Month: June 2020

Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions

Medical Students for Choice (MSFC) leaders from Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania pose for a portrait after the second regional MSFC conference. Medical students and practitioners from ten African countries gathered at the convening, where they learned best practices around contraceptive use and safe abortion.

Activists welcome pardons, but call for relaxation of abortion laws and an end to punitive measures such as life sentences

DKT Liberia innovates its actions to mitigate COVID-19 impact on access to Family Planning

DKT launched an SOS hotline for pregnant women and women who need assistance and identifying maternal health or Family Planning service providers.We rolled out a phone survey to identify healthcare providers willing to remain open and offered special promotions for Family Planning coupled with a phone survey reaching out to DKT potential clients previously recruited in communities.

COVID-19 Updates & Resources

Dear colleague, Ten weeks ago now, our office quickly transitioned to a remote workforce. In addition to launching the COVID-19 and family planning resource page as well as this weekly newsletter, we also launched a social media campaign asking all of you: what are you doing to protect family planning in COVID-19 response? Now, one… Continue reading COVID-19 Updates & Resources