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Cambodian workers at health day organised by Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia - credits: IPPF/Omar Havana/Cambodia

About IPPF

We deliver sexual and reproductive health services that let people make their own choices. We are local, through our members and volunteers, and global, through our network. We meet need, wherever it is, whoever requires it, for as long as they want it.
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Community leader

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Abortion stigma: From judge to advocate 

When Beninese community leader Simon Gnansounou was first approached by volunteers from the Association Beninoise pour la Promotion de la Famille (ABPF) seeking support to provide abortion-related information and care in the town of Cocotomey-La Paix, he was sceptical. Now he is an advocate for safe abortion access and care, within his community,
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Emergency appeal for the Tsunami & Earthquake in Indonesia

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Emergency appeal for the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia

A devasting 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on the 3rd October, and was quickly followed by a tsunami. IPPF and Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association need your help to ensure the sexual and reproductive healthcare needs of women and girls are met during times of crisis.
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28 September 2018

Access & Abortion: Medical abortion in Nepal

Since being introduced in 2009, medical abortion (the abortion pill), is revolutionising how women access abortion care. Almost half of the abortions performed in Nepal are through the medical procedure.
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27 September 2018

What is medical abortion?

Ever wonder how medical abortion also known as the 'abortion pill, works? In this explainer video, we go through the steps of what to expect during a medical abortion.
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Youth volunteers

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In pictures: The Benin community working together to tackle abortion stigma

Meet the people who are working hard to tackle abortion stigma in Benin.
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Her in charge - Medical abortion and women’s lives - A call for action

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28 September 2018

Her in charge - Medical abortion and women’s lives - A call for action

Her in Charge report presses governments, health, academic and NGO sectors to take immediate steps to stop women from dying and suffering disabilities due to an unsafe abortion by radically scaling up medical abortion efforts.
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Medical abortion commodities database

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Introducing IPPF’s new Medical Abortion Commodities Database

IPPF’s new Medical Abortion Commodities Database, houses information on the availability of quality misoprostol, mifepristone and combined packs of both drugs at the country level. It is a resource for public health professionals looking for information to use in reproductive health care  programmes, and to inform policy.
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