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Global Media Coverage Summary
2011 International Conference on Family Planning
September – December 2011
The 2011 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held in Dakar, Senegal on 28
November-2 December, was the largest meeting ever of its kind. Convening nearly 2,200
researchers, frontline workers, donors, and policymakers from 85 countries, the conference
highlighted the critical need for renewed political and financial support for family planning. The
President of Senegal opened the meeting with a rousing message of support for family
planning, and was joined by video remarks from philanthropist Melinda Gates and comments
from UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin. DFID Under Secretary of State Stephen
O’Brien also attended the conference, pledging more than $60 million dollars of new funds for
contraception.
ICFP featured hundreds of in-depth and varied sessions which together delivered a clear
message: family planning saves lives, and access to these services is crucial for a broad array of
health and economic development reasons. Ensuring access to family planning is not just the
right thing to do, but the economically smart thing to do. Significant global print, online, radio,
and television coverage echoed these messages, conveying the urgent need to increase family
planning access for more than 215 million women worldwide.
From September through December 2011, Global Health Strategies worked closely with
conference organizers at the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive
Health to orchestrate and execute a comprehensive global communications strategy. The vision
was to build broad awareness about the conference, amplify key family planning messages and
generate a groundswell of attention that resonated beyond Dakar. Outreach targeted top
outlets in the US, Europe, and Africa, editorial boards, key blogs, and radio and television
broadcast media around the world.
Media Coverage Summary
Media efforts leading up to and during ICFP helped create a drumbeat of positive coverage
around access to family planning around the world. Outreach highlighted the historic scope of
the meeting, in context with recent data demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of family
planning and significant unmet need of 215 million women. Two milestones around the
conference, the world’s population hitting 7 billion and World AIDS Day, provided important
opportunities to further amplify conference messages.
A concerted social media strategy supported this media outreach, and on Twitter, 35 official
“Family Planning Champions” – including the Minister of Health of Rwanda, USAID and UNFPA,
among others – helped raise the profile of the conference and the issue of family planning.
Over the past few months, nearly 3,500 tweets have mentioned #ICFP2011 and nearly 4,000
have mentioned #familyplanning.
Overall, 114 journalists from 27 countries attended 2011 ICFP, while 50 journalists – including
top US and UK reporters – covered the conference “virtually,” calling in for a global
teleconference held on the conference’s opening day. More than 240 stories were published in
total. (See the following page for a breakdown of story distribution by country.) In addition,
partner organizations posted nearly 100 blogs. By mid-December 2011, coverage fell into the
following categories:
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US, Canadian and European: 19 stories
Senegalese: 47 stories
Other African: 71 stories
Asian: 4 stories
Op-Eds: 35 stories
Blogs: 33 stories
Broadcast Television and Radio: 36 broadcasts
TOTAL: 244 stories
Media Highlights
Major coverage themes included the following:
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Top US, Canadian and European Coverage: There was thoughtful coverage of trends in
family planning funding, noting specific donor leadership and highlighting opportunities
for greater donor engagement. Sarah Boseley from The Guardian attended the
conference and wrote three insightful pieces on family planning access in West Africa
and the role of the donor. Overall, coverage echoed the conference key messages
pushing for greater political and financial support.
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Senegalese Coverage: Senegal’s President and First Lady opened the conference, and
the Prime Minister of Senegal closed it. Many Senegalese print, radio and TV journalists
attended and local coverage highlighted specific success stories, including the family
planning leadership of traditional Muslim leaders. Other highlights included
opportunities for Senegal to model progress for the rest of the West African region.
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Broader African Coverage: Coverage from across Africa was strong, examining more indepth examples of success and opportunities for improvement in family planning access
and calling on African leaders to commit more funding and political will. Family planning
success in Ethiopia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Malawi was highlighted as role models
for other African countries. Coverage also profiled African leaders such as Sierra Leone’s
Health Minister Zainab Bangura and Senegal’s Minister of Health Modou Diagne Fada.
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Global Op-Ed Campaign: ICFP orchestrated a global op-ed campaign highlighting the
need for greater investment in family planning, and encouraging African leadership. The
campaign resulted in the placement of nearly 40 op-eds in top papers across Africa and
in Cambodia during the weeks leading up to ICFP. The op-eds were authored by key
thought leaders including Dr. Fred Sai, several UNFPA country representatives, Women
Deliver President Jill Sheffield, and PSI’s Cambodia country representative.
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World AIDS Day Coverage: ICFP spanned World AIDS Day, and there was considerable
coverage that linked the conference with a discussion of opportunities for further
integrating family planning and HIV/AIDS services. There was additional coverage of
recent research linking hormonal contraception with increased risks of HIV, which a
special high-level panel during the conference discussed. Notably, the New Yorker’s
Alexis Okeowo wrote a piece discussing the significance of the research and what it
means for women in Africa.
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World Population Hits 7 Billion Coverage: Recognizing that on 31 October the world’s
population surpassed 7 billion — a major global health and development news story —
ICFP leveraged this to call attention to the importance of voluntary family planning.
Coverage of this landmark occasion, from India and Nigeria, to the UK, US, and Canada,
highlighted the significance of ICFP in light of the addition of the world’s seven billionth
baby.
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Blog Coverage: ICFP worked specifically to engage online reporters and bloggers to build
the conference’s profile in digital media, building relationships, placing articles, and
cross-posting them to blog aggregates. A social media strategy, which leveraged strong
Twitter support, encouraged broad online engagement from both independent bloggers
and partner organizations.
Publications by Country
The following chart shows the country distribution of news articles and blogs on the
International Conference on Family Planning from September to December 2011.
COUNTRY
1
Senegal
2
United States
3
Uganda
4
Ghana
5
African Regional
6
Burkina Faso
7
Nigeria
8
Global
9
Mali
10 Kenya
11 Ivory Coast
12 United Kingdom
13 Canada
14 France
15 Philippines
16 Sierra Leone
17 Tanzania
18 Togo
19 Zimbabwe
20 Angola
21 Benin
22 Democratic Republic of Congo
23 South Africa
24 Asia Regional
25 Niger
26 Netherlands
27 Cambodia
28 Rwanda
29 Botswana
30 Zambia
31 Cameroon
32 Liberia
TOTAL
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58
28
24
18
18
13
12
11
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7
5
4
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3
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1
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1
1
1
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAMILY PLANNING COVERAGE
AS OF DECEMBER 16 2011
Top-Tier | Senegal | Other Africa | Asia | Blogs | Partner Blogs | Op-Eds | TV | Radio
Top Tier
 Voice of America: Changing Attitudes and Providing Access Critical to Family Planning in
Africa (21 Dec, Jackson Mvunganyi)
 International Herald Tribune: Africa’s Abortion Wars (15 Dec, Alexis Okeowo)
 Voice of America: International Conference Highlights Family Planning in Senegal (8 Dec,
Nick Loomis)
 Ottawa Citizen (Canada): Pregnancy, haunted by Death (8 Dec, Elizabeth Payne)
 The New Yorker News Desk Blog: Talking About AIDS in Africa (6 Dec, Alexis Okeowo)
 The Guardian Global Health Blog: Why sex is a dirty word (5 Dec, Sarah Boseley)
 CBS San Francisco: San Francisco Health Official Disputes Progress Claims At Global
Family Planning Conference (5 Dec, Doug Sovern)
 AlertNet (Reuters): INTERVIEW-Hairdressers help Zimbabwe fight HIV/AIDS (5 Dec, Lisa
Anderson, Link no longer available)
 Radio France International: Family planning in Sierra Leone (4 Dec, Laura Angela
Bagnetto)
 The Guardian: Taming the Wild West of family planning (2 Dec, Sarah Boseley)
 Trust Law (Reuters): Governments need to invest more in family planning – U.N. official
(30 Nov, George Fominyen)
 CBS San Francisco: Population Explosion Could Be Reined In By Family Planning (30 Nov,
Doug Sovern)
 Guardian (UK): UK pledges £35m for family planning for poor countries (29 Nov, Sarah
Boseley)
 Agence France Presse: Début d'une rencontre internationale sur la planification familiale
à Dakar (29 Nov)
 Les Echos (France): Populationnisme versus planification familial (29 Nov, Rémi Manso)
 The Lancet: Tewodros Melesse: an architect of sexual and reproductive health (28 Nov,
Pamela Das)
 Globe and Mail (Canada): Editorial: Too many babies, too little family planning (4 Nov)
 Globe and Mail (Canada): It’s a girl! World celebrates the 7 billionth person (31 Oct,
Sonia Verma)
 Lancet: A world of 7 billion people (29 Oct)
Senegal
 Le Soleil : Stephen O’BRIEN, ministre Britanique chargé du développement international
(13 Dec)
 Sud Quotidien (Senegal) : Les 2000 participants témoins du conflit (5 Dec)
 Sud Quotidien (Senegal) : Le Royaume Uni débloque 5 millions de livres sterling (3 Dec) ;
reprinted in AllAfrica (3 Dec)
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Sud Quotidien (Senegal) : Des « incohérences » entre contraception et Sida (3 Dec) ;
reprinted in Teranga Vision Medias (7 Dec)
DakarActu (Senegal) : La pilule de 3ème génération présente des risques mortels (3 Dec)
Le Quotidien (Senegal) : Limitation des naissances prônée par le Président : Des Imams
avalent la pilule de Wade (3 Dec)
Le Soleil (Senegal) : L’ Intégration des Services de planification Familiale et le VIH en
question (2 Dec, No link available)
Le Soleil (Senegal) : Les Premières Dames pour des Structures plus Dynamiques (2 Dec,
No link available)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Planning familial et VIH : pour une approche
une globale d’offre de service intégrée (2 Dec)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Les femmes doivent librement pratiquer la
planification familiale (expert) (2 Dec)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Le gouvernement s’engage dans ‘’un meilleur
financement’’ de la santé de la reproduction (2 Dec) ; reprinted in Senego (2 Dec)
Le POPulaire (Senegal): Conference Internationale sur la planification familiale : Les
jeunes demandent à avoir accès à la contraception (2 Dec)
Senego (Senegal): Conference Internationale sur la Plantification Familiale : Les jeunes
demandent à avoir accès à la contraception (2 Dec)
Walf Fadjri (Senegal): Sexualité des adolescents : Un leadership jeune pour briser le
tabou dans les cellules familiales (2 Dec)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Atteinte des OMD : Viviane Wade met l’accent
sur l’accès des jeunes aux services de santé (1 Dec)
Le Soleil (Senegal): L’Afrique de l’Ouest doit s’inspirer de l”Indonesie pour la
planification familiale (1 Dec, No link available)
Sud Quotidien (Senegal): Swaziland: Rongé par le Sida - Recours à la planification
comme stratégie de riposte du gouvernement (1 Dec)
Sud Quotidien (Senegal): L’Afrique de L’ouest au bas du Tableau Pour la Plantification
Familale: Le Sénégal, le Mali, le Burkina, le Niger…qualifiés de mauvais élèves (1 Dec)
Sunuker (Senegal): Conférence Internationale sur la Planification Familiale (1 Dec)
Le Soleil (Senegal): La planification familiale est un puissant levier pour atteindre les
Omd (30 Nov, No link available)
Le Soleil (Senegal): Les partenaires déterminés a soutenir l’achat des produits
contraceptifs (30 Nov, No link available)
Le Soleil (Senegal): Les jeunes veulent être impliqués dans les politiques de santé de la
reproduction (30 Nov, No link available)
Le Soleil (Senegal): Le fruit d’activités innovantes et communautaires (30 Nov, No link
available)
Le Soleil (Senegal): Quand les tabous étouffent le recours a la contraception (30 Nov, No
link available)
Le Soleil (Senegal): Les “Badianou Gokhe” jouent leur partition (30 Nov, No link
available)
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Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Planification familiale: Modou Diagne Fada
conseille de communiquer sur “les bons comportements” (30 Nov)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Concertation sur les moyens de contraception,
jeudi (30 Nov)
Agence de presse sénégalaise (Senegal): Les parents invités à lever les tabous sur la
sexualité des jeunes (30 Nov)
Le Quotidien (Senegal): Visite du ministre britannique du Développement international
au Sénégal: Stephen O’Brien vient apporter sa contribution à la planification familiale
(29 Nov)
Le Quotidien (Senegal): Face à la croissance démographique galopante: Wade invite les
Sénégalaise à la limitation des naissances (30 Nov)
Walf Fadjri (Senegal): Politique de planification familiale: Quand les pays d’Afrique
subsaharienne s’inspirent de l’Indonésie (30 Nov)
Le Messager (Senegal): Me Wade annonce une ligne de crédit de 500 millions pour de
meilleurs résultats (30 Nov)
Le Soleil : Promotion de la planification familiale : Education et libre choix (30 Nov)
Agence de presse sénégalaise (Senegal) : L’appel du président Wade pour la limitation
volontaire des naissances à la une (30 Nov)
Sud Quotidien (Senegal): Très peu de ressources disponibles pour sauver la mère et
l’enfant (Nov 30)
Walf Fadjri (Senegal): Planification familiale : Wade conseille aux jeunes couples de faire
«moins d’enfants» (30 Nov); reprinted in L’office (30 Nov); Africa Time (30 Nov)
SeneNews (Senegal): Planification familiale : Hillary Rodham Clinton envoie un message
de soutien (30 Nov)
Agence de presse sénégalaise (Senegal): Près de 2.000 participants à l’ouverture de la
conférence sur le planning familial (29 Nov); reprinted in Leral.net (29 Nov)
Agence de presse sénégalaise (Senegal): Me Wade préconise le travail pour maîtriser la
hausse de la population (29 Nov)
SeneNews (Senegal): Conférence Internationale sur la planification familial (29 Nov)
Sud Quotidien (Senegal): Les enjeux en débat (29 Nov); Reprinted in Senego (29 Nov)
Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Senegal): Le ministre britannique du Développement
international à Dakar (28 Nov); reprinted in Senego (28 Nov)
Le Griot (Senegal) : Conférence sur la planification familiale (27 Oct)
Sud Quotidien (Senegal): Les dirigeants du monde en conclave à Dakar (26 Sept)
Other African
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The Observer (Uganda): Doctors keep faith in Depo Provera (14 Dec)
New Vision (Uganda): 'We can reach the youth with Family Planning information via
mobile phones' (13 Dec)
Nigerian Tribune (Nigeria): Health leaders call for more effort on preventing unwanted
pregnancies (8 Dec)
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Ghana News Agency (Ghana): First Ladies call for increase in budget allocation to
address family planning needs (8 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): Missed opportunity for family planning in urban hospital
settings - Dr Adu-Bonsaffoh (8 Dec)
Front Page Africa (Liberia): Three Women Leaders stress the Importance of Family
Planning, Parenthood (8 Dec)
The Observer (Uganda): People with Disabilities Seek Access to Health Services (7 Dec)
Abidjan.net (Ivory Coast) : La planification familiale au cinéma à Dakar : L’Ivoirien Koré
Magloire Malibu présente son film (7 Dec)
Notre Voice (Ivory Coast): Conférence internationale sur la planification familialeSuzanne Maïga (Unfpa-CI) : “La Pf réduit d’1/3 la mortalité maternelle” (7 Dec)
Notre Voice (Ivory Coast) : Brèves: Melinda Gate fait de la Pf son cheval de bataille (7
Dec)
Le Sahel (Niger): Fin, vendredi dernier à Dakar, de la deuxième Conférence
internationale sur la planification familiale : le Niger cité en exemple (6 Dec); reprinted
in Niger Diaspora (7 Dec)
Le Faso (Burkina Faso) : Planification familiale au Burkina : Des chiffres qui font froid
dans le dos (6 Dec)
Cocorioko (Sierra Leone): Sierra Leone in tune with global family planning efforts –
Health Minister Zainab Bangura (6 Dec); reprinted in Salone Reporter (6 Dec)
The Independent (Nigeria) : UN Official Seeks Help for Women With Unwanted
Pregnancies (5 Dec, No link available)
The Independent (Nigeria): NGO Advocates National Protocol on Pregnancy (5 Dec, No
link available)
Notre Voice (Ivory Coast) : Conférence internationale sur la planification familiale à
Dakar : Le président Wade exhorte les jeunes à une limitation des naissances (5 Dec);
reprinted in AllAfrica (5 Dec)
Daily Nation (Kenya): New effort to slow birth rate (4 Dec, No link available)
Daily Nation (Kenya): Why disabled women fail to plan families (4 Dec, No link available)
The Citizen (Tanzania): Fresh hope for mothers at family planning meeting (4 Dec);
reprinted in AllAfrica (4 Dec)
Sidwaya Quotidien (Burkina Faso) : Planification familiale - Une synergie d'actions
s'impose (4 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): African governments challenged to keep promises to
improving women’s health (3 Dec); reprinted in Vibe Ghana (3 Dec); Modern Ghana (3
Dec); Women Health Wizard (3 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): FP Conference ends with UNFPA asking for more funding
to meet MDG 5 (3 Dec); reprinted in Ghana Business News (3 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): British Government to commit five million pounds to
enhance reproductive health (1 Dec)
Sidwaya (Burkina Faso): CIPF La faiblesse des ressources annule les efforts (2 Dec)
PanaPress (Regional): Family planning in West Africa (3 Dec); reprinted in Afrique en
Ligne (3 Dec)
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PanaPress (Regional): Family planning: UNFPA urges leaders to invest in voluntary family
planning (30 Nov); reprinted in Afrique en Ligne (30 Nov)
PanaPress (Regional) : UK grants 5 million pounds for purchase of female condoms (2
Dec); reprinted in Afrique en Ligne (2 Dec)
Daily Nation (Kenya): Minister hits out at vote births move (2 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): British Gov’t To Commit Funds To Enhance Reproductive
Health (2 Dec); reprinted in Ghana.gov (2 Dec)
Ghana News Agency: UNFPA’s assessments needs reveal low use of IUDs in developing
countries (1 Dec); reprinted in Ghana Business News (1 Dec)
Faso Presse (Burkina Faso): Conférence internationale sur la planification familiale: Des
petits pas vers la sécurisation des produits contraceptives (2 Dec)
Sidwaya (Burkina Faso): Conference Internationale sur la Plantification Familiale : la
faiblesse des ressources annule les efforts (2 Dec); reprinted in Africa Time (2 Dec)
Sidwaya (Burkina Faso): Des petits pas vers la sécurisation des produits contraceptifs (2
Dec)
PanaPress (Senegal): Mme Guebuza pour un système plus dynamique en faveur de la
santé de la reproduction en Afrique (1 Dec, Link)
PanaPress (Senegal): Une Américaine plaide pour la liberté des femmes de choisir leur
mode de Planification familiale (1 Dec)
Pana Press (Regional): Le taux de fécondité en baisse en Sierra Léone (1 Dec, No link
available)
National Mirror (Nigeria): Nigeria to benefit from £35m family planning aid (1 Dec)
Afrique en Ligne (Regional): United Kingdom grants 5 million pounds for purchase of
female condoms (2 Dec)
West FM (Kenya): Fight against HIV|AIDS needs concerted efforts (1 Dec)
New Vision (Uganda): Ugandan adolescent don’t discuss sex with parents (1 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): Religious leaders urged not to view safe abortion, family
planning as forbidden (1 Dec); reprinted in Vibe Ghana (1 Dec)
Joy FM Online (Ghana): More education needed to increase contraception use, prevent
unsafe abortion deaths (1 Dec); reprinted in Modern Ghana (1 Dec); Spy Ghana (1 Dec)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): Ghana is committed to addressing family planning needs –
Nyonator (1 Dec); reprinted in Vibe Ghana (1 Dec); Ghana.gov (1 Dec)
Sidwaya (Burkina Faso): Conférence Internationale Sur La Planification Familiale (30
Nov)
Sidwaya (Burkina Faso): Accompagner encore plus les femmes (30 Nov)
PanaPress (Senegal): Le Sierra Léone enregistre 5% de baisse de taux de fécondité (30
Nov)
PanaPress (Senegal): Le président du Sénégal préconise une limitation volontaire des
naissances (30 Nov)
PanaPress (Senegal): Mme Compaoré invite les pays africains à faire de la Planification
familiale leur cheval de bataille (30 Nov)
Daily Nation (Kenya): Kenya: The Power to Protect and to Plan (30 Nov); reprinted in
AllAfrica (30 Nov)
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Asia
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Ghana News Agency (Ghana): Education is key in using Family Planning to meet MDG 4&
5 – President Wade (30 Nov); reprinted in Ghana Business News (30 Nov); Business
Ghana (30 Nov)
Joy FM Online (Ghana): International Family Planning Conference opens in Dakar (30
Nov)
Peace FM Online (Ghana): Britain To Provide Contraception To Save Women (30 Nov));
reprinted in Business Ghana (30 Nov); Vibe Ghana (30 Nov)
Africa Science News (Regional): UK to give contraception to save women’s lives (30 Nov)
PressAfrik (Regional) : Planification familiale : le président Wade pour la limitation des
naissances (30 Nov)
PanaPress (Senegal): Le budget du Sénégal pour l'achat des produits contraceptifs passe
de 100 à 500 millions de FCFA (29 Nov)
The Independent (Uganda): Britain to provide contraception to save thousands of
women’s lives (29 Nov); reprinted in Relief Web (29 Nov)
Accra Daily Mail (Ghana): Landmark Conference on Family Planning Opens in Dakar,
Senegal (29 Nov)
Kadida (Regional): Dakar capitale du planning familial (29 Oct)
Agencia AngolaPress (Angola): Angola at 7th World Conference on Family (29 Nov)
Agencia AngolaPress (Angola): L'Angola participe à la VIIème conférence mondiale de la
Famille (29 Nov); reprinted in AllAfrica.com (29 Nov)
Agence de presse sénégalaise(Senegal): Dakar abrite une conférence internationale sur
la planification familiale, mardi (28 Nov); reprinted in Téranga Vision Médias (28 Nov);
Senego (28 Nov); AfroPages (28 Nov); Izuba (28 Nov)
Ghana News Agency (Ghana): 2nd International Conference on Family Planning begins in
Dakar (28 Nov); reprinted in Vibe Ghana (28 Nov); Ghana Business News (28 Nov)
Agencia Angola Press (Angola): Country at family planning summit (28 Nov)
Vanguard (Nigeria): Family Planning - Contraception is just the beginning (27 Nov)
Africa News (Regional): Women still weep for power, resources for development (28
Oct)
PanaPress (Regional): Planification familiale: Une conférence internationale au Sénégal
(26 Oct)
Nigerian Tribune (Nigeria): World’s population hits 7 billion (17 Oct)
PressAfrik (Regional): Planification familiale : rendez-vous à Dakar pour réfléchir sur un
monde de sept milliards d’habitants (15 Oct); reprinted in SeneWeb (15 Oct)
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines): Involving men in family planning (10 Dec)
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines): A quiet welcome (5 Dec)
Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines): Family planning in Africa and here (1 Dec)
TruthDive.com (India): World population to touch 700 crore by October end billion (17
Oct)
Blogs
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Working Mother: Most Powerful Moms of 2011 (9 Dec)
Her Blue Print : A Changing Mindset on Childbirth in Western Africa (8 Dec)
LifeNews.com: Obama Family Planning Policy Hurts Sex Trafficking Victims (8 Dec)
SOS Children’s Villages: Family planning push in sub-Saharan Africa (6 Dec)
Sango Ya RDC : Repositionnement de la Planification Familiale : A chacun sa mission
après Sénégal (5 Dec)
RH Reality Check: A Declaration in Support of A Global Campaign for Safe Abortion
Access (3 Dec); reprinted in Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (2 Dec)
News-Medical: Letter from Secretary of State Clinton to attendees of International
Conference on Family Planning (2 Dec)
AstraZeneca : Exhibition in Dakar of youth-led photography from WAVE (Well-Being of
Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments) study documents key community health issues
(2 Dec)
AMREF Blog: Task Shifting in Family Planning Explored in International Conference in
Dakar (2 Dec)
People and Planet: UN calls for more support for family planning (1 Dec)
Foreign Policy Association: World AIDS Day 2011: “Getting to Zero!” (1 Dec)
SOS Children’s Villages: Contraception to save thousands of women’s lives (1 Dec)
People and the Planet: UN calls for more support for family planning (1 Dec)
News-Medical (Regional): Thousands gather in Senegal for second International
Conference on Family Planning (1 Dec)
RH Reality Check: Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Pregnancy and Unsafe Abortion: A
Call to Action (30 Nov)
RH Reality Check: On World AIDS Day, A Health Hut In Senegal Reveals What’s Possible
(30 Nov)
Turtle Bay and Beyond: Sec. Clinton to International Family Planning Conference: “U.S.
commitment and involvement in this issue is of paramount importance” (30 Nov)
Netherlands Aid: Leaders Meet to Put Family Planning on the Global Agenda (30 Nov);
reprinted in Foreign Policy Blog (30 Nov)
Key Correspondents: Britain to provide contraception to save thousands of women’s
lives (30 Nov)
AMREF Blog: Dakar Conference Shows that Community Health Workers also Vital in
Family Planning (30 Nov)
Worldwatch Institute: Worldwatch's Robert Engelman To Present at International
Conference on Family Planning (30 Nov)
Women’s Views on News: UN agency calls for greater investment in family planning (30
Nov)
Key Correspondents: Conference on family planning opens in Dakar, Senegal (30 Nov)
The Fresh Outlook: UK Pledges £35 Million for Family Planning in Poorer Countries (30
Nov)
Global Health Magazine: Investing in 215 Million Women (29 Nov)
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Ms. Magazine: Don’t Ms.: Lysistrata, Radical Women Occupying, Relationships Between
White and Black Women and More (29 Nov)
Global Pulse Blog: Global Developments in Family Planning and Contraception (29 Nov)
Huffington Post: Women's Health Issues in a World of 7 Billion (21 Nov)
Ms. Magazine: As We Hit 7 Billion, Behold the Future of Contraception! (2 Nov)
DavidMixner.com: Seven Billion People Tomorrow. What Will It Look Like? (30 Oct)
Ms. Magazine: International Family Planning Conference Scheduled, Population Nears 7
Billion (25 Oct); reprinted in Feminist Majority Foundation (25 Oct)
Global Health Magazine: In Bangladesh, Integrating Family Planning Model Shows Great
Progress (20 Oct)
Partner Blogs
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: Ten Lasting Impressions: An Insider’s View (6 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: Realizing the Promise (6 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: A Dynamic Exchange (6 Dec)
 Women Deliver: A Declaration in Support of A Global Campaign for Safe Abortion Access
(6 Dec)
 Population Reference Bureau: Looking back at Dakar (6 Dec)
 Management Sciences for Health: Different Countries, Different Issues, Same Question:
Where is the Money? (6 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: Family Planning on the move (5 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: Everyday Heroes (3 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: Unparalleled Training (3 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: A Remakable Conference (2 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: We Need Information (2 Dec)
 Population Services International: Condoms and Carbon? (2 Dec)
 Management Sciences for Health: Global Family Planning: What Comes Next? (2 Dec)
 Care2: Melinda Gates Announces Commitment to Family Planning (2 Dec)
 Ministerial Leadership Initiative: Unlikely new leaders help push family planning to
forefront (2 Dec)
 Women Deliver: International Conference on Family Planning: Invest in Women – It
Pays! (2 Dec)
 Population Reference Bureau: The Whole Truth: Thinking About the Risk of Contracting
HIV When Using Injectable Contraception (2 Dec)
 JHSPH ICFP Blog: A Voice for Young People (2 Dec)
 Population Reference Bureau: Couple Dynamics in Family Planning; Men Advancing
Family Planning; Engaging Men in Family Planning: How? Why? (1 Dec)
 Population Reference Bureau: World AIDS Day at ICFP 2011 (1 Dec)
 Population Reference Bureau: Youth: A Breath of Fresh Air (1 Dec)
 IntraHealth Global Health Blog: Celebrating World AIDS Day: Getting to Zero (1 Dec)
 Ministerial Leadership Initiative: ‘Integration is key’ to the fight against AIDS (1 Dec)
 Ministerial Leadership Initiative: ‘Staying the course’ with family planning (1 Dec)
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Women Deliver: World AIDS Day 2011: Funds Diminish, Epidemic Rages On (1 Dec)
Women Deliver: DFID Committed to Integrating HIV and SRH Services (1 Dec)
Marie Stopes International: World AIDS Day Special Report: Empowering women by
integrating HIV and family planning (1 Dec)
Impatient Optimist: Ethiopia's Family Planning Success (1 Dec)
Knowledge for Health: Gender Is Important. So What? The Complexities Of Measuring It.
(1 Dec)
Knowledge for Health: Availability Yes—But Ultimately Knowledge (1 Dec)
Care2: What Young Women Need This World AIDS Day? Contraception, HIV Prevention,
and More… (1 Dec)
Management Science for Health: Getting to Zero: World AIDS Day 2011 (1 Dec)
K4Health: Gender Is Important. So What? The Complexities Of Measuring It. (1 Dec)
K4Health: Availability Yes—But Ultimately Knowledge (1 Dec)
Interagency Youth Working Group: What’s Next? Maintaining the Focus on Youth After
Dakar (1 Dec)
Women Deliver: Family Planning Conference Brings New Funding and Declarations of
Support (30 Nov)
Ministerial Leadership Initiative: Minister Bangura: Family planning and priorities in
spending (30 Nov)
Impatient Optimist: Britain Contributes Millions for Family Planning (30 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: The First Day (30 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: Family Planning in the Forefront (30 Nov)
UNFPA Dispatch: Worldwide Focus on Family Planning Begins at West African Forum (30
Nov)
Ministerial Leadership Initiative: Gates Foundation’s plans for family planning (30 Nov,
Link)
Population Services International: Melinda Gates Shows Support for Family Planning (30
Nov)
Ipas: Family planning leaders should help women with unwanted pregnancies obtain
safe, legal abortion (30 Nov)
Marie Stopes International: Global family planning community gathers for international
conference (29 Nov)
K4Health: Access for Everyone, Everywhere - Reflections from Day One of the
International Conference on Family Planning (30 Nov)
Population Reference Bureau: Opening of ICFP 2011 Urges Participants to Build on
Momentum Toward Family Planning (29 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: The Twenty First Century Imperative (29 Nov)
UN News Center: UN official calls for greater investments in voluntary family planning
programmes (29 Nov); reprinted in ISRIA (29 Nov); Scoop World (29 Nov); Spero News
(29 Nov)
Ministerial Leadership Initiative: Investing in family planning: Funds needed from all
sources (29 Nov)
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Interagency Youth Working Group: Day One of the ICFP and Young People are
Demanding Attention (29 Nov)
Population Reference Bureau: Dakar: 2011 ICFP Opening is Hours Away (29 Nov);
reprinted in Humanitarian News (29 Nov)
JHSPH Blog: Opening Ceremonies (29 Nov)
IIntraHealth’s Global Health Blog: Family Planning and Access to Health Workers (28
Nov)
IntraHealth’s Global Health Blog: Family Planning: Be an Example (28 Nov)
IntraHealth: Family Planning: Be an Example (28 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: An App for Family Planning (Nov 23)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: Henry Mosley: Keeping the Faith (22 Nov)
IntraHealth: Family Planning in West Africa: Courage and Conviction Can Make the
Difference (18 Nov)
IntraHealth: From Cairo to Dakar: Population Dynamics in Mali (18 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: Beth Fredrick: Meeting the Needs (18 Nov)
JHSPH ICFP Blog: Duff Gillespie: Adventures in Family Planning (Part One) (17 Nov)
Jhpiego: Healthy Fertility Study Addresses Family Planning Needs of Mothers in
Bangladesh District
IntraHealth: Honoring Fred Sai, A Relentless Champion (15 Nov); reprinted in Global
Health Hub (15 Nov)
USAID Impact Blog: USAID Epidemiologist Q & A on Hormonal Contraception and HIV
(10 Nov)
Op-Eds:
 Family Planning Access Will Deliver for Women in Uganda (Jill Sheffield and Dr. Jotham
Musinguzi)
Published in: The Daily Monitor (22 Nov, Uganda); Health Journalists Network in Uganda
(22 Nov, Uganda); The Independent (21 Nov, Uganda)
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Ensuring Family Planning Access: African Leaders Should Do More (Dr. Fred Sai)
Published in: Botswana Guardian (18 Nov, Botswana); Le Jour (16 Nov, Cameroon);
Graphic Ghana (22 Nov, Ghana); Accra Daily Mail (17 Nov, Ghana); Spy Ghana (16 Nov,
Ghana); Vibe Ghana (15 Nov, Ghana); Modern Ghana (14 Nov, Ghana); L'Intelligent
D'Abidjan (17 Nov, Ivory Coast); Daily Nation (23 Nov, Kenya); Liberian Journal (16 Nov,
Liberia); Vanguard (20 Nov, Nigeria); Punch (17 Nov, Nigeria); 234 Next (16 Nov,
Nigeria); New Nigerian (15 Nov, Nigeria); The New Times (19 Nov, Rwanda); Sud
Quotidien (16 Nov, Senegal); Leral (15 Nov, Senegal); Jollofnews (14 Nov, Senegal);
Telegraph (17 Nov, Sierra Leone); Patriotic Vanguard (15 Nov, Sierra Leone); The Citizen
(16 Nov, South Africa); Health-e News (18 Nov, South Africa); The Citizen (15 Nov,
Tanzania); Times of Zambia (18 Nov, Zambia); The Standard (20 Nov, Zimbabwe); New
Zimbabwe (17 Nov, Zimbabwe); The Zimbabwean (17 Nov, Zimbabwe); Jeune Afrique
(24 Nov); AllAfrica.com (21 Nov; reprint from Uganda); AllAfrica.com (20 Nov, reprint
from Zimbabwe); AllAfrica.com (18 Nov, reprint from South Africa).
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Planning Familial au Burkina Faso : “Il est temps qu’il devienne une réalité” (Dr.
Mamadou Kante)
Published in: FasoZine (16 Nov, Burkina Faso); Le Faso (16 Nov, Burkina Faso)
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En République Démocratique du Congo, seules 5 femmes sur 100 utilisent les moyens
de contraception (Richard Dackam-Ngatchou)
Published in: Le Phare (18 Nov, DRC)
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7 billion and counting (Yasmin Madan)
Published in: Phnom Penh Post (23 Nov, Cambodia)
Television :
 Ouest TV (Regional): Conférence internationale sur la planification familiale : la question
de l’accès des jeunes à la contraception au centre des débats (2 Dec)
Radio
 Radio Oxy-Jeunes: Second of five part series on "Financing Family Planning"( 9 Dec,
Mame Mbagnick Diouf, No link available)
 Kanal FM (Togo) : Les jeunes et la PF (6 Dec, Patricia Adjissekou, No Link)
 EKO 89.75 FM (Nigeria) (5 Dec, No link available)
 Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): UGX 9 billion award for new Lake Victoria project
announced in Dakar, Senegal (2 Dec, David Rupiny)
 ORTM (Mali): Importance des jeunes et ados dans la PF (2 Dec, No link available)
 Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Online tool against criminalization of HIV launched (2
Dec)
 Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Long-acting anti-HIV, pregnancy vaginal ring in the
works (2 Dec)
 Obuoba FM (Nigeria): International Family Planning Conference opens in Dakar (1 Dec)
 Uganda Radio Network: Hope for Women on World Aids Day (1 Dec)
 Uganda Broadcasting Corporation: Leaders from all over the world are meeting at the
2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal (30 Nov)
 Uganda Radio Network: Hormonal Contraception-HIV Link Concerns Family Planning
Meeting (1 Dec)
 Kanal FM (Togo): Unmet need in Togo (30 Nov, No link available)
 Radio Planete (Benin) (30 Nov, No link available)
 Ugandan Radio Network: Hope for Women as anti-HIV Vaginal Ring becomes a Reality
(30 Nov)
 Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Senegal Pales Sub-Saharan Countries in Family
Planning (30 Nov)
 Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation: Girls' education key to development of high fertility
countries – experts (30 Nov)
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Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation: Sierra Leone Offers Lessons in Effective Drug
Distribution (30 Nov)
Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation: Experts Link Family Planning to Economic Growth
(30 Nov)
BBC Radio (Senegal) – featured interview with IntraHealth’s Pape Gaye (29 Nov, No link
available)
Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Youths press for more involvement in family planning
(29 Nov)
Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Call for more women, youth involvement in family
planning at Dakar conference (29 Nov)
Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): Britain Offers Support for Family Planning in
Developing Countries (29 Nov)
Uganda Radio Network (Uganda): 2011 International Family Planning Conference Starts
in Dakar Senegal (29 Nov)
Kanal FM (Togo): Ouverture de la ceremonie (29 Nov, No link available)