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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.
A U.S. state legislator working to protect abortion access in her state is finding inspiration in Mexico’s abortion rights movement. Here’s our Q & A with Rep. Julie von Haefen of North Carolina:
There are more refugees and displaced people than ever before—more than 100 million according to current estimates. While it is often believed that abortion care is not a priority need in refugee camps and other humanitarian settings, a study from the Central African Republic (CAR) adds to the growing body of evidence that it is.
COVID-19 regulations can limit both patients and health providers, curbing people’s ability to access short-term contraception—and making long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) much more desirable. That’s why Ipas Southern Africa Region’s LARC Pu …
Ipas Bolivia is supporting health centers to offer free sexual and reproductive health care to undocumented migrants and training health-care providers in care that is sensitive to the needs of this population.
Research findings from Mozambique and Bangladesh Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent, disrupting national economies and individual lives.
Este recurso está destinado a apoyar a promotores que trabajan para lograr acceso universal a servicios de atención integral al aborto, centrada en la persona, asà como un entorno propicio para que las personas puedan ejercer su salud y derechos sexuales y reproductivos.
Cette ressource est destinée à soutenir les personnes qui plaident pour la concrétisation de l’accès universel à des soins d’avortement complets et centrés sur la personne, et à la mise en place d’un environnement propice à l’exercice de la santé et des droits sexuels et reproductifs.
Abortion is only legal in Indonesia for medical emergencies and in cases of rape within the first six weeks of pregnancy. However, lack of standard processes for assisting survivors of sexual violence has left them struggling to access abortion care wi …
Around the world, countries are expanding abortion rights and access. Since 2000, 37 countries have liberalized abortion laws. Sadly, the United States is poised to go backward.
This resource is intended to support advocates who are working to achieve universal access to comprehensive, person-centered abortion care and an enabling environment for people to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Ipas Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently helped develop a training curriculum and set of health system tools for comprehensive abortion care (CAC) in a vital step toward implementing the Maputo Protocol. These tools will enable access to legal …