Jonathan Wittenberg (Co-President and CEO) highlights why measuring SRHR data is essential to expose hidden needs, challenge stigma and ensure government accountability for real experiences.
Data & research make SRHR needs visible
Transcript: What gets counted counts. And I think this is really especially critical in SRHR because stigma, legal restrictions, often push these issues into the shadows. You know, you'll often hear politicians say and get away with saying, "this doesn't happen in my country," precisely because we lack data to prove otherwise and so measuring SRH needs, behaviors, services—it's not just academic, it's about making the invisible visible and holding governments accountable for people's real experiences.