International Technical Research Service for White Paper

With the support of the Bayer Foundation, UNFPA China intends to develop a White Paper on Advancing Women’s Health through Social and Digital Innovation in China. The White Paper will examine emerging trends and promising practices, explore the contributions of social and digital innovation to women’s health across the life course, with particular attention to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and assess the policy, financing, and ecosystem conditions that can support sustainable and scalable innovation. It will provide evidence-based recommendations to advance women’s health, especially SRHR, and contribute to high-quality population development in China.

The White Paper is intended to serve as a practical decision-support and partnership tool, including to guide future UNFPA programming and partnership development on advancing women’s health through social and digital innovation, support multi-stakeholder dialogue in China, and facilitate South-South and international exchange of relevant Chinese experience and innovation models.

The White Paper will be developed through two complementary research assignments, involving one international research team and one national research team. Under the overall strategic guidance, coordination, and oversight of UNFPA China, the international research team will serve as the technical and integration lead for the overall study, while the national research team will lead case study, policy and regulatory analysis, stakeholder engagement, and validation. UNFPA China will facilitate collaboration between the two teams and provide final clearance of key deliverables and the White Paper.

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