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Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers

What People Say About The Handbook

"On behalf of CEDPA, I feel honored that I was part of the team which worked on the handbook. Hope this is used extensively in the field and as was discussed at the last meeting in Geneva, we should have a plan to disseminate this new book soon in the field. Hope this would result in providers giving evidence based advice to their clients." ~ Dr. Bulbul Sood, CEDPA/India

"Good work—We're glad to have been an integral part of the handbook's conceptualization and realization!" ~ Roy Jacobstein, EngenderHealth

"It is a honor for JSI to be added to the list of contributing organizations to use and promote this handbook in the field projects throughout the world. Congratulations to your department and to JHSPH for this excellent contribution to the cause of reproductive health." ~ Theo Lippeveld, Vice President, John Snow Inc.

"Congratulations Ushma and thanks so very much! This is a wonderful achievement! All the best." ~ Herbert Peterson, Prof. and Chairman, Department of Maternal and Child Health School of Public Health Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine-The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Congratulations on completing this monumental project!" ~ Luann Martin, Global Health, Population, Nutrition

Pre-publication:

"AED would be pleased to be listed as a "Collaborating and Supporting Organization" in the new global handbook on family planning. It appears to be an excellent and very useful publication." ~ Stephen F. Moseley, President and CEO, Academy for Educational Development

"We are delighted to have participated in this undertaking and to have the John Snow, Inc., name included on the list of collaborators and supporters." ~ Carolyn Hart, John Snow Inc.

"I have asked around several of my colleagues who had the opportunity to review the prepublication of the FP handbook and all think very highly of this publication. It is a honor for JSI to be added to the list of contributing organizations to use and promote this handbook in the field projects throughout the world. I have copied our librarian and will coordinate with him to order copies at the prepublication price. Congratulations to your department and to JHSPH for this excellent contribution to the cause of reproductive health." ~ Theo Lippeveld, MD, MPH, John Snow Inc.

"I have just returned from the DR, where I was working with PROFAMILIA. Once more I realized that the Handbook will be a tremendous help to providers and policy-makers. The dissemination will be a key point." ~ Roberto Rivera, FHI

"Thank you for alerting us about the new handbook and we look forward to receiving it. I would like to let you know that you have our approval to include IntraHealth in the list of organizations that are committed to using and disseminating the book. Thank you for acknowledging the work Bob Rice and others has contributed. We continue to be extremely committed to the Family Planning agenda and to have this new resource available to all those that share that commitment." ~ Pape Gaye, IntraHealth

"FHI would be honored to be included!! The Handbook represents the epitome of evidenced-based guidelines, to which we are thrilled to have contributed..." ~ Ward Cates, Family Health International

"We are happy that the IPPF logo will appear on the inside cover of the Handbook." ~ Marcel Vekemans, IPPF

"We would be proud to have the School listed. Congratulations on its publication!" ~ Michael Klag, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

"The prepublication copy of Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers has just landed in my in-tray. Congratulations to both of you, to the WHO RHR team, to the JHU/CCP team and to the entire group of collaborators for producing such a clear, practical, inviting, authoritative, and timely manual!

MSH would be honored to be listed among the handbook supporters. We look forward to at least 3 million copies in at least 15 languages of this edition of the Global Handbook." ~ Jonathan Quick, President & Chief Executive Officer, Management Sciences for Health

For more quotes, see What Providers Say About The Handbook.