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Driven by our country-led leadership and locally based community partners, Pathfinder acts decisively to meet the needs of the people we serve, building trusted networks of reproductive health services for millions of people around the world every year.
Pathfinder experts are available to comment on a range of sexual and reproductive health and rights related issues. We offer expertise in English, French, Portuguese, and other local languages from the 20+ countries where we work. Please direct all media inquiries to Laurel Lundstrom, Communications Director, at llundstrom@pathfinder.org.

Cate Lane to Lead Pathfinder’s Global Adolescent and Youth Programming
September 5, 2017 – Cate Lane, an established technical expert on adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, will return…

Canada Invests in Women and Girls in Mozambique
New project will promote gender equality and access to contraception for millions young women and girls JULY 11, 2017, WATERTOWN,…

Bruce Kuhlik Named Pathfinder Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
Executive Instrumental in Development and Launch of Merck for Mothers Initiative to Lead Strategic Approach to Global Administration and Advocacy…

Lois Quam Named Chief Executive Officer
January 26, 2017, BOSTON—Lois Quam, named three times to FORTUNE’s list of the most influential women leaders in business, will…

Pathfinder’s Elham Hassen Wins Outstanding Young Professional Award
Elham Hassen, program officer for best practices and community-based services with Pathfinder’s Evidence to Action Project, has received the Outstanding…

Global Health Leaders Call to Expand Contraceptive Choice for Adolescents & Youth to Include Long-Acting Reversible Methods
Bali, Indonesia—Leading global health organizations discussed their commitment to a new Global Consensus Statement supporting the expansion of contraceptive choice for…

Angola and Ethiopia Take On Family Planning in Latest Learning Exchange
The Adolescent Youth Sexual Reproductive Health Learning Exchange Trip, held in July 2015 and supported by the USAID-funded Healthy Families…

Dr. Mengistu Asnake Recognized for Outstanding Leadership in Health
In a special meeting organized by the Amhara Regional Health Bureau in Bahir Dar, Dr. Mengistu Asnake, Pathfinder’s country representative…

Pathfinder International Stands with Planned Parenthood
Pathfinder International stands with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and more than 300 organizations that agree that women’s health should not…

With Just One Empowered Woman, An Entire Generation Can Be Changed
Typical of most Ugandan islands, Bussi on Lake Victoria was short of social services. Schools were hardly complete structures not…

Integrated Family Health Program Honored by Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health
On June 13, 2015, Pathfinder’s Integrated Family Health Program received a trophy from the Federal Ministry of Health’s Women and Youth Affairs Directorate for…

Nigeria Antenatal Care Study Published by PLOS ONE
Pathfinder is pleased to announce its recent study, titled “Assessment of the Quality of Antenatal Care Services Provided by Health…