Month: March 2017

East African states launch initiative to reactivate family planning services

Policymakers and health campaigners attended the launch of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) which is supported by bilateral donors and foundations to expand access to contraceptives among women of child bearing age in the region. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for planning and devolution, Mwangi Kiunjuri said the launch of a home grown initiative to reactivate family planning… Continue reading East African states launch initiative to reactivate family planning services

Malawi NGOs to be hit by Trump’s abortion order

Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) in Malawi that provide and promote abortion after receiving funds from the United States will have to anticipate for aid cut as the Donald Trump administration signed a decree to do so. Weeks ago, the US leader reinstated a global gag rule that bans U.S.-funded groups around the world from discussing abortion.… Continue reading Malawi NGOs to be hit by Trump’s abortion order

Why have four children when you could have seven? Family planning in Niger

Roukaya Hamani has an in-law problem. Her husband’s parents want more grandbabies, but she doesn’t want any more children right now. She’s already given birth four times; one of the babies died, and so now she has three, ages seven, five, and 16 months. She’s 18 years old. “I just pray to God to bless… Continue reading Why have four children when you could have seven? Family planning in Niger

UNFPA Providing Frontline Emergency Response to Families Fleeing West Mosul

As more people flee the current fighting in the West of Mosul city reaching around 97,000 individuals, UNFPA is stepping up efforts to meet their reproductive health needs and gender-based violence concerns. In Qayarra and Jadaa camps currently hosting over 50,000 individuals and still receiving more families from West Mosul, UNFPA is supporting a delivery… Continue reading UNFPA Providing Frontline Emergency Response to Families Fleeing West Mosul

Filipino women struggle for birth control

In January, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued an executive order calling for the full implementation of the so-called Reproductive Health Law that would give an estimated 6 million women in need access to birth control. According to government data, an estimated 2 million of those women are poor and require government assistance to access contraceptives. But unless… Continue reading Filipino women struggle for birth control

She Started A Charity To Revolutionize The Way Women In Myanmar Talk About Sex, Bodies & Reproductive Health

We are seeing a sexual revolution happening around the world. For some, the phrase “sexual revolution” can foster discomfort at the thought of (especially) women owning their sexual desires and decisions. But this revolution goes far beyond the act of sexual intercourse, and instead carries with it a vital tool of empowerment for women. The… Continue reading She Started A Charity To Revolutionize The Way Women In Myanmar Talk About Sex, Bodies & Reproductive Health

Govt Ignores Health Warnings, Lists Injectable Contraceptives For Women

Despite misgivings of health activists, the central health ministry remains committed to controversial injectable contraceptives for women. Union health minister JP Nadda, while answering questions in the Lok Sabha, listed injectable contraceptives as one of the new measures the Centre had taken for its family planning programme. The injections containing Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DPMA) were… Continue reading Govt Ignores Health Warnings, Lists Injectable Contraceptives For Women

Women’s needs take back seat under threat of dzud in Mongolia

Mongolia was struck by harsh conditions this winter, raising risks for pastoral and nomadic communities. An estimated 165,000 people were affected, according to the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Mongolia. The situation has caused particular concern for women and girls, who are experiencing limited access to sexual and reproductive health supplies and care and increased vulnerability to gender-based… Continue reading Women’s needs take back seat under threat of dzud in Mongolia

POPCOM worries over declining access to family planning of Pinoys

BY 2022, the Philippine population may explode to 113,798,224 according to the estimate of the Commission on Population (Popcom). From its current count at 104 million today (2017), Popcom stressed, here will be a greater possibility that the population may increase following the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court in 2015 to the… Continue reading POPCOM worries over declining access to family planning of Pinoys