Webinar hosted by IPPF and Share-Net International Dear Partners, We are pleased to share with you the invitation to our Webinar on Breaking the Silence on Infertility hosted jointly byInternational Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Share-Net International. The event will discuss the burden and stigma associated with infertility, and share people’s personal experience of how infertility impacts […]
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See full archiveInternational Medical Advisory Panel (IMAP) on Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Protracted Humanitarian Settings.
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share with you the latest statement from the International Medical Advisory Panel (IMAP): Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Adolescents in Protracted Humanitarian Settings. The IMAP statement summarizes available evidence on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive (ASRH) and the specific needs of Adolescents living in protracted humanitarian settings. It is intended to inform IPPF […]
IPPF Africa Region’s End of Year Video 2021 – French
De la part de la Région Afrique de l’IPPF, nous vous souhaitons une fin d’année festive et une bonne et heureuse année 2022 !
Increasing Young People’s Access to Contraception in Yumbe, Uganda
Harriet, 18, from Yumbe, Uganda is the fifth child in a family of seven (four girls and three boys). She is the only sister in school, the rest having dropped out due to teenage pregnancies. While she is sexually active with her boyfriend, Harriet uses family planning to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. She learnt about family planning while attending a health education session […]
All about Condoms and How to use them Effectively
In this video by AMAZE, learn about condoms and how to use them effectively. When used properly, condoms are effective in preventing pregnancy as well as HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law
DAKAR, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Senegalese lawmakers on Tuesday stopped from passing to parliamentary vote a draft bill that sought to toughen already severe laws against same-sex relations. Gay sex is punishable by up to five years in prison in Senegal, where arrests and prosecutions have risen sharply, according to a 2020 global review by […]
Reaching Youth with SRHR services: A case study from Pakistan/ W2A programme
SAMIA KHATUN An estimated 64 percent of the population in Pakistan is under the age of 30 years[i]. Pakistan now has more young people than it has in its history. In light of these trends, it is important that policies are in place that can effectively respond to the needs of its youth. Government policies […]
Cameroon Says Citizens Abuse LGBTI People
YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon says lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are increasingly becoming victims of violence and brutality. The central African state’s government made the comment this week after Human Rights Watch reported degrading treatment of LGBTI people and called on Cameroon to hold perpetrators accountable. About 15 people are shouting and beating a person […]
