The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health

Institute Director Jose “Oying” Rimon II has announced his retirement after more than 40 Years in Population and Reproductive Health.

A prominent figure in the fields of and , Rimon’s career spans 40 years in leadership roles. He will continue to serve as director of the Institute while a global search is conducted for his successor.

➡️ Learn more his career & how "brought s*xy back to s*x" here:
https://bit.ly/3FwoUl5

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📄💡 The William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health has unveiled a refreshed strategy through 2030.

The Institute has synthesized its strategic priorities from 2023-2030 to form five interconnected Global Programs, alongside its cross-cutting Gender Equity work:

✔️ Research, Measurement, and Data Monitoring
✔️ Policy, Advocacy, and Community-building
✔️ Best Practices Scale Up
✔️ Next Generation Leaders
✔️ Demographic Futures, Population, and Environment

Explore the Institute's legacy and vision here:
https://gatesinstitute.org/2023/10/gates-institute-strategy-2030/

📩 NEW DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE ⤵️
In this exciting edition, William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health Director Jose “Oying” Rimon II discusses the Institute's vision for transformative initiatives

This includes the Institute's:

➡️ New name, honoring William H. Gates Sr. and recognizing his global health philanthropy and lifelong contributions to improving family planning, reproductive health, and health equity
➡️ Refreshed Strategy from 2023-2030 and the formation of five interconnected Global Programs—Research, Measurement, and Data Monitoring; Policy, Advocacy, and Community-building; Best Practices Scale Up; Next Generation Leaders; and Demographic Futures, Population, and Environment—alongside its cross-cutting work.
➡️ Role in the Era of

Check out the full message packed with news & insights below!
https://gatesinstitute.org/2023/10/directors-message/

🆕 The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health—known for its groundbreaking work on s*xual and reproductive health and rights and gender equity—has been renamed the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health.

The Institute's new name, honoring William H. Gates Sr., recognizes his global health philanthropy and lifelong contributions to improving family planning, reproductive health, and health equity.

Learn more at https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/bloomberg-school-honors-william-h-gates-sr-with-new-name-for-gates-institute-for-population-and-reproductive-health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

👥🇹🇿 The Challenge Initiative - TCI had the opportunity to coach health providers in Tanzania on male engagement in , which helped boost postpartum uptake in the country.

📘 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3RZOcj4

Learn more about how The Challenge Initiative - TCI helped strengthen postpartum services in urban facilities of Dhanbad, India with intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) ⬇️ 🇮🇳 https://bit.ly/3tumMro

We recently sat down with the 2022 winners of the Ingenuity Fund to hear about their progress bringing their groundbreaking and s*xual and reproductive health and rights ( ) innovations to life.

Check out a recap of these conversations here! https://gatesinstitute.org/world-contraception-day-2023/

Together with: Bayer, Pathfinder International, & 120 Under 40

🗣️ EN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLPjUCVufvI
🗣️ FR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWkBm_MmpQ8

2022 INGENUITY FUND WINNERS:

🏆 Dr. Naglaa Fathy Lithy, Gamification for CSE/SRH Education

🏆 Dr. Felix Richard Manyogote, NIONGOZE Youth Animation Project

🏆 Dr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Promoting Self-care Approach for SRH to Differently-abled Person

🏆 Saro Imran, World’s 1st HIV + Trangender SuperHero Animated Short Film

🏆 Neira Ardaneshwari Budiono, (Protection is Sexy)

🖥️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLPjUCVufvI

Re-defining Innovation & Equity in Family Planning & Contraception | #WorldContraceptionDay Gates Institute, 120 Under 40, Bayer, and Pathfinder International celebrated World Contraception Day this year by shining a spotlight on the remarkable winn...

Happy to all!

This engaging webinar featuring
the youth-led coalition, the Global Roadmap for Action and representatives from
UNFPA & Family Planning 2030 talking about youth s*xual and reproductive health and rights ( ) 🙌

Register to attend: ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3PK3WoE

It's time to ! 🙌

Hear directly from youth on advancing adolescent and youth s*xual & reproductive health & rights ( ) goals through collaborations.

Sign up now for this dynamic discussion on hosted in English & French: bit.ly/3PK3WoE

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📢 The youth-led Global Roadmap for Action (GRA) is hosting a must-see roundtable discussion on (26 September)!

This conversation brings together GRA members & leaders with representatives fromUNFPAA &Family Planning 20300 to discuss youth priorities. Don't miss it.

REGISTER NOW! 🌟 https://bit.ly/3PK3WoE

SPEAKERS:
👤 Samukeliso Dube, Family Planning 2030
👤 Danielle Engel, UNFPA
👤 Jordan Freeman, Gates Institute
👤 Norhan Bader, GRA Member (Love Matters الحب ثقافة)
👤 Jackie Fonkwo, GRA Member (Family Planning 2030)
👤 David Imbago, GRA Member (YIELD Hub)
👤 Innocent Grant, GRA Member (Young & Alive)

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🗓️ 📌 Mark your calendar for this webinar on 26 September!

We'll hear from the remarkable winners of the 2022 Ingenuity Fund—who have crafted groundbreaking solutions to tackle some of today's most pressing challenges.

This webinar will delve into the unique approaches, untiring efforts, &transformative impact of these young leaders in s*xual and reproductive health and rights ( ).

💻 Hosted in English & French!
https://jh.zoom.us/j/94347210442

➡️ Bayer
➡️ Pathfinder International
➡️ 120 Under 40

"This data reminds us that progress is possible, but not inevitable."

📑 See the just-released 2023 Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report exploring progress toward Sustainable Development Goals ( ) — related to , , & more!
https://gates.ly/45SJV4O

Imagine a World Where innovations could save the lives of 2 million more mothers and babies

How can demographic shifts reshape the world? 🌏

Carolina Cardona, Ph.D.—from Gates Institute's Initiative—recently shared her thoughts in The New York Times.

See the full story! 👇 https://bit.ly/3QpTkvP

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The Global Roadmap for Action (GRA) is seeking partners!

Reintroduced at Women Deliver 2023, the GRA is a youth-driven initiative prioritizing young people’s s*xual and needs & aspirations.

⭐ MORE DETAILS HERE: https://bit.ly/3O9ATc6

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The youth-led Global Roadmap for Action (GRA) is seeking partners to match an investment from Gates Institute.

You can join the movement to and empower young people's vision for their own today!

🙌 Learn more here:
https://bit.ly/3O9ATc6

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It's time to let youth lead—and the youth-led AYSRHR Global Roadmap for Action is looking for partners!

Join in the movement to help young people attain their needs & aspirations in s*xual and !

Learn how to get involved here ⬇️ 🗺️
https://bit.ly/3O9ATc6

Let Youth Lead: The Global Roadmap for Action in Sexual and Reproductive Health - Gates Institute On July 18, 40+ youth-led organizations and collectives unveiled the Global Roadmap for Action (GRA) at the Women Deliver youth zone. Young people's needs and aspirations will be at the forefront of this youth-driven initiative, which will transform the landscape of s*xual and reproductive health. W...

Happy from Gates Institute! 🌎 🌍 🌏

In the spirit of WPD, we are hosting a conversation today at 11 am EDT // 5 pm CEST with experts on economic demography and the : https://bit.ly/44bUxee

👤 Featuring Dr. Ronald D. Lee (Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley) & Dr. Latif Dramani (Université de Thiès)
💬 Simultaneous French translation will be available.

Hope to see you there!

REGISTER NOW: Demographic Dividend Webinar on Generational Economy - Gates Institute The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, the Demographic Dividend (DD) Initiative, and the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) invite you to attend the next webinar in the DD Luminaries Series on Tuesday, 11 July.

TOMORROW: 📊 🌐 Celebrate with demography experts at our next Luminaries webinar!

Dr. Ronald D. Lee of UC Berkeley and Pr. Latif Dramani of Université de Thiès will join us to discuss economic demography and National Transfer Accounts (NTA). Don't miss it!

🗓️ Tuesday, 11 July
🕚 11 am EDT // 5 pm CEST

❗ REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/44bUxee

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Learn about measuring & understanding generational economy in our upcoming webinar! https://bit.ly/44bUxee

🗓️ Tuesday, 11 July
🕚 11 am EST
🗣️ Featuring Ronald D. Lee (UC Berkeley)

REGISTER NOW:
https://bit.ly/44bUxee

This webinar will describe the use of the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) to measure + understand the generational economy—the social institutions & economic mechanisms used by each age group to produce, consume, share, & save resources.

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💡 Explore this year's enlightening masters essays on population, family, & from Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) Ethiopia now! https://bit.ly/3NxjUA8

🇪🇹 Learn more about PMA Ethiopia here: https://bit.ly/44jJH5N

PFRH 2023 Masters Students Essay Presentations Title: Bumps in the Road: Assessing facility preparedness to address intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Ethiopia

🏫 See what's been going on at Gates Institute at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
here https://bit.ly/467gGf9!

Including:
💬 Our work at
💬 How The Challenge Initiative - TCI is working to improve the quality of adolescent and youth-friendly health services
💬 The comprehensive 2022 International Conference on Family Planning Recap Report

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📃 ➡️ Knowledge SUCCESS conducting a brief survey to better understand professionals' attitudes & practices related to sharing professional failures.

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🎉 Happy from Gates Institute!

Join us in celebrating diversity, affirming identities, & building a world where everyone can thrive, regardless of who they are or who they love.

This month especially, we pledge to continue to strive for inclusivity across everything we do in and beyond!

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🆕 💼 You can now watch the most recent webinar in our Luminaries series on the topic of gender dividend and women’s participation in the labor market: https://bit.ly/41A5ggp

(🔊 In English & French!)

FEATURING:
👤 Gretchen Donehower Ph.D. - Department of Demography at the University of California at Berkeley
👤 Jean Christophe Rusatira, M.D., M.P.H. - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
👤 Carolina Cardona, Ph.D., M.H.S. - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
👤 Ian Salas, Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

🖥️ 📱 https://bit.ly/41A5ggp

DD Luminaries Series: Featuring Gretchen Donehower - Register now for the next DD Luminaries Series webinar featuring Gretchen Donehower the University of California at Berkeley.

⛅🤝 Learn more about the intricate ways in which , gender equity, & climate change are linked in our recent webinar with climate expert Sono Aibe!

💻 Watch it here:
https://bit.ly/3nXq3gm
https://bit.ly/3pyhM30

Webinar: At the Nexus of Reproductive Health, Gender Equity, & Climate Change - Gates Institute The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health was honored to host gender and climate expert Sono Aibe for an insightful webinar on the topic of reproductive health, gender equity, and climate change in honor of Earth Day 2023.

⬆️ According to a recent study published in the journal Public Health Challenges, one of the top public health challenges in 2023 is s*xual and reproductive health & rights: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/puh2.86

Check out the study to read more about these major issue areas, including:
👉 gender-based violence
👉 maternal health
👉 unsafe abortion
👉 inadequate comprehensive s*xuality education (CSE)
👉 unmet needs of
👉 & more

What are the top 10 public health challenges in 2023? Researchers discuss the global public health challenges for the year 2023, which include health systems, mental health, substance abuse, infectious diseases, malnutrition and food insecurity, s*xual and reproductive health, environmental pollution, climate, cancer, and diabetes.