About the Developer and Sponsors
Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown UniversityThe Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University conducts research and provides technical assistance on improving access to natural methods of family planning. The Institute's activities focus on developing simple natural methods, conducting clinical and operations research, providing technical assistance to strengthen service provision, developing appropriate training programs, and collaborating with international organizations to help expand options for women and couples worldwide. JHPIEGO CorporationJHPIEGO Corporation, the developer of the ReproLearn® tutorials and ReproLine® website, works to improve the health of women and families throughout Asia, Central Asia, Europe and Near East, East and Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and West Africa. JHPIEGO strives to increase access to service and improve the quality of those services at the lowest resource setting—the home and the community—where women most at risk live and die. Established in 1973, the JHPIEGO Corporation is a nonprofit organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. Currently JHPIEGO is working in more than 30 countries. Activities are implemented by nearly 250 US and overseas staff and over 200 international consultants. JHPIEGO's US office in Baltimore, Maryland, coordinates activities with offices located in 13 other countries. For more information about JHPIEGO, contact
For more information about reproductive healthcare, visit the Reproductive Health Online (ReproLine) website at http://www.reproline.jhu.edu. For questions or comments about ReproLine, including receiving ReproLine on CD-ROM, send e-mail to repro@jhpiego.net or contact JHPIEGO Corporation at the phone and fax numbers above. Tutorial SponsorUSAIDThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent federal government agency. USAID's programs in global health represent the commitment and determination of the U.S. government to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families in the developing world. USAID is confronting global health challenges through improving the quality, availability, and use of essential health and family planning services. The combination of on-the-ground experience in developing countries and global research on innovative technologies and approaches has given USAID a unique advantage in designing effective programs. USAID's strategy for global health seeks to stabilize world population and protect human health through programs in maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, family planning and reproductive health, infectious diseases, environmental health, nutrition and other life-saving areas. |