Saving mothers’ lives in Kano, Northern Nigeria

The race to end maternal and newborn mortality in Kenya; Bungoma County reasserts the importance of investing in MNH during programme launch

The MNH Context in Kenya Six years remain in Kenya’s quest to achieve the targets for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 to reduce maternal deaths to less than 70 per 100,000…

Options hosts event on strengthening primary health care delivery and accountability with Nigeria National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and Nigeria UHC Forum

Options co-hosted an event with the Nigeria National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and UHC Forum on 15 August 2024 in Abuja to discuss how to harness multi-stakeholder…

Increasing domestic financing for family planning commodities in Kenya

Ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths: Five insights into how to make Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response work

Every passing minute, across the globe, a family’s joy turns to sorrow and mourning in the wake of the tragic loss of a mother or baby due to complications during childbirth or in the immediate postpartum…

Options launches new programme with TAConnect in Nigeria to strengthen primary health care systems and scale maternal and newborn health innovations

Options is proud to announce that with we will launch a new two-year programme in Kano, Nigeria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Technical Advice Connect LTD/GTE (TAConnect), to strengthen primary…

Options’ top stories of 2023: Trends and insights

In 2023, we shared a range of articles that provided insights into the most topical issues in global public and sexual and reproductive health. From gender equality and social inclusion, mental…

The long view: Our support to Nepal’s health sector over 25 years

When I was asked to reflect on our work in Nepal, I didn’t know where to begin – I’ve been working intermittently with the team for 20 years! It started in 2003, when I moved with my…