InnovateFP

What we do through @InnovateFP at @fhi360 with support from @USAIDGH: 1⃣Refine existing contraceptive methods 2⃣Respond to product-related issues for existing methods 3⃣Develop new #familyplanning methods to address current method-related reasons and fill gaps #NextGenFP

A new episode of Well, Now from @SlatePodcasts dropped just in time for #WorldContraceptionDay. Hear Dr. Kavita Nanda of @fhi360 on the need for #contraceptive innovations, like the biodegradable implant Casea S that her team is studying. Listen now! slate.com/podcasts/well-…

Just before #WorldContraceptionDay, @em_hoppes of @fhi360 spoke with @OnPointRadio on the need for improved coordination & funding in menstrual health research, with a special focus on questions about how #contraceptive use can impact periods. Listen now! wbur.org/onpoint/2024/0…

Interested in how #contraception can impact the #menstrual cycle? Then YOU are a piece of the puzzle! Join the #Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes Community of Practice for an open meeting on Sept. 30 and learn more about this unique group: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Did you know @InnovateFP expert Markus Steiner co-authored 2 chapters of the 22nd edition of #Contraceptive Technology? Come to Chapter 5 for a look at “Effectiveness, Safety, and Comparative Side Effects”—leave with a patient-centered approach to all 3! contraceptivetechnology.org/the-book/

Tomorrow! @InnovateFP specialists @AmesMack & @em_hoppes along with @KateClancy, @JackieMaybin & more share how experts from 14 countries collaborated to develop much-needed recommendations at the intersection of #Contraceptive trials & #MenstrualHealth 🔗us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

There’s been an update to the couple-years of protection indicator, a tool used by policymakers, implementers, NGOs, government agencies & donors to monitor #FamilyPlanning programs. Learn more in a new publication from @fhi360, @AvenirHealth & @USAIDGH: bit.ly/3WZxDWM

This #MenstrualHealthDay, we're reflecting on what it will take to build a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld & re-reading the @nytimes piece in which @fhi360 experts discussed the potential for hormonal #Contraception to address heavy bleeding & #IronDeficiency 🔗tinyurl.com/ttp9x8n7

As individuals & communities, advocates & researchers, policymakers & providers together envision a #PeriodFriendlyWorld on #MHDay2024, we reflect on the work @fhi360 is championing at the intersection of #MenstrualHealth, #Contraception & #IronDeficiency fhi360.org/projects/clini…

Envisioning a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld isn't going to happen in a silo! At @fprhknowledge, @em_hoppes wrote on #FamilyPlanning x #MenstrualHealth integration following a discussion with @alenga1, @tanya_zariya and Dr. Marsden Solomon last Nov. #MHDay2024 knowledgesuccess.org/2024/01/17/int…

What are #Contraceptive-Induced #MenstrualChanges (CIMCs) & how can exploring them improve health & well-being for menstruators globally, leading to a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld? 📜Learn more! gatesopenresearch.org/articles/6-49 📢Join the conversation! groups.ibpnetwork.org/g/CIMC #MHDay2024

What is @fhi360 doing to support a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld? @em_hoppes writes at @fhi360research on investigations into the potential for hormonal #Contraception to help address heavy bleeding & #IronDeficiency, which impacts millions globally #MHDay2024 researchforevidence.fhi360.org/contraceptives…

What are #Contraceptive-Induced #MenstrualChanges (CIMCs) & how can exploring them improve health & well-being for menstruators globally, leading to a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld? 📜Learn more! gatesopenresearch.org/articles/6-49 📢Join the conversation! groups.ibpnetwork.org/g/CIMC #MHDay2024

#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience was earlier this week but celebrating the efforts to improve #Contraceptive access & options is for all year round. Everyone deserves access to #FamilyPlanning methods that work for them & people like Elena are helping to make it happen!

Innovate FP expert @em_hoppes writes on an @fhi360-hosted event de-siloing the fields of #Nutrition, #MenstrualHealth & #FamilyPlanning to explore the potential for #contraception to help address #anemia on a global scale & close the gender nutrition gap researchforevidence.fhi360.org/contraceptives…

With thanks to @JessGrose for covering this important topic!

Innovation in contraceptive care has the potential to improve millions of lives worldwide, benefiting users & communities, individual providers & whole health care systems. Investment in this space just makes sense & we recognize the @gatesfoundation & @USAIDGH for their support.

🧵Innovate FP researchers at @fhi360 are working on 2 exciting #contraceptive products funded by the @GatesFoundation & featured in the @nytimes. The 6-month injectable would last longer while the microarray patch could be self-administered & less painful. tinyurl.com/bded23vn

With thanks to @JessGrose for covering this important topic!

Innovation in contraceptive care has the potential to improve millions of lives worldwide, benefiting users & communities, individual providers & whole health care systems. Investment in this space just makes sense & we recognize the @gatesfoundation & @USAIDGH for their support.