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Amidst ever-increasing abortion restrictions in the United States, new research commissioned by Ipas shows nine in 10 Americans oppose total abortion bans.
Esta guÃa de facilitación complementa a Los cimientos del cambio: guÃa paso a paso sobre el advocacy para ampliar el acceso a los servicios de aborto seguro, publicada por Ipas en 2018.
August 2022 marked five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled persecution in Myanmar and arrived in refugee camps across the border in Bangladesh. Much has changed for the people who now call these camps home, but the need for sexual and reproductive health services—including abortion care—has remained constant.
Decades of armed conflict, economic unrest and public health crises have left nearly 20 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in need of humanitarian assistance. The internally displaced population is more than 5 million, and sexual violence against women and girls is widespread. Ipas DRC, in partnership with community-based organizations, is working to ensure that reproductive health care—including abortion and contraception—is available to women and girls affected by these crises.
Against the backdrop of a brutal civil war, Ipas Ethiopia helps health facilities prioritize sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion care, and re-establish those services in areas where they have been disrupted. Supporting humanitarian agencies and community organizations, Ipas provides refresher trainings in abortion and contraceptive care for health workers and works with pharmacists and mobile health units to ensure abortion pills are available throughout the region so that women can manage their abortion themselves, without needing to go to a health facility.
Protect reproductive freedom For over 50 years, Ipas has supported communities around the world to ensure access to abortion and contraception for all. Now a global anti-rights movement is bent on taking away our right to control our own bodies and det …
On August 9, Kenyans went to the polls. Past elections in Kenya have been characterized by violence, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Ipas Africa Alliance, with the support of Open Society Foundation (OSF), is working to create a soci …
‘When refugees have control over their reproductive health, it has a powerful impact on their quality of life.’ This August marks five years since more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fled persecution in Myanmar and arrived in refugee camps across the b …
A diverse group of more than 100 U.S. and international organizations today sent a letter to the U.S. State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) urging that foreign assistance funding for abortion care be authorized immediat …
How is climate change affecting the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Nepal? And what can be done to ensure they have leadership roles as climate change response plans are developed in local communities?
When people can safely get an abortion, it not only improves their own quality of life, but that of their families, communities and even countries.
Cette boîte à outils est conçue pour aider les cliniciens, les gestionnaires d’établissements ou les gestionnaires de programmes au niveau du district ou au niveau national à initier l’utilisation du misoprostol comme traitement médical de l’avortement incomplet ou à intégrer le misoprostol dans les services de soins après avortement existants.
Este conjunto de herramientas está diseñado para ayudar a los médicos, administradores de instalaciones o administradores de programas a nivel distrital o nacional a iniciar el uso del misoprostol como tratamiento médico para el aborto incompleto o integrar el misoprostol en los servicios de atención postaborto existentes.
Safe, high quality abortion services are a critical component of reproductive health care. But what constitutes high quality abortion services? This study describes a process used to create a new, more concise measure of abortion care quality, and an approach to defining and selecting a set of indicators that can be applied in pharmacies, facilities, or with hotlines, and for clients of surgical or medical abortion services in all countries. Keywords: abortion, quality of care, measurement, user-centered design, stakeholder acceptance, Abortion Service Quality (ASQ)
The global ripple effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down the constitutional right to abortion in the United States is being felt in Kenya.
The Ipas Collaborative Fund aims to provide flexible funding to local organizations all contributing to our shared goal of reproductive justice. Each one of the organizations highlighted here were part of the Fund’s pilot year—and all, along with the people connected to them, are making an impact in their communities.
Home 9 Search Results Research findings from Mozambique and Bangladesh Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent, disrupting national economies and individual lives. Women and girls disproportionately bear the brunt of clima …
Faced with rising COVID cases and escalating armed conflicts between the military and ethnic armed organizations, many people in Myanmar have had to rely on ethnic health organizations rather than government-connected public facilities for their health care. Myanmar’s fractured health system has been overwhelmed, pushing aside other vital needs—like sexual and reproductive health services.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade officially denies millions of U.S. residents fundamental rights—to health care, to bodily autonomy, and to freedom.