• The World Health Organization has Norway's full support. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 90% of children living with HIV acquired the infection perinatally-during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding [ 1 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The World Health Assembly (resolution 58.23 on 'Disability, including prevention, management and rehabilitation') requested the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General to produce a World report on disability based on the best available scientific evidence. (right-to-education.org)
  • The World Health Organization and many other institutions, are trying to promote simple and economic ways to save millions of mothers and children. (voanews.com)
  • Numerous health organizations, including the World Health Organization , the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists , and the American Public Health Association support allowing advanced practice clinicians to perform abortion services. (maine.gov)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) first published guidance for national tuberculosis control programmes on managing tuberculosis in children (hereafter called "the Guidance") in 2006. (bvsalud.org)
  • The guidelines for maternal and newborn care following emergencies and disasters in the Philippines, 4 developed by the Philippines Department of Health (DOH), World Health Organization Representative Office in the Philippines and United Nations Children's Fund were ready and distributed from mid-December of 2013, just six weeks after Haiyan. (who.int)
  • Disrespect and abuse (in Brazil called obstetric violence), described by different terms, is increasingly used in social activism, in academic research and public policy formulation, and was recently recognized as a public health issue by the World Health Organization. (bvsalud.org)
  • Its relevance and legitimacy as a public health problem was corroborated by the recent statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) called " The prevention and elimination of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth ", 13 and by the creation of the Mother and Baby-friendly Childbirth Facility Initiative. (bvsalud.org)
  • University of Michigan's CIRHT works with health sciences schools to integrate hands-on, clinical training in comprehensive reproductive health care, including family planning and safe abortion. (umich.edu)
  • Treatment for HIV and access to comprehensive reproductive health services should be a right for everyone, including the forcibly displaced. (unhcr.org)
  • Oregon led the nation by passing the most comprehensive reproductive health legislation at the time. (ktvu.com)
  • These laws are instrumental in protecting patients, doctors, and healthcare workers from harassment and intimidation and allow women to safely access critical reproductive health services. (feminist.org)
  • Contraception is a critical component of sexual and reproductive health equity and well-being that includes the range of methods and associated health care that assist individuals in achieving their reproductive desires. (apha.org)
  • Throughout this statement, we refer to potential contraceptive users as individuals or people rather than "women" because those who have the capacity to reproduce and need access to contraception include cisgender women and men and transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people. (apha.org)
  • We work with partners around the world to advance reproductive justice by expanding access to abortion and contraception. (ipas.org)
  • Approximately one-third of maternal deaths could be prevented if all women had access to effective contraception. (truthout.org)
  • As access to both modern methods of contraception and antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) expands, women with HIV enter the largely uncharted territory of potential drug interactions. (hindawi.com)
  • As the world responds to the COVID-19 crisis, funding and access to SRHR, including modern contraception, safe abortion, and maternal health services must be prioritized. (womendeliver.org)
  • The Defense Health Agency recently issued an Administrative Instruction for access to walk-in contraception services across the Military Health System, letting beneficiaries discuss and receive their preferred and medically appropriate care. (health.mil)
  • Walk-in contraception services let the patient discuss and receive their preferred and medically appropriate care to support family planning, menstrual health, pregnancy prevention, and for our active-duty personnel, readiness. (health.mil)
  • The instruction aims to ensure active-duty service members and beneficiaries have access to important reproductive health care in the form of contraception at military hospitals and clinics. (health.mil)
  • These services "give time back to active-duty service members and promote autonomy in making a decision with the capacity for all types of contraception," said Theresa Hart, senior nurse consultant at the DHA Women and Infant Clinical Community, Special Medical Programs. (health.mil)
  • This ruling not only harmed access to abortions, but pregnancy services, contraception, gender-affirming care, and related care for people with chronic conditions as well. (healthlaw.org)
  • In 2018, Inslee signed the Reproductive Parity Act that requires all health plans that include maternity care services to also cover abortion and contraception. (ktvu.com)
  • WRRAP, the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project, is a non-profit organization providing funding for women of all ages unable to pay for either emergency contraception or an abortion. (avivadirectory.com)
  • Therefore effective methods for contraception and safe and acceptable methods for termination of unwanted pregnancies are prerequisites for reproductive health, for gender equality and for the empowerment of women. (fiapac.org)
  • Women and girls in about 60 low- and middle-income countries will have less access to contraception, resulting in more unintended pregnancies, and more-often unsafe-abortions. (hrw.org)
  • From a father in Missouri who's looking to keep his daughters from accessing birth control , to the refusal of key contraception mandate plaintiffs to accept the Obama administration's latest "accommodation," the Hobby Lobby decision continues to reverberate. (salon.com)
  • It was the Catholic Church, more specifically the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference, that largely engineered Hobby Lobby to block the legitimization of contraception as a standard health insurance benefit-a last ditch effort to prevent by law what it couldn't prevent from the pulpit: women from using birth control. (salon.com)
  • Increased awareness and utilization among obstetricians and gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and allied health professionals of the WHO's tools and guidelines on contraception is a possible avenue to changing this. (bvsalud.org)
  • Addressing these inequities is fundamental to achieving universal health, protecting human rights, gender equality, fighting discrimination and improving the social determinants of health," said Dr. Suzanne Serruya, Director of PAHO's Latin American Center for Perinatology, Women and Reproductive Health (CLAP/WR). (paho.org)
  • LRHRR was the only visible organization for women of color in the state that was dedicated to advocating for greater access to health care and reproductive services for Latinas. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1997 and 1998, LRHRR led meetings with sixteen different women of color organizations about reproductive tract infections among women of color which started discussions about the need for a collective vision to promote research and reproductive justice advocacy for women of color. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rodriguez later secured a $60,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to establish the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective in 1997. (wikipedia.org)
  • Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice. (wikipedia.org)
  • Exploring the characteristics of public reproductive health services in the Islamic Republic of Iran from the perspectives of unmarried women: what needs to be changed? (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT This qualitative study in the Islamic Republic of Iran aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to the use of reproductive health services by unmarried women. (who.int)
  • A purposive sample of unmarried women aged 25-60 years in Isfahan city were interviewed about their experiences of reproductive health services in public health centres. (who.int)
  • Professionals who could facilitate women's access to safe abortion when the legal requirements are met often do not have training on the law and end up creating more barriers for women. (ipas.org)
  • Ipas programs also include training safe abortion providers, as well as partnering with Bolivia's Ministry of Justice to train law enforcement, judicial and policy professionals on the legal provisions for abortion-and to ensure that women themselves know the legal grounds for accessing abortion care. (ipas.org)
  • PEPFAR, primarily implemented through USAID, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, emphasizes improving the health of women, newborns and children. (truthout.org)
  • In Côte d'Ivoire, where rates of adolescent pregnancies are particularly high, young women are often hesitant to access potentially life-saving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services. (wusc.ca)
  • Even in situations where young women do reach out for support, existing SRHR services in their community may not meet their unique needs. (wusc.ca)
  • Across the country, communities are eager to step up and support the health of young women. (wusc.ca)
  • Through direct outreach on SRHR issues to young women and their peers, we aim to improve the sense of agency young women feel to make free and informed decisions about their health and to advocate for their unique needs within the health system. (wusc.ca)
  • Through the delivery of multi-media campaigns, we aim to strengthen the social support young women receive to access SRHR from their peers, parents, and community leaders. (wusc.ca)
  • PASSERELLE (Projet d'appui à la santé sexuelle et reproductive pour elles en Côte d'Ivoire) is a five-year initiative (2022-2027) funded by Global Affairs Canada that aims to improve access to SRHR services for young women in Nawa and San Pédro regions of Côte d'Ivoire. (wusc.ca)
  • Years later, adolescents and youth continue to be an important focus of my work, though now with a greater emphasis on girls, women, and reproductive health. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • These were consolidated by the adoption of the 2011 National Constitution, which reinforces the fundamental rights of citizens and emphasizes Evidence brief Universal health coverage for sexual and reproductive health in Morocco2 the mobilization of all available resources to facilitate equitable access for the entire population, particularly women, to health services (2). (rhsupplies.org)
  • Preventing unintended pregnancy in HIV-positive women can significantly reduce maternal-to-child HIV transmission as well as improve the woman's overall health. (hindawi.com)
  • While spread of the epidemic has slowed, addressing the health needs of women infected with HIV remains an important priority. (hindawi.com)
  • Providing reproductive health services to women living with HIV is crucial to improving their overall health. (hindawi.com)
  • The announcement is based on the results from the Call for proposals - Health and Rights for Women, Adolescent Girls and Children, launched in July 2019. (canada.ca)
  • These projects will improve the quality of, access to and demand for integrated health services and information for women, adolescents and children at the community, health facility and system levels. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights on the part of extremely vulnerable and marginalized women and girls, particularly out-of-school adolescent girls, between 10 and 19 years old. (canada.ca)
  • This project aims to increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most vulnerable and marginalized adolescent girls and women, particularly those who are at risk or are survivors, of sexual or gender-based violence. (canada.ca)
  • This project will dismantle barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for the most vulnerable people, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 25 years old. (canada.ca)
  • This project will increase the awareness of health-related rights for the most marginalized persons, particularly adolescent girls and young women between 10 and 24 years old who face intersecting vulnerabilities due to, among other factors, disability, religion,gender or sexual orientation. (canada.ca)
  • This project will address acute gaps in SRHR in order to improve the enjoyment of health-related rights for adolescent girls and young women. (canada.ca)
  • Despite new challenges and strained resources, these organizations have remained unwavering advocates and service providers for girls and women across the country, including refugees, LGBTQIA+ persons, and migrant workers. (womendeliver.org)
  • While COVID-19 has affected health seeking-behavior, the organization reports that there are still many girls and women who continue to seek these services. (womendeliver.org)
  • At a time when SRHR services are dwindling due to COVID-19, these activities are a critical lifeline for girls, women, and other marginalized communities. (womendeliver.org)
  • In many displacement settings - including refugee camps and informal settlements in Lebanon - girls and women often lack access to the critical health information they need to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19. (womendeliver.org)
  • To reach girls and women where they are, Women Now for Development shifted its empowerment and protection services and programs to virtual platforms. (womendeliver.org)
  • The organization has also played a leading role in addressing the mental health impacts of the pandemic on already vulnerable people, as well as distributing aid to families and women-headed households. (womendeliver.org)
  • IPPF works in 170 countries to empower the most vulnerable women, men and young people to access life-saving services and programmes, and to live with dignity. (umich.edu)
  • Women and Health Alliance International (WAHA) is an international non-profit, non governmental organisation based in France with the over-arching goal of addressing maternal and neonatal health. (umich.edu)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice works to build an expansive movement of Latina/x activists and leaders across the country to increase abortion access and affordability, advance the rights of immigrant women and families, promote sexual and reproductive health equity, and transform cultural narratives. (hewlett.org)
  • Ensuring the providers have the skills, equipment, and team to provide the care on a walk-in basis is a leading practice to empower women to make timely decisions for their reproductive health. (health.mil)
  • Additionally, we promote the provision of information and services that improve reproductive health, particularly for women and girls. (unhcr.org)
  • Access to services such as emergency obstetric and neonatal care can drastically reduce the number of women who die during or after childbirth and ensure that mothers and their children enjoy a healthy life. (unhcr.org)
  • Newsom has proposed a $125 million Reproductive Health Package to expand access for women and help prepare for the influx of women seeking reproductive health care from other states. (ktvu.com)
  • Regardless of where they are on abortion, they believe that women ought to be able to enter health-care facilities to obtain a legally protected service without harassment and intimidation," said Jennifer Frizzell, senior policy advisor at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, regarding some Republican support of the bill. (feminist.org)
  • In Uganda , women with disabilities face huge barriers to accessing reproductive health information and services due to poverty and discrimination. (ajws.org)
  • Gulu Union for Women with Disabilities (GUWODU) is developing Uganda's first HIV/AIDS and reproductive health manual in sign language and is advocating for leaders and international organizations to respond more actively to the sexual health concerns of women with disabilities. (ajws.org)
  • Women on Web's service is open to countries in the MENA region that have restricted or criminalized abortion laws. (womenonweb.org)
  • That is why I started to be much more involved in safe abortion and I had to face all the barriers on the access to abortion, and realized how many women faced barriers to access. (womenonweb.org)
  • As a supporter of global health and development, women's rights, gender equality, and free speech, the AHA joins over 130 groups from a variety of sectors to oppose this policy and reject efforts to undermine the health and rights of women around the world. (americanhumanist.org)
  • Following the closure of these clinics in 2005, at least 9,000 people - primarily women and children - were left with little or no access to health care. (americanhumanist.org)
  • NNAF, the National Network of Abortion Funds, is a non-profit organization providing medical and financial assistance to women seeking abortions. (avivadirectory.com)
  • Offers information for pregnant women, medical professionals and policymakers on abortion and other options, clinic violence, and ensuring reproductive choice. (avivadirectory.com)
  • The bill, co-sponsored by 45 Senators and 150 Representatives, will help expand access to health programs for women around the world, ensuring that foreign NGOs can continue to operate US-supported health programs abroad - including those providing counseling, referral, and legal abortion services. (ncjw.org)
  • In a joint op-ed , Rep. Lowey and Sen. Shaheen recognized that "[a]ccess to reproductive health care allows women to more fully participate in their respective societies and economies, improves both child and maternal mortality and empowers women to make decisions about their futures and those of their children. (ncjw.org)
  • We do know that about 200 million women have unintended pregnancies and they have a need to access reproductive health services including family planning," says Dr. Lule. (voanews.com)
  • On this World Health Day 2005, when every mother and child should count, experts say that for too many women in too many countries, pregnancy is a dance with death and not one of joy. (voanews.com)
  • Governor Janet Mills today signed a bill to improve access to critical reproductive health care for women across Maine. (maine.gov)
  • Allowing qualified and licensed medical professionals to perform abortions will ensure that Maine women, especially those in rural areas, are able to access critical reproductive health care services when and where they need them from qualified providers they know and trust. (maine.gov)
  • By signing this bill into law, Maine is defending the rights of women and taking a step towards equalizing access to care as other states are seeking to undermine, rollback, or outright eliminate these services. (maine.gov)
  • As a result, women in rural areas of the state can be required to travel hours for reproductive care, despite the presence of qualified, experienced practitioners in their own communities. (maine.gov)
  • Committed to empowering women and people of color, and aligned with progressives in labor and environmental and political movements, the Midwest Academy became a training ground for generations of activists, a base from which dynamic new organizations began to be formed, and a source of the strategic glue that held unlikely coalitions together through the years when Cold War politics still drove wedges between liberals and progressives. (thenation.com)
  • American College of Nurse-Midwives - promotes health and well-being of women and infants support of the profession of midwifery. (fwhc.org)
  • American Medical Women's Association - over 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to the care of the woman patient and serving as the unique voice for women's health. (fwhc.org)
  • The report highlights CARE's progress in expanding access to family planning for women and girls in some of the most difficult and dangerous places in the world. (care.org)
  • In 2012, CARE committed to being part of the global movement to reach an additional 120 million women and girls with family planning information and services by 2020, realizing that many with the greatest unmet need for family planning reside in hard-to-reach areas affected by crisis, conflict, or natural disasters. (care.org)
  • It's about helping women assume the control they are entitled to, and ensuring that women and girls everywhere have access to the information, services and supplies they need to decide if they want children, when they want children, and how many children they want to have. (care.org)
  • The Catalyst Global name is rooted in the idea that when women and girls have the freedom to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights, it is a catalyst for broader positive change in their individual lives, their communities and the world. (newswire.com)
  • We are proud to work with a range of partners - from manufacturers to ministries of health and service delivery partners - to make quality reproductive health products and services available to the girls and women around the world who need them," explained Bledsoe. (newswire.com)
  • Catalyst Global is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that catalyzes access to innovative, high-quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health products and services to facilitate the vibrant health, well-being, and future of girls and women. (newswire.com)
  • Health policies must be changed, and social restrictions that circumscribe women need to be eliminated. (cdc.gov)
  • 3) The global agenda for preventing communicable diseases among women rests on two premises, namely, that understanding women's health in developing countries, particularly the health risks they face, is important for instituting appropriate interventions to address women's specific health needs, and that women's participation in health promotion and disease prevention is key to the health of families and communities worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • As of February 23, 2016, CDC and state public health departments are investigating 14 additional reports of possible sexual transmission of the virus, including several involving pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • As of February 23, 2016, CDC and state public health departments are investigating 14 additional reports of possible sexual transmission of the virus, including several events involving possible transmission to pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE: Approximately one in five women reported mistreatment during maternity care. (cdc.gov)
  • About 90% of these workers are women, and they already labor for low wages without any benefits such as paid sick leave, family leave, health insurance, or pensions [7] . (lu.se)
  • In line with their obligations defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, CEDAW, as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, States must pro-actively engage in activities intended to strengthen people's -including women informal workers'- access to and utilization of resources and means to ensure their livelihood, including food security, social security, and employment even in times of pandemics or natural or other disasters. (lu.se)
  • In the first stage, controlled descriptors were used, in Portuguese and English, associated with the OR and AND In 2019, the world population of women of reproductive operators: (family planning OR family planning programs) age (15 to 49 years) was estimated at 1.9 billion people. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the second decade of this century, obstetric violence became visible, being subject of numerous studies, art shows, 1,2 documentaries, 3-5 actions in the judiciary,6 parliamentary investigation,7 several initiatives by the Public Prosecutor to defend women´s rights 8-12 as well as a new set of public health interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Health providers used to put handcuffs and shackles on the feet and hands of patients so they do not fall from the bed, and often women postpartum had bruises on their bodies and injuries to wrists. (bvsalud.org)
  • National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) works with members to remove financial and logistical barriers to abortion access by centering people who have abortions and organizing at the intersections of racial, economic, and reproductive justice. (womensenews.org)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) is an increasingly influential organization that works to ensure reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families, and their communities through public education, community mobilization, and policy advocacy. (hewlett.org)
  • In the years since we published the 2nd edition, the legal and policy landscape for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice in the U.S. has altered considerably. (healthlaw.org)
  • Anti-abortion politicians' long-standing efforts to pack the courts resulted in an array of harmful rulings on matters of reproductive and sexual health and justice. (healthlaw.org)
  • The fight for the right to abortion is part of a greater fight for reproductive and healthcare justice, which also includes the fight for single-payer healthcare, universal child care, a living wage, and affordable housing. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Access to health coverage is a reproductive justice issue - we all deserve to have the resources we need to make our own decisions about our health, families, and futures. (ncjw.org)
  • Pregnancy and addiction should be treated as public health issues - not criminal justice issues. (fwhc.org)
  • What is needed are therefore provisional mappings of its origins, magnitude, definitions, typology, impacts on maternal health, and proposals to address it, in order to better make justice to its importance in terms of public health. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is estimated that achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.7 "Universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services," would lead to an almost 70% reduction in maternal deaths and 60% of neonatal deaths. (paho.org)
  • The organization viewed health care as part of a community based approach that integrated health and social services holistically and formed diverse coalitions to discuss religious and cultural norms of Latinas and their effect on available healthcare. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contraceptive use can improve health outcomes and reduce health and health care disparities, including reducing the risk of developing certain reproductive cancers,[3] preventing STIs,[4] and treating medical conditions. (apha.org)
  • Ipas Bolivia works both to improve women's access to reproductive health care and safe abortion, and to reduce sexual violence. (ipas.org)
  • Our staff and partners in countries as diverse as Bolivia, Malawi and India are working to ensure all people can access high-quality abortion care. (ipas.org)
  • Our materials are designed to help reproductive health advocates and professionals expand access to high-quality abortion care. (ipas.org)
  • Authorities in Wuhan disappeared four citizen journalists, Chen Qiushi, Li Zehua, Zhang Zhan, and Fang Bin, who had interviewed health-care professionals and citizens and later publicized their accounts on social media in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown in Wuhan. (state.gov)
  • The Department of the Air Force has issued guidance effective Feb. 27 implementing Department of Defense policies outlining privacy of command notification of pregnancy, administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care and unit-funded travel for those seeking non-covered reproductive health care. (af.mil)
  • Non-covered reproductive health care is defined in this policy as lawfully available, assisted reproductive technology and non-covered abortions. (af.mil)
  • These updated policies are intended to assist members who may need to travel greater distances, take more time away from work and pay higher out-of-pocket expenses to access non-covered reproductive health care because of their specific duty location. (af.mil)
  • Under the new policy, a profile for the entire pregnancy is labeled as "medical" and reflects any necessary deployment, assignment and duty limitations as determined by the member's primary care or women's health provider and public health. (af.mil)
  • The new profile provides privacy for members and ensures commanders exercise objectivity and discretion when handling reproductive health care information. (af.mil)
  • Additionally, all pregnant service members should seek prenatal care by 12 weeks gestation to obtain proper care, appropriate duty restrictions and occupational health counseling. (af.mil)
  • Updated administrative leave policy allows service members to request an administrative absence without being charged leave to access non-covered reproductive health care. (af.mil)
  • The system now has the capability for the member to select "Non-covered Reproductive Health Care" from the permissive Temporary Duty list and submit the request to their commander for approval. (af.mil)
  • Changes to pre-existing travel reimbursement policy establish travel and transportation allowances for service members and dependents who must travel to access timely non-covered reproductive health care that is not available within the local area of the member's permanent or temporary duty location. (af.mil)
  • The Trump administration has expanded the policy's reach, broadening it to encompass all foreign health care providers that receive US funding rather than only those that get family planning dollars. (truthout.org)
  • For more than 45 years, we've been working with partners around the world to break down barriers to health care. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The policy stands between doctors and their patients, and it restricts the medical information that health care providers are allowed to offer. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • And the threat of lost funding coerces providers into censoring vital information and giving incomplete care, which can either mean substandard services or diminished access to a range of health services, including family planning. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Maternal health care (including antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care) is a key component of SRH services. (rhsupplies.org)
  • More work is needed to better integrate these issues into SRH services in primary care facilities. (rhsupplies.org)
  • A training guide on post-abortion care has strengthened the skills of health workers at the primary health care level. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Antenatal care services have adopted information, education and communication messages for the prevention of future unintended pregnancies. (rhsupplies.org)
  • and services for the prevention of GBV (as well as care for those affected by it). (rhsupplies.org)
  • It includes the full spectrum of essential, quality health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care across the life course" (1). (rhsupplies.org)
  • The project will provide training and support for educators and health care providers to ensure that adolescents have access to comprehensive education on sexuality. (canada.ca)
  • creates and delivers transformative health care solutions that save lives. (umich.edu)
  • NAF also provides case management services and limited financial assistance to help you afford the cost of your care and travel-related expenses. (womensenews.org)
  • Staff assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton's OB-GYN clinic display a number of the instruments and devices associated with patient-centered care during the walk-in contraceptive clinic, an essential part of women's health services provided at NHB. (health.mil)
  • The Defense Health Agency is expanding walk-in contraceptive care services to improve reproductive health services. (health.mil)
  • Contraceptive care walk-in services support the overall well-being of the force and optimize personal warrior readiness and family planning throughout their reproductive years, Hart said. (health.mil)
  • The ACA brought substantial changes to the Medicaid program and the entire health care system, including the modes of access to health coverage and the benefits that must be covered. (healthlaw.org)
  • The Guide provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program, and explains the complex eligibility categories and requirements for the program with a focus on those categories that affect people seeking reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
  • In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended access to care while also paving the way for policymakers to test new flexibilities, such as telehealth policies that helped address long-standing barriers to health access. (healthlaw.org)
  • After President Biden took office in January 2021, his administration swiftly began the work of undoing the Trump administration's far-reaching actions to gut implementation of federal health care and civil rights laws. (healthlaw.org)
  • While some of the specifics have changed, they provide a solid background understanding of Medicaid's role in providing access to reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
  • UNHCR promotes and supports programmes that ensure universal access to HIV prevention, care, treatment and support. (unhcr.org)
  • In emergencies, health services are often disrupted and this affects people who need continuous prevention, care and treatment - especially those living with HIV. (unhcr.org)
  • At UNHCR, we promote and support the development of programmes to ensure universal access to HIV prevention, care, treatment and support. (unhcr.org)
  • Tremendous progress has been made in recent years in the provision of reproductive health care and HIV services for refugees in camps, as well as urban areas. (unhcr.org)
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Within hours of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade on Friday, the governors of California, Oregon and Washington promised to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives. (ktvu.com)
  • Newsom also recently signed legislation eliminating copays for abortion care services and has signed into law a legislative package to further strengthen access and protect patients and providers. (ktvu.com)
  • Oregon also invested $15 million for community-based organizations to expand access to abortion across the state and provide immediate support to patients, health care providers, and community advocates, with a focus on rural communities, communities of color, and low-income communities to overcome barriers to access. (ktvu.com)
  • Earlier this year, Inslee signed the Affirm Washington Abortion Access Act that better ensures the ability of Washington abortion care providers to serve any person who comes in Washington state seeking an abortion. (ktvu.com)
  • Similarly, in April 2022, Colorado also added statutory protections for reproductive health care that includes abortion care. (kff.org)
  • As you can imagine, the current healthcare environment and discussions of women's health, access to care, payment reform, and firearm violence remain key to our public health efforts as a college and were discussed at length. (acponline.org)
  • The policy interferes with the doctor-patient relationship by restricting medical information healthcare providers may offer, limits free speech by prohibiting local citizens from participating in public policy debates, and impedes women's access to family planning by cutting off funding for many of the most experienced health care providers who chose to prioritize quality reproductive-health services and counseling over funding that restricts care and censors information. (americanhumanist.org)
  • We were forced to close six clinics, all of which provided critical services to poor and underserved populations in urban, peri-urban and rural areas including family planning, voluntary counseling and testing for HIV, management of sexually transmitted infections, post-abortion care and maternal and child health services. (americanhumanist.org)
  • Conversations about the despicable state of access to abortion and other reproductive care have to lead us to bigger conversations about the inherent flaws in our healthcare system, and what we must do as workers and as a labor movement about that. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Since healthcare access is a union issue, it is incumbent upon unions to protect their members' rights to access family planning services and abortion care. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • To be clear, "late-term abortion" is a medically inaccurate term coined by anti-abortion activists to create a stigma around basic health care. (ncjw.org)
  • Many factors - including difficulties in accessing abortion care, delays in arranging travel and funds to pay for the procedure, and changes in life circumstances - influence the decision to have an abortion after the first trimester. (ncjw.org)
  • NCJW supports the ACA, which has expanded access to health care to millions. (ncjw.org)
  • Each organization offers different levels of service, ranging from pregnancy testing to prenatal care. (supsalv.org)
  • Most deaths are caused by a lack of access to health care, malnutrition, or simple infections. (voanews.com)
  • 4 million are babies in the first month of life, killed by newborn complications and lack of access to obstetrics care. (voanews.com)
  • These health care professionals are trained in family planning, counseling, and abortion procedures, the overwhelming majority of which are completed without complications,"said Governor Mills. (maine.gov)
  • LD 1261 "An Act To Authorize Certain Health Care Professionals To Perform Abortions" allows a physician assistant, an advanced practice registered nurse, allopathic or osteopathic physician licensed as such in Maine to perform abortions. (maine.gov)
  • The Catholic bishops' interest in "conscience clauses" that would allow employers to opt out of reproductive health care services began in earnest in the late 1990s, with the increased viability at the state and national levels of contraceptive equity measures designed to ensure that health plans covered prescription contraceptives like the Pill just like other prescription medications. (salon.com)
  • Measures to ensure contraceptive equity had been stalled by male legislators and social conservatives who asserted that employers and insurers shouldn't be forced to pay for what they called a "lifestyle" choice, not a health care need. (salon.com)
  • Jon Asplund is a contributing reporter covering health care for Crain's Chicago Business. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • There is also a new collaboration meant to help patients who need more complex reproductive health care. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • Additionally, CARLA's partnership with the Chicago Abortion Fund will help patients with funding for reproductive health services, plus any transportation and child care costs while getting and recovering from treatment. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • It's tragic that Indiana is again imposing a draconian abortion ban and denying Hoosiers access to the health care they need and deserve," Jennifer Welch, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois, said in the release. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • We have a team of navigators working closely with patients and the Hoosier Abortion Fund to help people, forced to travel, receive the health care they can no longer access where they live. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • Before Indiana's ban went into effect, PPIL said it expanded abortion care options at its Champaign center and had, in 2018, opened a health center in south suburban Flossmoor near the Indiana border. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • Abortion Access Project - organizing Nursing Students and Nurses, PA's, Nurse Practitioners, and Medical Students for Choice to increase access to abortion and to increase training in abortion-related care. (fwhc.org)
  • The Access Project - Information to improve access to complete health care for all low-income, limited English proficiency, immigrants or refugees. (fwhc.org)
  • Adolescent Health On-Line - designed for health care providers, from American Medical Association. (fwhc.org)
  • ATLANTA (July 7, 2017) - In advance of next week's 2017 Family Planning Summit in London, the poverty-fighting organization CARE has released a new report, The Path to 2020: Delivering Transformative, Rights-based Family Planning . (care.org)
  • As highlighted in the Path to 2020, CARE has invested significant resources to ensure provision of quality sexual and reproductive health services - including family planning - in some of the most unstable regions of Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and Pakistan, resulting in a dramatic increase in new contraceptive users there. (care.org)
  • CARE is also one of the few global organizations working with married adolescent girls, who are among the most vulnerable in any community yet are typically unable to access age-appropriate sexual and reproductive health services. (care.org)
  • CARE is pleased to be working toward the ambitious goals set at the 2012 Family Planning Summit in partnership with government leaders, donors, and other civil society organizations, and welcomes the opportunity to celebrate accomplishments, share lessons learned, and commit to the work that remains to be done at the 2017 Family Planning Summit this week. (care.org)
  • Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. (care.org)
  • In recent years, the organization has increased access to 16 reproductive health products in over 90 countries, including four self-care methods. (newswire.com)
  • Phlebotomy - the drawing of blood - has been practised for centuries and is still one of the most common invasive procedures in health care. (bvsalud.org)
  • PEHSUs work with health care professionals, parents, schools and community groups, and others to provide information on protecting children from environmental hazards. (cdc.gov)
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) External is a professional membership organization of 64,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. (cdc.gov)
  • AAP recommendations form the basis of pediatric preventive health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Limited transmission to health care the population in several countries [ 4,6 ]. (who.int)
  • 2 The disruption of access to reproductive health care after Haiyan meant that prenatal care, birth attendance, postpartum care and family planning services were urgently required as part of the response. (who.int)
  • The training was aimed at all those involved in the delivery and care of newborns: municipal health officers, maternity ward nurses, resident physicians and rural health midwives who were prioritized. (who.int)
  • This new protocol provided simple, cost-effective intrapartum and newborn care interventions for skilled health professionals that improved neonatal and maternal care. (who.int)
  • This entry was posted in Universal health coverage and tagged Cost of Illness , Delivery of Health Care , Health Services Accessibility , Healthcare Financing , Program Evaluation by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • The health care system provided through the Migrant Health Program appears to be underutilized, partially due to barriers to health care access. (cdc.gov)
  • Improved education for health care providers should be a priority. (cdc.gov)
  • Trump framed his new order as " Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance ," but it's unlikely to reduce the number of abortions performed in poor countries. (truthout.org)
  • While the Helms Amendment restricts U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortions "as a method of family planning," the global gag rule goes a step further by blocking aid to foreign organizations who use their own non-U.S. funds to provide information, referrals, or services for legal abortions or to advocate for access to abortion services in their own countries. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Midwest Access Coalition (MAC) envisions a world in which all people have access to safe, free, legal abortions wherever they live. (womensenews.org)
  • The law changed in 1967 to include abortions in the case of rape, incest or if a woman's mental health were in danger. (ktvu.com)
  • Across the nation, states are preparing for the impending Supreme Court ruling on the case challenging the state of Mississippi ban on abortions past 15 weeks, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health . (kff.org)
  • Complications due to unsafe abortions account for roughly one third of inpatients at Mae Tao Clinic's reproductive health department. (ajws.org)
  • and access to contraceptives was severely limited, resulting in more unintended pregnancies and more unsafe abortions. (americanhumanist.org)
  • Washington, DC, September 28, 2023 (PAHO) - During the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), health authorities from countries in the Americas approved a report on access to sexual and reproductive health in the region. (paho.org)
  • By January 2023, all DHA markets will define the location and hours of operation of walk-in services. (health.mil)
  • All nongovernmental organizations receiving US support must agree to this policy. (truthout.org)
  • The two most notorious of these attacks are the blocking of U.S. funding for the United Nations Population Fund and the enforcement of the global gag rule, which prohibits aid to foreign nongovernmental organizations that engage in abortion services or advocacy with non-U.S. funds. (guttmacher.org)
  • The global gag rule disqualified foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from eligibility for U.S. family planning assistance if they used non-U.S. funds to provide abortion services, counseling or referrals, or to engage in advocacy within their own countries to liberalize abortion-related policies. (guttmacher.org)
  • In Lebanon, grassroots feminist organizations are filling service gaps to ensure SRHR - the bedrock of gender equality - is still upheld. (womendeliver.org)
  • Christine Galavotti, CARE's senior director of sexual and reproductive health and rights for noted the impact improved family planning access has on gender equality worldwide. (care.org)
  • Ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health services is a human rights issue and a strategy for the development of countries," Dr. Serruya highlighted. (paho.org)
  • We must ensure access to essential health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, keep addressing non-communicable diseases and violence and abuse. (who.int)
  • Access to quality sexual and reproductive health services is an essential component to ensuring a good quality of life. (wusc.ca)
  • The project will empower individuals and communities to advocate for better sexual and reproductive health services and policies, and will educate and encourage young people to engage with their communities and their governments to make their voices heard. (canada.ca)
  • For example, take the case of a foreign nongovernmental organization receiving 50 percent of its funds from non-US sources to provide sexual and reproductive health services, including counseling, referrals, or services related to abortion, and the other 50 percent from the US to provide vaccinations for babies, nutritional supplements, or treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and TB. (hrw.org)
  • Abortion is only legal in Bolivia in cases of rape, incest and immediate risk to a woman's health or life. (ipas.org)
  • Working with our expert partners in Côte d'Ivoire-including government ministries, community-based organizations, schools, youth groups and healthcare providers-we support interventions that target three key spheres of influence in a young woman's decision to access quality SRHR services. (wusc.ca)
  • We have to understand that taking away a woman's right to access healthcare, a woman's right to make her own decisions in her life, is taking half of the population off the table. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • 1] Since people often spend most of their reproductive years managing their sexual and reproductive health by preventing and delaying pregnancy,[2] preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and managing menstrual cycles, contraceptive access is essential. (apha.org)
  • Preventing unplanned or mistimed pregnancy allows a woman with HIV to optimize her own health and has the potential to decrease maternal-to-child transmission of HIV. (hindawi.com)
  • The NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, NARAL Pro-Choice America and the state-based affiliates and chapter of NARAL Pro-Choice America (collectively, "NARAL Pro-Choice America") are organizations that work through the legislative process, in Congress and in the states, to secure policies that reduce unintended pregnancy and the need for abortion, while ensuring access to the full range of reproductive health services and safeguarding the constitutional right to privacy. (reproductiverights.org)
  • From 2010 to 2015, CDC, the federal Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), and the Office of Population Affairs collaborated to demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative, multicomponent, community-wide initiatives in reducing rates of teen pregnancy and births in communities with the highest rates, with a focus on reaching African American and Latino or Hispanic young people aged 15 to 19 years. (cdc.gov)
  • Nine state- and community-based organizations and five national organizations were funded through the 5-year cooperative agreement, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies through Community-Wide Initiatives. (cdc.gov)
  • Teenage pregnancy among clients at Mae Tao Clinic-a health clinic located in Mae Sot, Thailand near the Burma border-increased from 21 percent in 2003 to 30 percent in 2005. (ajws.org)
  • The Abortion Reality Check web site provides information and news on pregnancy termination procedures and other options pertaining to reproductive health. (avivadirectory.com)
  • It provides a guide to non-traditional places, how to find free pregnancy tests in your area, organizations that provide free pregnancy tests and counseling, and low-cost pregnancy test options. (supsalv.org)
  • Pregnancy tests are a crucial step in family planning and reproductive health. (supsalv.org)
  • In this article, we explore the various ways to access a free pregnancy test. (supsalv.org)
  • However, there are many non-traditional places where you can access free pregnancy tests. (supsalv.org)
  • Community health centers, women's centers, mobile health clinics, crisis pregnancy centers, and colleges/universities are all surprising places where you can find free pregnancy tests. (supsalv.org)
  • Women's centers offer a wide range of services, including pregnancy tests and counseling. (supsalv.org)
  • Additionally, they may offer free or low-cost counseling services in addition to pregnancy tests. (supsalv.org)
  • Finally, other tips for finding free pregnancy tests in your area may include reaching out to local non-profit organizations or asking for help from friends and family. (supsalv.org)
  • This includes organizations like Planned Parenthood, The American Pregnancy Association, The Hope Clinic, and many others. (supsalv.org)
  • The Hope Clinic offers free pregnancy tests and ultrasound services, as well as parenting classes and support groups. (supsalv.org)
  • There are various ways to access a free pregnancy test, including phone call/email, online appointment, or walk-in appointment. (supsalv.org)
  • These include purchasing tests in bulk online or seeking testing services from community clinics or pregnancy centers. (supsalv.org)
  • Other free options may include participating in research studies or seeking out local non-profit organizations that offer free pregnancy tests or support services. (supsalv.org)
  • reducing teenage pregnancy rates, which is considered a public health issue. (bvsalud.org)
  • For example, there are many good practices currently underway at healthcare facilities across Côte d'Ivoire that are improving young women's access to quality SRHR services. (wusc.ca)
  • Through pilot testing, research and documentation, and the facilitation of local consultations we aim to strengthen the capacity of healthcare providers and governments to deliver inclusive and accountable SRHR services that meet the needs of adolescent girls. (wusc.ca)
  • We are also connecting some of Canada's brightest minds on SRHR to local healthcare providers to support the strengthening of technical skills of SRHR services delivery, thanks to our partner, Université Laval and skilled Canadian and local volunteers. (wusc.ca)
  • IPPF works in over 145 countries delivering sexual and reproductive healthcare through our IPPF Member Associations (MA). (ippf.org)
  • Help us deliver sexual and reproductive healthcare to those most in need. (ippf.org)
  • What do you do when your employer controls healthcare access? (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Even though some of us have beliefs in our personal lives that will prevent us from getting an abortion under most circumstances, we believe that reproductive healthcare decisions, like all healthcare decisions, should be made between patients and their doctors without interference from the government or any other outside force. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Community health centers provide low-cost or free healthcare services to underserved populations. (supsalv.org)
  • Mobile health clinics bring healthcare services to communities that lack access to traditional healthcare settings. (supsalv.org)
  • The Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services, along with IDPH, will join the University of Illinois at Chicago, Rush University Medical Center and the Chicago Abortion Fund to launch a hotline aimed at these high-risk patients next month. (chicagobusiness.com)
  • This newly structured resource houses the PEHSU National Classroom which allows healthcare professionals access to resources, webinars, and interactive online courses on various topics relating to environmental health. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Classroom is intended to help healthcare professionals broaden their level of expertise in environmental health and stay informed of the latest information available. (cdc.gov)
  • The project will support sexual and reproductive health and rights advocacy through its work with local organizations, grassroots movements and policy makers at all levels of government. (canada.ca)
  • Working alongside local and grassroots organizations, RESPECT will strengthen local, regional, and international SRHR advocacy networks. (canada.ca)
  • The project will collaborate with local organizations to support SRHR advocacy from the community level to the international level. (canada.ca)
  • A global advocacy movement for reproductive, maternal and newborn health and rights. (umich.edu)
  • Wherever possible, we also highlight best practices, policy recommendations, advocacy tips, and legal strategies to strengthen existing programs and address reproductive and sexual health disparities. (healthlaw.org)
  • During those 10 years, we were strongly involved in advocacy for all the aspects of sexual and reproductive rights, developed trainings, developed new partnerships with all feminist NGOs. (womenonweb.org)
  • Advocacy group working to advancing population and abortion and related health services. (avivadirectory.com)
  • Action Canada for Population and Development - is an advocacy organization that focuses on sexual rights and health, reproductive rights and health, human rights and international migration. (fwhc.org)
  • For years Ipas has worked with community advocates and organizations from across Bolivia's diverse population, which has more than 30 indigenous groups, to support efforts to inform and train communities on the importance of ending unsafe abortion and on sexual and reproductive health and rights. (ipas.org)
  • Introduction In UHC, "all individuals and communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship. (rhsupplies.org)
  • The Lebanon Family Planning Association for Development and Family Empowerment (LFPADE) is keeping both of its medical centers open during this challenging time, providing reproductive health and pediatric services to marginalized communities. (womendeliver.org)
  • In response, grassroots feminist organizations are adapting and expanding their work to keep communities safe. (womendeliver.org)
  • This grant would support NLIRH's work to help shape public policy, cultivate new Latina leadership, engage and educate Latino communities, and broaden the reproductive health and rights movement to reflect the unique needs of Latinas. (hewlett.org)
  • Either way, health services in under-resourced communities will suffer. (hrw.org)
  • They also work with Federal, State, and local agencies to address children's environmental health issues in homes, schools, and communities. (cdc.gov)
  • While the majority of countries have improved sexual and reproductive health service coverage, with the region reaching 84% (above the global average of 74%), disparities still exist among countries and within them. (paho.org)
  • Historically, Latinas have faced major obstacles in accessing reproductive health services, resulting in significant disparities in health outcomes. (hewlett.org)
  • Ipas has always been an incredibly resilient organization, innovating and evolving to address people's reproductive health needs. (ipas.org)
  • Recently (2018-2019) we made a survey in order to understand the knowledge of young people on sexual health was, and we conducted research on barriers to young people's access to reproductive and sexual health services. (womenonweb.org)
  • Meanwhile, community-based organizations and schools have an important role to play in addressing misconceptions about SRHR. (wusc.ca)
  • The five national organizations provided training and technical assistance to the nine implementing state and community-based organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • It works with community-based organizations on many programs and grant-funded projects. (cdc.gov)
  • In places where talking about sex often remains taboo, using peer counselors to educate their fellow adolescents has been shown to increase access to and even efficacy of sexual and reproductive health education. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Aspects médico-sanitaires de la reproduction chez les adolescents : comment planifier la recherche sur les services de santé / Herbert L. Friedman et Karin G. Edström. (who.int)
  • Youth peer providers not only educate their peers, but are also equipped to provide friends, classmates, and peers with discrete and consistent access to contraceptives and STD prevention, including birth control pills and condoms. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The Palestinian Women's Humanitarian Organization (PWHO) is using platforms like Whatsapp and Facebook to reach out to people living in Bourj-el-Barajneh refugee camp with necessary information about COVID-19 prevention, symptoms, and treatment. (womendeliver.org)
  • Furthermore, a comprehensive national program for STD prevention must address other health concerns (e.g. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, prevention programs and routine public health surveillance for these conditions already exist in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • They offer advice on prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of environmentally-related health effects in children. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical Toxicology is a medical subspecialty focusing on the diagnosis, management and prevention of poisoning and other adverse health effects due to medications, drug overdose, acute drug abuse problems, chemical exposures, occupational and environmental toxins, biological agents and envenomations. (cdc.gov)
  • The MMWR series of publications is published by the Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027. (cdc.gov)
  • Among its biggest achievements has been integrating AIDS relief and reproductive health services, since HIV is transmitted primarily through unprotected sex. (truthout.org)
  • Codes of conduct from UNHCR and other organizations relating to issues of HIV/AIDS. (unhcr.org)
  • SIS supplies information and services relating to environmental health and toxicology, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and minority health. (cdc.gov)
  • Some states are focusing on clarifying and strengthening long-standing protections for abortion rights, while others seek to assure affordable access to abortion services for their residents and to protect clinicians who provide abortion services in their states. (kff.org)
  • This brief reviews the status of state actions to strengthen and guarantee abortion access to their residents, as well as to prepare for the likely increase in demand for abortion services in those states should the high court overturn the constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade . (kff.org)
  • The major impetus behind this rebrand is to strengthen the organization's growth, commitments and sense of urgency to bridge the gap between innovation and access to quality reproductive health products. (newswire.com)
  • Some $600 million in family planning aid is affected, as is other spending slated for global health. (truthout.org)
  • The US is the world's largest supporter of family planning and reproductive health services. (truthout.org)
  • And in an unprecedented move, Trump not only reinstated the policy, but expanded it to apply not only to family planning programs-as past iterations had done-but U.S. global health funding writ large. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The team at the Lebanon Family Planning Association (LFPADE) continue to provide sexual health information and services in Lebanon. (womendeliver.org)
  • Active-duty service members and other Military Health System beneficiaries will receive the full scope, to include oral, patches, rings, shots, rods, natural family planning, and IUDs in a single visit. (health.mil)
  • After refusing the terms of the gag rule in 2001, at Family Health Options Kenya we lost a significant amount of funding from USAID with serious and damaging effects on our ability to provide crucial reproductive health and family planning services. (americanhumanist.org)
  • Developing and donor countries alike are stepping up to prioritize and make tangible headway in closing the gap on access to modern family planning through increased funding and better policies. (americanhumanist.org)
  • The global gag rule seriously hinders the effectiveness of U.S. global health investments and the growing global progress that we, as a global community, have made in expanding access to family planning for couples worldwide and in reducing maternal mortality. (americanhumanist.org)
  • The U.S. overseas program for family planning and reproductive health has been under attack from policymakers who are antiabortion and increasingly anti-family planning. (guttmacher.org)
  • In the House of Representatives, social conservatives have controlled the agenda since 2011 and have had many targets, including the U.S. program for family planning and reproductive health aid to developing countries. (guttmacher.org)
  • Factors that influence the success of implementing these strategies include users knowledge about family planning methods, the availability of modern methods, and the accessibility to services. (bvsalud.org)
  • The myriad of techniques of the different demand generation strategies, the complexities of family planning services, and human interactions defy simplistic conclusions on how a specific strategy or a bundle of strategies may succeed in increasing and sustaining family planning utilization. (bvsalud.org)
  • INTRODUCTION: There is limited recent information regarding the impact of interpersonal violence on an individual's non-health-related experiences and attainment, including criminal activity, education, employment, family status, housing, income, quality of life, or wealth. (cdc.gov)
  • Effective school health education programmes should be imple- mented in order to prepare the community to deal with this important threat. (who.int)
  • Des programmes efficaces d'éducation sanitaire en milieu scolaire devraient être mis en oeuvre afin de préparer la communauté face à cette menace importante. (who.int)
  • Despite progress in addressing issues related to gender-based violence (GBV), health sector interventions remain limited. (rhsupplies.org)
  • The indicators have been chosen because they involve health interventions from which every individual in every country should benefit - no matter what the country's level of socioeconomic development or epidemiological circumstances, and no matter what type of health system it may have - and because recent, comparable data are available for most countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Finally we present interventions in public health that have been used or proposed to prevent and mitigate obstetric violence, and an agenda for innovation and research in this area. (bvsalud.org)
  • 14 These innovative actions are geared to make visible, prevent and remedy this form of violence in health practices, in the public and private sectors, change the training of health providers, and to encourage governments and institutions for research and interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • We partner with organizations that are working at the grassroots level and that know the culture and context in which they work far better than we could. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • In response, grassroots feminist organizations in Lebanon are stepping up and continuing their vital work while taking action against the pandemic. (womendeliver.org)
  • We cheer on the Humanitarian Advocates - five grassroots feminist organizations in Lebanon - at the forefront of efforts to apply a gender lens to COVID-19 responses in their country. (womendeliver.org)
  • In India, grassroots women's organizations like Sahayog are working to monitor the quality of local maternal health services and to campaign for increased women's participation in the local councils and for the inclusion of women's issues in council discussions. (ajws.org)
  • A development and humanitarian organization that advocates for children's rights and equality for girls. (umich.edu)
  • All people, including those living in humanitarian settings, have the right to reproductive health (RH). (bvsalud.org)
  • Wear your support for abortion access! (ipas.org)
  • In August, I moved our headquarters from New York to Nairobi to bring our organization closer to the work that we do and the partners we support. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The Guide is designed to familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid program and highlight features that support reproductive and sexual health. (healthlaw.org)
  • While the federal funding has been restored, the state will continue to provide needed funding to support access to abortion. (ktvu.com)
  • The Feminist Majority Foundation joined other women's and civil rights organizations to file an amicus brief in support of the Massachusetts law at issue in McCullen . (feminist.org)
  • PRCH, the Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, is a non-profit organization concerned with taking a more active and visible role in support of universal abortion. (avivadirectory.com)
  • American Menopause Foundation - independent not-for-profit health organization providing support and assistance on all issues concerning menopause. (fwhc.org)
  • However, online search engines, local health clinics, and women's centers are great places to start. (supsalv.org)
  • I am proud that in Latin America, Ipas is changing women's lives-and is a pioneer in our comprehensive approach to abortion access. (ipas.org)
  • In the next 50 years, we'll continue breaking down barriers to abortion access and work to eradicate the abortion stigma that prevents so many from making their own reproductive health decisions. (ipas.org)
  • While there is much ongoing confusion about the states where abortion is legal, where it is illegal, and where it has been further restricted, there is one thing we can be absolutely sure of: The status of abortion isn't settled -while some lawmakers are expected to propose new laws to restrict abortion access, others are moving to expand access. (womensenews.org)
  • New York Abortion Access Fund supports people who are unable to pay fully for an abortion and live in or travel to New York State by providing financial assistance and connections to other resources.If you are living in or traveling to New York State and are seeking funding for your abortion, please call NYAAF at 212-252-4757 and leave a detailed message. (womensenews.org)
  • The plaintiffs in the case have asked the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey , cases which have set the federal standard for the types of laws that states may implement to regulate abortion access. (kff.org)
  • On May 2, 2022, Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v, Jackson Women's Health that would overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and eliminate the federal standard regarding abortion access. (kff.org)
  • While it is estimated that roughly half of the states across the U.S. will move to either outright ban or greatly restrict abortion access, there is growing momentum in a handful of states to not only protect abortion access for their state residents, but also to expand access to people who live in states that ban or restrict abortion. (kff.org)
  • While much has been noted about the states that will likely ban or greatly restrict abortion access, some states are moving to enact laws that are protective of abortion rights for their residents. (kff.org)
  • The Abortion Access Project is a non-profit organization with a mandate to ensure access to abortion and other reproductive health services. (avivadirectory.com)
  • Barriers to access to SRH services are greater in vulnerable populations, implying that certain groups consistently experience worse outcomes. (paho.org)
  • The Guidance follows the principles of a public health approach aimed at optimizing outcomes, including the quality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Advocates should reference the Guide alongside this Supplement to ensure that they access both key background information and the most current legal and policy analysis on issues of interest. (healthlaw.org)
  • What makes Trump's version of the rule so much worse than previous versions, and why do health advocates say it will have a devastating impact? (hrw.org)
  • MFWA works closely with both governmental and non-governmental agencies to secure good quality sexual and reproductive health (SRH) provision for the Mongolian people. (ippf.org)
  • Brown signed Oregon's Reproductive Health Equity Act into law in 2017 - a first of its kind bill that expanded access to reproductive health services for all Oregonians and codified the right to an abortion into state law. (ktvu.com)
  • And so the projection is that if the world is not focused on fighting a little more for equity and equity in the health outcome the situation will get worse,' says Dr. Roses. (voanews.com)
  • On Sept. 27, the DHA issued an Administrative Instruction outlining the requirements at military hospitals and clinics for these full-scope contraceptive services. (health.mil)
  • The sponsors retooled the bill and reintroduced it as a measure that required insurance plans participating in the health insurance program for federal employees to cover contraceptives. (salon.com)
  • More Than Medicine: A History of the Feminist Women's Health Movement. (wikipedia.org)
  • This vital work is needed now more than ever as the strides we have made in the global reproductive health movement are threatened by dramatic shifts in U.S. foreign policy by the Trump administration. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Protect Choice is a non-profit organization promoting the cause through education and information about the past, present and future of the Pro-Choice Movement. (avivadirectory.com)
  • The Guide also describes barriers and protections to accessing reproductive and sexual health services in Medicaid and other publicly funded reproductive and sexual health programs. (healthlaw.org)
  • PWHO staff are going door-to-door to ensure the hardest-to-reach receive timely health information, hygiene kits, and temperature checks to monitor symptoms of COVID-19. (womendeliver.org)
  • It underlines the multiple and intersecting obstacles that limit effective and equal access of girls to education and highlights good practices to address those barriers. (right-to-education.org)
  • Coercive interpersonal, institutional, and structural practices and policies contradicting human rights-based and person-centered approaches often impact contraceptive access and reproductive self-determination. (apha.org)
  • This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies. (charitynavigator.org)
  • The logo with blended, vibrant colors in the "C" represents the change and transformation Catalyst Global brings about as the organization engages with partners in projects and initiatives across the globe. (newswire.com)
  • The Council has been instrumental in the design of health products, service-delivery programs, and public policies responsive to the needs of people living in the world's poorest countries. (charitynavigator.org)
  • Under this rule, that group must now choose between losing its US funding-slashing its operating budget in half-or restricting or cutting its reproductive health programs. (hrw.org)
  • The 2014 elections ushered in a new era in Congress in which both the House and the Senate are led by those who are implacably opposed to reproductive rights and U.S. programs that promote reproductive health. (guttmacher.org)
  • An examination of health policies over the last 2 decades in most of the Americas illustrated the following points: 1) Women's health, in and of itself, rarely has been at the forefront of international development programs or national health planning and policies. (cdc.gov)