Addresses Quote by Ruth Simmons

Strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, and the range…

— Ruth Simmons

If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with…

— Ruth Simmons

Now we just really need to do the work, which we're doing, to get contraceptives out to women worldwide.

— Melinda Gates

I've pursued a lifetime in the research on the social determinants of health and more recently been packaging not just my research but global…

— Michael Marmot

The greatest contraceptive one can have in the developing world is the knowledge that your children will live

— Julius Nyerere

It is common sense that when women are able to plan their pregnancies, populations grow more slowly and as a result so do greenhouse…

— Kavita Ramdas

Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion.

— Louise Slaughter

Creating a system that makes birth control accessible for everyone not only helps women plan for their futures, and lessen the risk of poverty…

— Ana Kasparian

It all started in India in the late 60s when I began helping my husband George, who was in the population field, evaluate the…

— Ruth Simmons

We need to realize that a society in which contraceptives are widely used is going to have a very difficult time keeping free of…

— Janet E. Smith

If policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local…

— Ruth Simmons

If we are to ensure that healthcare remains affordable and widely available for future generations, we need to radically rethink how we provide and…

— Frans van Houten