Mission Impossible
23 Jul 2008
Is there a pain greater than the pain of the parent who cannot provide for his child? Millions of parents all over the world experience this pain due to poverty and hunger.

Ghana: Country Eager to Reduce Maternal Deaths
23 Jul 2008
One of the goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is improving safe motherhood. MDG number five aims at reducing maternal mortality by 75 percent by the year 2015.

PPFN trains family planning providers
23 Jul 2008
A six-week reproductive health and family planning providers course has begun in the state. It is organised by the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFM), Rivers State chapter.

India: Emergency Contraception Pill the Answer?
23 Jul 2008
With unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions continuing to be a serious problem in India, some doctors have begun advocating use of the emergency contraceptive (EC) pill.

Q&A: "Reproductive Rights Can Overcome the Conservative Wave"
21 Jul 2008
This year marks four decades of international recognition of people's right to decide how many children they want to have and when, and for that reason there is a great deal to celebrate.

Clinton Vows to Fight "Insulting" Abortion Plan
21 Jul 2008
A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a "gratuitous, unnecessary insult" to women and faces tough opposition, Sen...

What's Next for the HIV Vaccine?
21 Jul 2008
On July 17, Dr...

Bishops told: Get real, visit Tondo
21 Jul 2008
Catholic bishops should visit Tondo in Manila to see the actual effect of their 'blind' stance on population and family planning, according to backers of the reproductive health bills pending in Con...

Why more Africans get HIV
18 Jul 2008
Scientists may have finally found out why HIV infection is highest in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, than other regions of the world.

The sex factor
18 Jul 2008
Britain has the highest teenage-pregnancy rate in western Europe, but efforts to curb it through earlier sex education are enraging the rightwing press and making parents squirm.

World Bank urges more focus on contraception
18 Jul 2008
More emphasis is needed on family planning issues in poor countries, the World Bank said on Thursday.

Abortion banned, but still continues
18 Jul 2008
It may be hard to imagine what would drive a woman to risk her life to abort a pregnancy. But nearly 20 million women do it every year, almost all in the world's poorest countries.

Catholicism and reproductive rights
18 Jul 2008
It’s time to state the truth about Catholicism and reproductive rights in the Philippines and the rest of the world.

Abortion Proposal Sets Condition on Aid
16 Jul 2008
The Bush administration wants to require all recipients of aid under federal health programs to certify that they will not refuse to hire nurses and other providers who object to abortion and even c...

Uganda: For or Not for Abortion - The Facts Are Stark
16 Jul 2008
A lot of women who become pregnant when they did not plan to, face a difficult situation that many people do not understand...

Philippine bishops say they'll deny communion for politicians who back abortion rights
16 Jul 2008
A top Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines on Tuesday backed action to deny Holy Communion to any politician who would support legalization of abortion, ramping up a rancorous debate on family p...

UK Government Strengthens Commitment To Improving Health In The World's Poorest Countries
16 Jul 2008
At an event to mark World Population Day, International Development Minister, Gillian Merron, announced additional funding of £5 million over the next 5 years to the International Planned Parenthood...

FORWARD Executive Director awarded MBE
16 Jul 2008
FORWARD Executive Director, Naana Otoo-Oyortey, has been awarded an MBE for her services to Human Rights issues for Women in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Uganda Health News in Brief: Countries must ensure women get family planning services
14 Jul 2008
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called upon all countries to ensure that women everywhere have access to family planning services.

Vexed about sex
14 Jul 2008
Ignorance of sex is widespread among students. And while schools may be condemned if they teach responsible behaviour, they are also criticised if they don't offer sex lessons.