Performance Monitoring for Action

PMA generates high-quality, rapid turnaround surveys monitoring key health indicators in nine countries in Africa and Asia. Data is available open-source for research, program planning, and policy-making.

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We revolutionize the way global family planning and health data are collected and promote effective data use for decision-making.

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Inequities in the Incidence and Safety of Abortion in Nigeria January 9, 2020
Subnational estimation of modern contraceptive prevalence in five sub- Saharan African countries: a Bayesian hierarchical approach December 18, 2019
Preliminary validation of the PRImary care facility Management Evaluation tool (PRIME-Tool), a national facility management survey implemented in Ghana December 18, 2019

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Richest Women in Lagos Use More Family Planning Than the Poorest

Richest Women in Lagos Use More Family Planning Than the Poorest

The richest women in Lagos state were more likely than their poorest counterparts to report using a family planning method. This is a finding from a recent survey by the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020-Nigeria (PMA2020-NG) research team and holds true for both modern methods [pills, condoms, injectables, intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants] and traditional methods (withdrawal and periodic abstinence).
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Gates Institute at Bloomberg School Awarded Two Grants to Collect Actionable Data on Family Planning in Africa and Asia

Gates Institute at Bloomberg School Awarded Two Grants to Collect Actionable Data on Family Planning in Africa and Asia

The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been awarded two new grants—totaling $22.1 million—by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement longitudinal surveys to fill data gaps—collecting information not currently measured by other large-scale surveys. The innovative survey design makes it possible to track key health indicators and the factors that drive changes in them.
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Researchers Find Women Who Owned a Cell Phone in Burkina Faso are More Likely to Report Modern Contraceptive Use

Researchers Find Women Who Owned a Cell Phone in Burkina Faso are More Likely to Report Modern Contraceptive Use

A new article published in Contraception assesses the association between cell phone ownership and modern contraceptive use among women in Burkina Faso. The research seeks to understand the opportunity to track family planning indicators using cell phone surveys or provide family planning interventions remotely using data from the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 (PMA2020) program.
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