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Dr. Jean-Claude Mulunda leads Ipas’s work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is a highly experienced trainer and outspoken advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
As Nepal suffers through a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, Ipas Nepal has again stepped up to donate personal protective equipment (PPE) to health-care workers on the frontlines of the pandemic. Dr. Popular Gentle, director of Ipas Nepa …
Abortion with pills is a safe and effective way to end a pregnancy, but you must use the right medications. There are many counterfeit and poor-quality abortion pills available. Here are 10 common questions and answers to help you find the right pills.
O aborto por profissionais treinados é um procedimento seguro e comum, legal sob pelo menos uma condição em quase todos os países do mundo. No entanto, mulheres e meninas que vivem em ambientes humanitários muitas vezes não podem obter este serviço essencial de saúde reprodutiva – mesmo quando está disponível para outras mulheres em um país que acolhe refugiados.
The UK government has made significant cuts to its foreign aid budget, including funding for critical and essential reproductive health services. Such services include abortion and contraceptive care, which, for many people living in low- to middle-inc …
This guide helps women know if they can use abortion pills to end an unwanted pregnancy, how to use the pills, and how to know if they worked.
Legal access to abortion and contraception in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was officially expanded in 2018, when the Maputo Protocol effectively became the law of the land. But much work remains to make accessible abortion care a reality.
We’re encouraged that President Biden’s “skinny” budget, shared on April 9, made clear that health, equity, and justice are priorities. New investments in global health, climate, and better relations with countries around the world will improve the liv …
Abortion affects every body. For 50 years, Ipas has supported communities around the world to ensure access to abortion and contraception for all. You can help us protect every body’s right to reproductive freedom. Give from your donor-advised fund The …
Millions of Pakistani women and girls who are poor and live primarily in rural areas are now eligible for free postabortion and contraceptive counseling and care through action taken by the Government of Pakistan. The services will be available throug …
As a global health organization committed to human rights, Ipas condemns the intimidation and violence in Myanmar that has left more than 500 people dead since the military coup on 1 February. The situation in Myanmar is increasingly volatile as the mi …
Advocating for abortion access is unlike advocacy on any other global health-care issue. This publication shares insights and lessons learned by Ipas staff and our partners around the world through decades of advocacy work to expand abortion access. The content outlines key obstacles and opportunities that advocates encounter, plus strategies for overcoming common challenges.
This guide includes basic information on medication abortion (abortion with pills) and was developed to help community members trained in accompaniment to support women with safe options in their abortion care. The term “accompaniment” refers to any support offered a woman during her entire experience of considering, seeking and engaging in abortion self-care.
One short film scores a finalist spot in WHO film festival Mwansa’s Story, a four-minute animated film about one young Zambian woman’s journey to have an abortion safely, has been selected as a finalist in the World Health Organization’s 2021 Health f …
Each year, thousands of young women from across Myanmar migrate to the sprawling Hlaingtharyar industrial zone in Yangon to take factory jobs. But the area has become a hot spot for unsafe abortion. Many of the young workers have little or no knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and rights, putting them on a pathway to unintended pregnancies and abortion by unsafe methods.
We are deeply saddened by the violence that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent, in Georgia. We stand with the Asian American community, our partners and all those who fight for justice in condemning it.
In a major step forward in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria, Jigawa State has adopted legislation to implement the federal Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act. The VAPP Act was approved in 2015 in response to th …
As part of its ongoing effort to safeguard sexual and reproductive health services during the COVID-19 crisis, Ipas Malawi has made a second donation of essential health commodities to the Ministry of Health. This donation comes in response to Malawi …
We believe in a world where every person can determine their own future. In our 2020 Impact Report, learn about Ipas’s global results and our vital work to protect and expand abortion access during the COVID-19 pandemic.