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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

Director of Family Planning, Gender Equality Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Views my own. Seattle, WA Joined March 2011
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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

Congratulations to @CIFFchild and @theGFF for this amazing contribution to country-led, rights-based funding for women's, children's and adolescents' health, and to @MilesCIFF for making it happen!

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The GFF @theGFF

2 years ago

Congratulations to @CIFFchild and @theGFF for this amazing contribution to country-led, rights-based funding for women's, children's and adolescents' health, and to @MilesCIFF for making it happen!

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PMNCH @PMNCH

2 years ago

We are kicking off Accelerating SDG Commitments: 1.8 Billion Adolescents and Youth Transforming our World: High-level luncheon dialogue With @LeviSingh6 welcoming young leaders from around the world #1point8

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

As I wind down my time at @gatesfoundation, this partnership with @UNFPA is on of the achievements I am proudest of. Access to contraceptive methods of their choice is fundamental to enabling women & girls to manage their reproductive lives and achieve their full potential.

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Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation

2 years ago

As I wind down my time at @gatesfoundation, this partnership with @UNFPA is on of the achievements I am proudest of. Access to contraceptive methods of their choice is fundamental to enabling women & girls to manage their reproductive lives and achieve their full potential.

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Giulia Gasparri @GiuliaGasparri_

2 years ago

Women’s & children’s health and rights are fundamental parts of #SDGs. Women’s and girls’ rights are under pressure! We need to do more & we need to do it faster! Thank you H.E. Mette Frederiksen @Statsmin for being such a great champion for WCA & #SRHR 🙌 @PMNCH

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

Sharing a piece I wrote about the importance of women's "intent to use" contraception in order to understand demand for #FamilyPlanning and design effective services. This new framework is at the heart of @gatesfoundation's FP strategy for impact. linkedin.com/posts/ann-star…

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

This is a great piece, but I'm surprised that #FamilyPlanning is barely mentioned, and mostly for teens. Access to contraception is crucial for ALL women of repro age to space/delay childbearing, and achieve their full potential. @WorldBank @theGFF bit.ly/45g1U4B

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Dr Flavia Bustreo @FlaviaBustreo

2 years ago

📢Out now! Read new piece in @JAdolesHealth: #1point8 billion campaign 'Adolescents & their #wellbeing take centre stage' The Global Forum for Adolescents is fast approaching, & we must continue to raise awareness for adolescent health & wellbeing! 🔗authors.elsevier.com/c/1hXFU,Nz~NRr…

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Anita Zaidi @AnitaZaidi

2 years ago

This week is #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, and I'm thinking about the life-saving impacts of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). Last year, the @gatesfoundation released a great piece on some of KMC's benefits—& how we can help babies grow up healthy & strong! #WBW gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles…

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Melinda French Gates @melindagates

2 years ago

This new data confirms what many women know firsthand: Gender bias threatens women’s safety, limits their access to education and jobs, and silences their perspectives. And everyone, not just women, suffers because of it. m-gat.es/3XZm4NG

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UNFPA @UNFPA

2 years ago

“Bodily autonomy is non-negotiable. It is about choice, rights and the power of women and girls to decide over their own body.” — @Atayeshe At the @WomenDeliver Pre-Conference, @UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem advocated for #bodyright. #WD2023

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Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation

2 years ago

When women have control over their money, they help build more inclusive and resilient economies. #WD2023

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

Rwandan Senator @HadijaMurangwa references quotas for female representation in parliament as a driver of progress, notes that implementation is the challenge. "The men in the room have to be part of the women's equality agenda." At the Parliamentary Forum @WomenDeliver.

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

At the Parliamentary Forum at @WomenDeliver 2023, and Parliamentarian @BayrPetra just shared a great quote: "If a woman goes into politics, it will change her life. If many women go into politics, it will change politics."

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Ann Starrs @annmstarrs

2 years ago

At @WomenDeliver pre-conference, Alvaro Bermejo of @ippf emphasizes focusing on an integrated package of essential services—"don't start separating out elements of #SRHR that we are more comfortable with; we have to treat it as a package and put the girl or woman at the center."

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Maternal Health Initiative @Wilson_MHI

2 years ago

@Myriam_Sidibe @UNFPA @V_F_Spencer @FCDOGovUK Fundamentally, we must address the issue of power, says @annmstarrs of @gatesfoundation. Women must have power over their own bodies, over their own futures, and over their own choices. #WD2023 @UNFPA

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Kirsten Sherk @MeEloise

2 years ago

@annmstarrs @gatesfoundation reminds us that when health services are integrated and center women and girls, _use_ of those service increase. Combine that with innovation for simplifying and streamlining care... we could revolutionize SRH and maternal health care. #WD2023 @UNFPA

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Dr. Samukeliso Dube @DrSamukeliso

2 years ago

@V_F_Spencer reminding us we shouldn’t be divided by opposition. Those who work day and night to constrict women’s rights should not win. We all are for families but also for hope, equity and pleasure. Lets end maternal deaths-no compromise @FP2030Global @annmstarrs #WD2023

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PMNCH @PMNCH

2 years ago

@Malala @staceyabrams @bhavyadn03 @MeretteKhalil @DavidImbago @DavidGomezCanon @AkumawahC @GargKalpa @FlaviaBustreo @WomenDeliver @UNICEFhealth @Pop_Council @YosimbomJ @CwKabiru @MalihaKhanWD @brixi_hana @WorldBank @aphrc @Hub_YIELD @FondationBotnar Thank you @Malala for being such a powerful voice for the well-being of the #1point8 billion young people living in the world today. Your unwavering commitment to empowering youth is an inspiration to all of us. #WD2023 Join us ➡️ 1point8.org

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PMNCH @PMNCH

2 years ago

‼️Listen to adolescents girls! What an amazing panel: “It’s important that those that we talk about are the ones leading the movement” - @Malala “Our obligation is not only to say we support adolescent girls, but invest in their future” @staceyabrams #1point8 #WD2023

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