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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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Protesters outside of the Argentine Senate on August 8, 2018, when a bill to legalize abortion was being debated.

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International Men’s Day: 7 ways to be a male ally on abortion

19 November is IMD and this year's theme is "men leading by example". So here are a few ways you can take the lead and be a great male ally when it comes to abortion.
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WISH Family Planning

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New flagship health programme to transform the lives of millions of women and girls

The lives of millions of women and girls across Africa and South Asia will be transformed by new sexual and reproductive healthcare programmes led by IPPF and Marie Stopes International.
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28 September 2018

Watch: 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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30 October 2018

Watch: Ending child marriage in Malawi

Malawi has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. It's estimated that 47% of women and girls are married before the age of 18. Watch our short film on how our member association, Family Planning Association Malawi (FPAN) is helping to put an end to child marriage.
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young people botswana

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IPPF and Government of Canada new partnership for youth

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is delighted to welcome today’s announcement of a new partnership between Global Affairs Canada and IPPF to deliver Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) programs through Centers of Excellence in Latin America, West Africa and East Africa.
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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

IPPF's 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

The database contains 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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