Global Health Technical Briefs summarise the most important information on a timely reproductive health topic in two pages, and pinpoint the implications for public health programmes. Each brief includes background/definition of the topic, important recent findings or lessons learned in program application, implications for programs, and where to get more information (web site address and/or contact name/e-mail address).
The briefs cover family planning, health care programming, maternal and child health, and malaria, and many are available in Spanish and French as well as English.
MAQ (Maximizing Access and Quality) is an initiative of the USAID Office of Population and Reproductive Health. Its intention is to identify and implement practical, cost-effective, and evidence-based interventions aimed at improving both the access to and quality of family planning and reproductive health services.