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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.
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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.
Kiribati
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Doubling Down on Anti-Racism Efforts in Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Call to Action
As we join together to commemorate the International Day Against Racial Discrimination, it becomes increasingly apparent that we must address the lingering coloni
Maldives
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Nurse Shifaana: The Progress of sexual and reproductive rights in the Maldives
Rapid population growth rate led the Government of Maldives to implement its first program with a focus on family planning and contraception in 1988.
Sudan
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Demand for sexual and gender-based violence support quadruples amid Sudan’s ongoing conflict
Since the start of the brutal armed conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April 2023, conflict-related rape and sexual violence agains
Maldives
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Aik Easa: Marriage and Sexuality of Maldivian Youths
Aik Ahmed Easa, 26, has been involved with IPPF’s Member Association in the Maldives - the
Vanuatu
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2023 in sexual and reproductive health and rights
2023 gave us a lot to talk about in terms of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice.
Lesotho
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Step on the Red Carpet: Lesotho’s Youth Receiving Premium SRHR Services through IPPF’s Member Association
Lesotho, a country situated in Southern Africa and landlocked by the Republic of South Africa, has an estimated total population of 2.1 million people.
02 September 2021
An increasing number of people globally live in areas badly affected by conflict, natural disasters, and other fragile humanitarian settings – women and girls are disproportionately affected. Why?
02 September 2021
An increasing number of people globally live in areas badly affected by conflict, natural disasters, and other fragile humanitarian settings – women and girls are disproportionately affected. Why?
02 September 2021
Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.
02 September 2021
Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.
02 September 2021
Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.
02 September 2021
Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.
02 September 2021
Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.
02 September 2021
Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.
02 September 2021
Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.
02 September 2021
Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.
02 September 2021
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and infects the vagina and urethra.
02 September 2021
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and infects the vagina and urethra.
02 September 2021
An increasing number of people globally live in areas badly affected by conflict, natural disasters, and other fragile humanitarian settings – women and girls are disproportionately affected. Why?
02 September 2021
An increasing number of people globally live in areas badly affected by conflict, natural disasters, and other fragile humanitarian settings – women and girls are disproportionately affected. Why?
02 September 2021
Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.
02 September 2021
Knowing how to look after your body can lead to a healthier, safer, and more pleasurable sex life. Taking care of your own sexual health and practicing safer sex can protect you from STIs, including HIV.
02 September 2021
Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.
02 September 2021
Chlamydia is a common bacterial infection, and anyone who is sexually active can catch it.
02 September 2021
Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.
02 September 2021
Gonorrhoea is a common bacterial infection. Anyone who is sexually active can catch gonorrhoea.
02 September 2021
Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.
02 September 2021
Genital herpes is a very common virus that can stay in the body for life, but it usually doesn’t lead to serious health problems.
02 September 2021
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and infects the vagina and urethra.
02 September 2021
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas vaginalis (TV) and infects the vagina and urethra.
