Knowledge networking for family planning: The potential for virtual communities of practice to move forward the global reproductive health agenda
Knowledge networking for family planning: The potential for virtual communities of practice to move forward the global reproductive health agenda
This paper highlights experience from five years of using virtual communication tools developed by the World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research (WHO/RHR) and its partners in the Implementing Best Practices (IBP) in Reproductive Health Initiative to help bridge the knowledge-to-practice gap among family planning and reproductive health professionals. It explores how communities of practice and virtual networks offer a unique low-cost way to convene public health pr