At the 5th Annual International Conference on Family Planning, YLabs joined a panel hosted by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation panel to discuss quality and rights in family planning and reproductive health. The panel explored CyberRwanda and Shaadi Photo, a project led by Pathfinder International India.

When antiretroviral treatment is life-saving and free, why is adherence so hard for adolescents living with HIV? In 2016, YLabs began working with adolescents living with HIV in Rwanda and South Africa to understand what prevents them from taking their treatment.

In public health, youth involvement in design is in its infancy. Too often, programs are designed by smart grown-ups around a whiteboard, with a scientific literature review of what's already been done. Youth might be consulted through focus groups, but sometimes not until after the program's been designed.