Victoria Lee, Drexler Anthony T. Madamba, Kendy Mendoza, and Hazel Warner, undergraduate students from Ndola Prata's PH181 course, Poverty and Population, have been in touch with Congressional Representatives in Washington DC, Journalist Alisha Haridasani Gupta (New York Times) and Governor Inslee (Washington). Click here to read the students' exceptional work!
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December 5, 2024
May 24, 2024
The Chair of the Bixby Center Professor Ndola Prata, MD, MSc and her DrPh candidate Blake Erhardt-Ohren presented research from their collaborative projects at the African Population Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi.
First project
Title: What happens to abortion rights for refugees in Africa when they cross borders?
May 23, 2024
The Bixby Center Chair and Professor Ndola Prata MD, MSc presented research on women's empowerment and fertility decline in Angola at the African Population Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi. She co-authored this work with Bixby Center Executive Director Karen Weidert MPH.
Research paper title: Can Women’s Empowerment Accelerate Fertility Decline in Angola?
DrPH candidate Bhavya Joshi has been working on her dissertation with her advisor, Bixby Center Chair and Professor Ndola Prata, MD, MSc. Bhavya teamed up with Professor Prata on the Malawi trip to present research at the at the African Population Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Bhavya’s research presentation title: the Reproductive Health Services and Needs of Refugees Women in Compounded Crises: A Qualitative Study.
April 8, 2024
Amol De Gabriel from the community-led media initiative Kakuma Cinema interviewed Bhavya Joshi, one of the Bixby Center's fellows on February 22, 2024 in Kakuma, Kenya. The conversation touched upon various topics, beginning with Bhavya’s background, and the purpose of her visit to Kakuma. She shared perspectives on the significance of her work in promoting reproductive health and well-being within the community. She concluded with a message to Kakuma's youth. The exchange highlighted the spirit of mutual learning and collaboration with the community.
February 1, 2024
Telemedicine provides a unique opportunity to improve abortion care in Rwanda by allowing for service provision at primary care level. Efficacy of medication abortion is well established in healthcare,yet research in Rwanda is still needed to determine the effectiveness and safety of management of first trimester medication abortion cases at health centers. While current services are only available in district hospitals, services at health centers would decrease referrals for first trimester medication abortion.
November 16, 2023
THE INSIDE SCOOP: SOCIETY FOR FAMILY PLANNING (SFP) ANNUAL MEETING
November 13, 2023
October 16, 2023
When: Thursday, November 2, 2023, 1 pm-2pm
Where: BWW Bldg, Room 5400
Click here to join via Zoom, meeting ID 999 7011 9745, passcode 979227
Topic: Mobilizing Climate, Gender, and Health Research for Action
Moderator: Professor Ndola Prata, MD, MSc, the chair of the Bixby Center
October 12, 2023
The Wallace Center for MCAH and the Bixby Center present: Plan C: A documentary on abortion pill access in the U.S.
Screened October 24, 2023 at 2121 Berkeley Way, BWW Building, Berkeley, CA 94720
March 28, 2023
Dear Bixby Center Affiliates and Friends:
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has made clear the rapidly narrowing opportunity to enable climate resilient development. To create a different future, we must work differently, integrating across sectors, seeking synergy between climate and development actions, and highlighting diverse knowledge and innovation—especially from women and girls.
Women and girls may be the most affected by climate change—but they are also key to climate resilience and a thriving future.
March 26, 2023
Professor Ndola Prata will be teaching this new course in the fall 2023 semester. This 2-unit graduate course is open to all students of all disciplines. With special permission, undergraduate students are welcome to enroll as well!
November 29, 2022
The poster highlights our work using telemedicine to increase access to 1st trimester abortion in Rwanda.
Please click here for the poster.
October 27, 2022
Bixby Center's summer internship recipients 2022
Renee Clarke's research presentation on "Perceptions of empowerment of birthing people in the San Francisco Bay Area: survey methods"
October 26, 2022
Dr. Julia Walsh's opinion has been published in the Mercury News. She explains why she supports abortion choice.
Dr. Walsh is the former Chair of Bixby Center. She was also a health professor in the School of Public Health of UC Berkeley. Currently she is a senior research scientist at the School of Public Health.
October 19, 2022
Please join us via Zoom! https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95111812183
Bixby Center will present 2 Graduate Students, the recipients of Bixby Summer Internships 2022, to share their studies and research on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm.
August 16, 2022
Click the flyer below or here to watch Bhavya Joshi's webinar via YouTube
May 22, 2022
May 17, 2022
UCGHI Conference for Social Justice and Global Health was held at UC Santa Cruz.
To watch the video of the event, click here and skip the ads.
March 15, 2022
Telemedicine provides a unique opportunity to increase access to abortion care in Rwanda by task-shifting the provision of medication abortion while still complying with law that states only medical doctors can authorize abortion services. In this project, nurses/midwives in public health centers in Musanze District are providing first trimester medication abortion services by using telemedicine to connect with district hospital doctors for authorization.
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