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December 21, 2023

Abortion Onscreen in 2023

Over the last five years, we’ve seen a yearly increase in depictions of abortion onscreen, and this year marks a departure from that trend. In 2022, we tracked 60 abortion plotlines, and this year, that is down to 49.
March 20, 2023

Writing About Paid Family & Medical Leave Reader

U.S. workers go it alone–we have no guaranteed paid leave for per- sonal health and family caregiving needs. Every year, tens of millions of working people in the U.S. wel- come a new child, face serious in- jury...
January 3, 2022

Making the HIV Response Work for Women Through Film: a Toolkit for Action

Pili is a feature length drama set in rural Tanzania. The film is based on the stories of real women living with HIV in the coastal region of Tanzania. The film uses real people rather than trained actors and real locations such as care and treatment clinics in which to stage the drama.
November 2, 2021

The Impact of Television and Radio on Reproductive Behavior and on HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Behavior

One of the most significant contributions of the MEASURE DHS program is the creation of an internationally comparable body of data on the demographic and health characteristics of populations in developing countries.
November 2, 2021

A framework for planning, developing and implementing solutions with and for young people

This document offers guidance on planning, developing and implementing digital interventions to promote better health among adolescents and youth. It includes the key steps in each stage and the unique aspects of designing such interventions with and for young people. It draws on the experience of many organizations and individuals working in the field—including young people themselves—and builds on existing knowledge and tools.
November 2, 2021

Using the Media to Achieve Reproductive Health and Gender Equity

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programs to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
November 2, 2021

Soap Operas for Social Change to Prevent HIV/AIDS

This guide is designed to be used by journalists and media personnel to plan and execute the production and broadcast of Sabido-style entertainment-education serial dramas for HIV/AIDS prevention, especially among women and girls. This is part of UNFPA’s strategy to reinforce the capacities of journalists at the country level to prepare them to be informed agents of gender- and culturally-sensitive HIV prevention programs.