Population Services International

As we approach The Global Fund Eighth Replenishment in #SouthAfrica this November, government, business, philanthropy, civil society and community partners are joining together in London, #UnitedKingdom to discuss how rising to today's global health challenges calls for a shift beyond business as usual.   Through greater alignment, country-led solutions, sustainable financing and bold leadership from the private sector and philanthropy, we can protect past gains, advance innovation and build equity and resilience in global health.   Working together, we’ll #StopAtNothing to defeat AIDS, TB, and malaria and build stronger health systems to save lives. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Department of International Relations and Cooperation | GSK | ViiV Healthcare | Gates Foundation | Goodbye Malaria | Results UK | Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)

📢 New edition of our Research Roundup is live! This issue spotlights new evidence advancing person-centered contraceptives and reproductive health — from empathy-based provider training to innovative methods for capturing real client experiences. Featuring PSI experts and global partners, these findings show how listening to clients, strengthening provider empathy, and using data-driven insights can improve quality, equity, and trust in care — and help reimagine how health systems respond to people’s needs. #PoweredbyChoice #GlobalHealthEquity #HealthForAll #ICFP2025

The Unitaid Plus Project has been conducting a robust package of evaluations to generate evidence aimed at accelerating the adoption and scale-up of perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in the project implementing countries and other malaria-endemic countries of sub-Saharan Africa. One of these studies is evaluating the cost-effectiveness of #PMC in Benin, Cameroon & Côte d’Ivoire, where it's being delivered through national immunization programs. 💡 Findings will help guide smart investments in malaria prevention, the most effective mix of malaria prevention strategies, and inform global health policy. Learn more about how the study has been designed: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gexuFgep Population Services International | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London | Department of Immunology and Microbiology (ISIM), University of Copenhagen #Malaria #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth #PMC #HealthEconomics #Africa #PublicHealthResearch

What does it take to move from small pilot projects to nationwide impact for #adolescent #girls? Each year, 21 million adolescents become pregnant, most in low- and middle-income countries. We know what works to delay early and repeat pregnancies: engaging families, shifting norms, providing adolescent-responsive care, and aligning #familyplanning with girls’ aspirations. The real challenge lies in scale. How do we reach more girls, sustainably, through government systems? A new brief from A360 and Connect explores the trade-offs we must navigate to get there: -Simplifying interventions without losing impact -Balancing fidelity with adaptation -Choosing between depth of engagement and breadth of reach From Ethiopia to Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh, and Tanzania, these programs are proving that scale and impact don’t have to be opposing goals, but getting there requires hard choices and context-driven design. Read more on how A360 and Connect are charting this path: https://bit.ly/474eLuD Save the Children International | Meghan Cutherell, MPH | Mary Phillips | Melanie Yahner | Fifi Oluwatoyin Ogbondeminu , B. Pharm, MPH, MBA, FPCPharm, FIMC | Farahat Bello | PS Kenya | Population Services International/Ethiopia (PSI/E) | A360 Nigeria | Population Services International

⏳ #ICFP2025 is less than two weeks away! Our President Michael Holscher will join experts from the Gates Foundation and World Health Organization for Advancing Self-Care: Innovations and Achievements — a session exploring how self-care is transforming international family planning and reproductive health. From self-injection of contraceptives to digital counseling tools, self-care interventions are expanding access, autonomy, and equity—especially for women, adolescents, and underserved communities. Join us to see how self-care innovation is shaping the future of health. 📅 November 5, 2025 🕓 16:20 – 17:40 📍 Bogota, Colombia #PoweredbyChoice #GlobalHealthEquity #HealthForAll

In many malaria-endemic countries, the private sector is a major—and, in some cases, the main —source of malaria case management. Yet for policymakers, regulators, and the wider health system, it often remains a black box.   The ACTwatch Lite toolkit, reviewed by World Health Organization through a dedicated technical consultation, developed to shed light on how the private sector delivers malaria case management.   📘 Explore the toolkit: https://bit.ly/42RpoOV   It helps answer key questions and guide next steps:   ✔️ Which private outlets are providing malaria case management? 🦟 Identify what drives private sector performance and where to focus efforts.   ✔️ What types of antimalarial drugs and diagnostics are being sold, and at what cost? 🦟 Deliver essential market data to inform planning and funding efforts.   ✔️ Do private providers know and follow national treatment guidelines? 🦟 Guide national and local strategies for engaging the private sector.   Together with public and private stakeholders, PSI is advancing evidence-based, co-designed strategies to accelerate progress toward a #malaria-free future.   #GlobalHealth #PrivateSectorEngagement #DataForImpact #DataToAction

Will you be at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2025 in #Toronto?! 📢 Join our scientific symposium to hear key findings from five countries on how #PMC is working at scale: 🗓️ Tuesday, November 11 🕓 4:00pm Eastern 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gM_YKEue Co-hosted with Malaria Consortium, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London (LSHTM), and Centre de Recherche Entomogiques de Cotonou (CREC), we'll share insights on PMC effectiveness, coverage, impact, and cost—plus what this means for countries aiming to improve child health in the second year of life. 🌍👶🏾💡💊 #GlobalHealth #ChildHealth #PMC #ASTMH2025 | Unitaid | Population Services International

In rural Sindh, Arbab Khatoon Tunio is reshaping what access looks like. Through Psi Pakistan’s Business in a Box initiative under the DAFPAK program, she’s turning her home into a space where women can find trusted information, support, and products for their health. With training, seed funding, and digital tools, Arbab now reaches women who once faced barriers to care—making conversations about menstruation, contraception, and wellbeing part of everyday life. By supporting women like Arbab to lead change within their own communities, PSI Pakistan is advancing a community-led approach to family planning—one built on trust, opportunity, and women’s voices at the center. 📖 Read her story: https://bit.ly/4ht2684 #PoweredbyChoice #GlobalHealthEquity #FamilyPlanning #HealthForAll #ICFP2025