4 lessons on how to promote gender equality and social inclusion in health programming

World leaders have committed to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Time is ticking and if we are truly going to make affordable healthcare accessible to in the next seven years,…

Join us at the 20th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

Will you be at the 20th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (16-20 October 2023)? We’ll be participating in two concurrent sessions on funding and strategy…

How to leverage innovation to increase access to self-managed medical abortion in restrictive settings

A growing body of evidence from across the globe affirms that lack of access to safe, timely, affordable and respectful abortion care is a critical public health problem and a human rights issue. Millions…

Improving sexual and reproductive health services for displaced populations

Options has published a new paper, ‘Considerations for Programme Managers to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Displaced Populations’, in the Global Health: Science and Practice…

Jeremiah Makula

Jeremiah is a medical doctor and public health specialist based in Tanzania. Currently Jeremiah serves as Deputy Regional Lead for the UKAid-funded Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme,…

Survivors in the spotlight: How can girl-centred programming help end female genital mutilation

We lead the UK aid-funded The Girl Generation programme, which aims to accelerate positive changes in social attitudes toward ending female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) and a reduction in the practice…

30 years of impact: Options in Nepal

How do we ensure that family planning remains on top of the agenda in Kenya?

This article was originally published in The Star (Kenya) on 11 November 2022. As it has been the norm since President Ruto announced his cabinet nominees, the county government heads followed suit…