NGO Networks for Health (Networks) is an innovative five-year global health project created to meet the burgeoning need for family planning, reproductive health, child survival, and HIV/AIDs (FP/RH/CS/HIV) information and services in developing countries.

More than 80 million people are being added to the world's population every year-the largest population increases in history. Ninety-eight percent of this growth is taking place in developing countries where health care systems are already overburdened.

These growing numbers, combined with heightened awareness of the importance of FP/RH/CS/HIV, has led to a burgeoning demand for health information and services. Countries find their health care delivery systems under tremendous pressures to meet the needs of their growing populations.

Aware that new forms of cooperation are called for if communities are to meet these challenges, five PVO Partners -- ADRA, CARE, PATH, Plan International, and Save the Children -- are collaborating to implement the Networks project. Networks' vision is to empower and enable individuals, families, and communities to improve their health. Networks pursues its vision by creating innovative and enduring NGO partnerships and fostering and supporting networks that enhance the scale and quality of FP/RH/CS/HIV programs. Networks has begun project activities in Armenia, Malawi, and Nicaragua with more countries to follow.

Networks is Achieving More Together.