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Swastika

Nepal

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Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
Katherine Mafi, TFHA at Eua Hospital.

26 April 2018

In a crowded classroom on a Saturday morning in February, almost fifty reproductive health nurses gather to learn about detecting and responding to

Katherine Mafi, TFHA at Eua Hospital.

26 April 2018

In a crowded classroom on a Saturday morning in February, almost fifty reproductive health nurses gather to learn about detecting and responding to

Ms. Lovely Yasmin, 51, Nurse Supervisor at Upazila Health Complex Belkuchi, Sirajgunj

08 February 2018

In Bangladesh menstrual regulation, the method of establishing non-pregnancy for a woman at risk of unintended pregnancy, has been a part of the country’s family planning program since 1979 and is allowed up to 10–12 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Ms. Lovely Yasmin, 51, Nurse Supervisor at Upazila Health Complex Belkuchi, Sirajgunj

08 February 2018

In Bangladesh menstrual regulation, the method of establishing non-pregnancy for a woman at risk of unintended pregnancy, has been a part of the country’s family planning program since 1979 and is allowed up to 10–12 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

Delivering supplies to Vanuatu

19 December 2017

Our Humanitarian team were on call to deliver emergency family planning and dignity kits during the evacuation of Vanuatu. The most disaster prone country in the world.

Delivering supplies to Vanuatu

19 December 2017

Our Humanitarian team were on call to deliver emergency family planning and dignity kits during the evacuation of Vanuatu. The most disaster prone country in the world.

Boy reading -  Credits:IPPF/Jon Spaull/Nepal

16 November 2017

For the first time men and adolescent boys, sexual and reproductive healthcare needs are put in the spotlight.

Boy reading -  Credits:IPPF/Jon Spaull/Nepal

16 November 2017

For the first time men and adolescent boys, sexual and reproductive healthcare needs are put in the spotlight.

Katherine Mafi, TFHA at Eua Hospital.

26 April 2018

In a crowded classroom on a Saturday morning in February, almost fifty reproductive health nurses gather to learn about detecting and responding to

Katherine Mafi, TFHA at Eua Hospital.

26 April 2018

In a crowded classroom on a Saturday morning in February, almost fifty reproductive health nurses gather to learn about detecting and responding to

Ms. Lovely Yasmin, 51, Nurse Supervisor at Upazila Health Complex Belkuchi, Sirajgunj

08 February 2018

In Bangladesh menstrual regulation, the method of establishing non-pregnancy for a woman at risk of unintended pregnancy, has been a part of the country’s family planning program since 1979 and is allowed up to 10–12 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Ms. Lovely Yasmin, 51, Nurse Supervisor at Upazila Health Complex Belkuchi, Sirajgunj

08 February 2018

In Bangladesh menstrual regulation, the method of establishing non-pregnancy for a woman at risk of unintended pregnancy, has been a part of the country’s family planning program since 1979 and is allowed up to 10–12 weeks after a woman’s last menstrual period.

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

Banana and donut

30 January 2018

Withdrawal (also known as 'pulling out') is when the a penis is removed from a vagina before ejaculation. Learn more

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

A nurse administering a HIV test

23 January 2018

On 23rd January 2017, President Trump signed an order reinstating the Global Gag Rule (GGR). An order that has denied millions of US dollars in vital funding to organisations who did not sign the order that targets abortion. IPPF visited Burundi to document the impact of the GGR on the ground.

Delivering supplies to Vanuatu

19 December 2017

Our Humanitarian team were on call to deliver emergency family planning and dignity kits during the evacuation of Vanuatu. The most disaster prone country in the world.

Delivering supplies to Vanuatu

19 December 2017

Our Humanitarian team were on call to deliver emergency family planning and dignity kits during the evacuation of Vanuatu. The most disaster prone country in the world.

Boy reading -  Credits:IPPF/Jon Spaull/Nepal

16 November 2017

For the first time men and adolescent boys, sexual and reproductive healthcare needs are put in the spotlight.

Boy reading -  Credits:IPPF/Jon Spaull/Nepal

16 November 2017

For the first time men and adolescent boys, sexual and reproductive healthcare needs are put in the spotlight.