Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
Contribute to the evidence base for effective intervention strategies
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
We seek to enhance access to safe, high-quality, and affordable maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) care within the framework of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Our work takes a multifaceted approach, including generating evidence, adopting, testing, and adapting interventions to suit specific contexts.
By pursuing this area of work, we aim to address one of the core challenges in MNCH—ensuring that mothers, newborns, and children have equitable access to essential healthcare services, regardless of their socio-economic status or geographical location.
Maternal and Adolescent Mental Health
We generate evidence related to the prevalence, underlying contexts, and dynamics of common maternal and adolescent mental health problems. We also seek to develop and test effective interventions to address prevailing mental health challenges among these demographics.
Our work on maternal and adolescent mental health acknowledges the critical connection between maternal (perinatal) mental health and MNCH outcomes. Our work also aims to provide valuable insights into the multifaceted landscape of maternal (perinatal) and adolescent mental health, contributing to better policies, practices, and support systems.
Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
We recognize the importance of investing in young people’s SRHR as a critical lever to harness the demographic dividend in Africa. We advance this agenda by researching to understand the drivers of young people’s SRHR with a focus on early adolescents (10-14 years), those from marginalized communities, and those most at risk of being left behind as the world focuses on the achievement of the 2030 development agenda such as pregnant and parenting adolescents.
Through strategic partnerships with program implementers working on young people’s SRHR, the Unit also generates evidence about what works to reach youth with safe, respectful, and comprehensive SRHR information and services. Recognizing that education is an essential social determinant of young people’s SRHR, we work with colleagues in the Human Development Theme to understand how to make education systems more inclusive (e.g., promoting school re-entry for pregnant and parenting adolescents).
Abortion and Family Planning
We implement studies focused on understanding the contexts and dynamics of unsafe abortion, family planning, contraceptive attitudes and behaviors, and fertility, deepening our understanding of the mortality and morbidity associated with unsafe abortion and unintended pregnancy, strengthening the measurement of unsafe abortion and unintended pregnancy; and assessing the impact of unsafe abortion prevention programs and barriers to quality post-abortion care.
Gender and Sexuality Related Vulnerabilities
Our research examines the drivers of sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) and interventions to address SGBV among different populations, including refugee populations.
Our work also examines the lived experiences of sexual and gender minorities (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and other gender non-conforming persons—LGBTQI+ people), including the interlinkages between their lived experiences and health outcomes.
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- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
- Health and Wellbeing, Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)