Member Associations

Guinea-Bissau is one tenth the size of its neighbour Guinea-Conakry, but its people suffer equally distressing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) problems. The Associação Guineense para o Bem Estar Familiar was established in 1993 to address the major issue in family planning: equipping couples to make active, informed choices about the number of children they would have, and when they would have them.   Since then, the Member Association’s work has expanded to embrace a full range of SRH concerns. It provides young people with information, education and communication (IEC) and behaviour change communication (BCC) around sexual and reproductive health; it works on the prevention, diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) includind HIV; it provides post-abortion care and support; it provides care for victims of gender-based violence (GBV); and it advocates strongly at government level for legislation to prevent GBV. Associação Guineense para o Bem Estar Familiar achieved these results through a small but committed team that operate over hundred service points, including static clinics and community-based service points. Despite the relatively small size of the organization, it is growing rapidly with strong central support from IPPF, influential government partnerships, and backing from non-governmental organizations including UNFPA.

The main goal of Yuksak Salohiyat is to promote the development and support of citizens' initiatives in the use of rights and freedoms in the construction of civil society, the development of progress and democratization, improving the quality of life of the population by maintaining health, raising the cultural and educational level, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle. Main activities: health care, including issues of reproductive health, family planning, prevention of sexually transmitted infectious diseases, tuberculosis organization of educational work among the population of Uzbekistan on health and environmental issues formation of a complex of knowledge of the population in the following areas: legal, economic, social, medical, gender, environmental promotion of healthy lifestyles participation in the implementation of state programs to protect the health of the population, including women and children Contact: Instagram