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Out of the fire of anger: A women’s center in Tanzania opens a pharmacy to bring misoprostol to rural communities

When the staff of the Women’s Promotion Center (WPC) in Tanzania’s rural Kigoma Region realized women were suffering and dying unnecessarily from unsafe abortion—and that misoprostol could provide an option for safe ... More »

Chanda Katongo
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Zambia’s Chanda Katongo helps lead a youth movement for gender equity—including sexual and reproductive rights

As Ipas celebrates its 40th anniversary with colleagues and partners in Kenya this week, we are honoring African leaders in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights—including the promising young Zambian activist and ... More »

Monday, April 22, 2013

Ipas Africa Alliance Brief: An Exploration of Health seeking behaviors regarding sexual and reproductive Health Care in Busia, Bungoma & Trans-Nzoia counties (Kenya)

In October 2012, Ipas in conjunction with Kenya’s Ministry of Health embarked on a community assessment in three counties in the nation’s western region: Busia, Bungoma and Tran-Nzoia. The aim of the assessment was to identify community ... More »

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Empowering women workers through youth-led education on reproductive health and safe abortion in Nepal

From 2011-2012, Ipas and our partners implemented a series of classes on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)—including information on safe abortion—for women who work at factories across Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. This report ... More »

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Saving and enhancing women's lives

This brochure describes the impact Ipas has made on saving and enhancing women's lives over 40 years. More »

South Africa poster
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Is the door to safe abortion services slowly closing in South Africa?

Seventeen years after South Africa adopted one of the world’s most progressive abortion laws, women’s access to safe services is becoming more difficult and unsafe abortion appears to be on the rise. ... More »

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

Situation analysis of MTP services: Jharkhand. February - May 2011

The situation analysis of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) services in Jharkhand is focused on exploring the current status of service provision at the district level. The study is ascertained with identifying districts where a ... More »

pregnant young women
Thursday, December 06, 2012

Ipas works with Nicaragua's maternity homes to offer special care for pregnant young women and victims of sexual violence

Pregnant women staying at the Jinotega Maternity Home enjoy many benefits: care before and after childbirth, educational programs, and the camaraderie and emotional support of other pregnant young women facing similar hardships in this ... More »

characters from www.notebaja.org
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Innovative game created by and for young people offers information on medical abortion

Any young woman who uses an interactive computer game designed by Ipas Mexico is guided from the starting point of a missed period through an educational journey that helps her decide whether she wants to continue or terminate ... More »

Community gathering in India with IEC materials
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

In India, a new study looks at ways to effectively share messages about safe abortion services

India adopted a relatively liberal abortion law more than 40 years ago, but millions of women still turn to unqualified providers for care each year and nearly 10,000 Indian women die annually from abortion-related causes. A new ... More »

Friday, October 26, 2012

Evaluating the Ipas Behavior Change Communication Intervention in Bihar and Jharkhand, India

Evaluating the Ipas Behavior Change Communication Intervention in Bihar and Jharkhand, India More »

India Education Poster
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Getting the word out: Ipas and government of India join forces in education initiative

Challenged by a maternal death rate that claims the life of a woman every 10 minutes—and with many of those deaths the result of unsafe abortion—the government of India is launching a nationwide campaign to reach women with ... More »

woman on path
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Community-level health workers broaden women's access to safe abortion

In the developing world, rural and urban communities alike can suffer from a lack of accurate information on sexual and reproductive health—and too few trained health educators and providers to reach all those in need. That’s ... More »

girl with cell phone
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Innovative communication technologies reach women worldwide with life-saving information

Unsafe abortion remains one of the most preventable causes of maternal death and injury worldwide, in part because women lack the necessary information to make the best choices about their reproductive health. And sometimes the information ... More »

women talking
Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Medical abortion and privacy: 5 useful pieces of advice will help concerned women

QUESTION: What advice can we give to a woman who is concerned about maintaining her privacy during her medical abortion?   ANSWER: Women often want to keep their abortion private from community members, family, friends and/or a ... More »

Thursday, April 05, 2012

My honor, my body, my health: Fulfilling young people’s sexual and reproductive rights

This booklet describes Ipas’s work with youth to promote their sexual and reproductive health and rights. With facts and concise explanations—plus illustrative stories from Nepal, South Africa and Ecuador—the booklet highlights the ... More »

the greatest violence is denying women the right to access
Thursday, February 02, 2012

In South Africa, a doctor’s road from conservative, born-again Christian to outspoken advocate for reproductive rights

It’s hard to choose just one word to sum up the work and activism of Dr. Roland Edgar (Eddie) Mhlanga, but “fearless” is a good start. In the early 2000s, when there was confusion on then-President Thabo Mbeki’s ... More »

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Abortion care for young women: Needs assessment survey results and recommendations

This report supplements Abortion care for young women: A training toolkit (Ipas, 2011). It provides descriptions of the existing materials and practices employed globally by Ipas staff and partners to train health professionals on abortion ... More »

Friday, December 23, 2011

Young women and abortion: A situation assessment guide

This guide focuses on ways to plan, implement, use and finalize an assessment of how young women and their communities relate to abortion, through locally relevant, community and/or youth-led processes. It is designed to gain insights into ... More »

Profile: Midwife and safe abortion advocate
Thursday, November 03, 2011

Profile: Midwife and safe abortion advocate

Ramatu Daroda remembers the catalyst in her decision to become a midwife in Nigeria: “As a student in general nursing training, I was captivated by the first birth I witnessed during my obstetric clinical posting.” Now a senior training ... More »

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