change and building resilient health systems Climate change is now recognised as the “greatest global health threat facing the world in the 21st century.” For health systems to be resilient to climate change they must both mitigate actions that… Statement 1 June 2022
Supporting innovative solutions to tackle the world’s unsafe abortion crisis Every year, millions of people around the world risk their lives having unsafe abortions. While safe, effective solutions to end unwanted pregnancy exist, social, political and economic barriers mean nearly… Programme update 4 March 2022
Developing new solutions to pressing global health challenges Now, more than ever, the world needs new solutions to pressing health challenges, such as pandemics, maternal, newborn and child deaths, and climate change. Innovations are essential to build a world where… Options news 4 March 2022
UK government renews support for the Africa-led movement to end FGM/C – Begins – The Girl Generation programme (TGG) marked International Day of Zero Tolerence for Female Genital Mutilation with a roundtable discussion at the British High Commission in Nairobi, of the… Press release 8 February 2022
How to manage complex multi country programmes Options’ Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme (WISH), funded by UK Aid, is improving access to quality sexual and reproductive health care services across Africa and Asia by strengthening national… Insight 23 January 2022
Options appoints new Managing Director Options today announced the appointment of James Harcourt as its new Managing Director. James previously was Vice President for Partnerships and Philanthropy at MSI Reproductive Choices, which he re-joined… Options news 6 January 2022