International – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

19 Jan

Updated guidance highlights unmet needs in endometriosis care

JordanLatest NewsEndometriosis, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

NEW international guidance has highlighted persistent gaps in the diagnosis, management, and long-term support of people living with endometriosis, calling for earlier recognition and more integrated reproductive healthcare pathways.

10 Dec

Sperm donor with rare cancer-causing mutation fathers nearly 200 children across Europe

JordanLatest Newscancer, Denmark, International, Pregnancy, sperm donor

The man donated sperm to Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, starting in 2005

09 Nov

A first-time HPV vaccination campaign sees some success — and strong resistance in Pakistan

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, HPV, International, Pakistan, Reproductive rights, Vaccine

This fall saw Pakistan's first-ever campaign to administer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects girls from cervical cancer. The vaccine is highly effective, according to global health groups, and is routinely administered in some 150 countries.

04 Nov

Guttmacher Releases Most Comprehensive Evidence to Date on Global Family Planning Gaps, Investment and Economic Returns

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Today the Guttmacher Institute unveiled findings from two groundbreaking research initiatives revealing the most comprehensive evidence to date of the transformative impact of family planning on women’s lives—underscoring the urgent need for sustained investment in global sexual and reproductive health. The new evidence has been released at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), which kicked off today in Bogotá, Colombia. The two complementary studies—Adding It Up and FP-Impact—demonstrate that investing in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care delivers immediate, life-saving benefits while simultaneously functioning as economic “seed funding” that expands national workforces and generates sustained economic returns.

04 Nov

Globally Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning

ChaseLatest NewsContraception, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

The increased use reflects a major health success that has allowed millions of young people to avoid unintended pregnancy and exercise choice over their futures, but UNFPA said that “for far too many, the basic human right to choose whether to have children continues to be undermined.”

03 Nov

Postpartum Psychosis: International Experts Seek to Save Lives of Mothers, Babies

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Post partum Depression, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights

An international panel of leading women’s mental health experts – including UVA Health’s Jennifer Payne, MD – is calling to reclassify postpartum psychosis as its own category of mental illness to improve the care new mothers receive.

01 Nov

Global Movement for Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Begins

RandyLatest NewsInternational, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health

The seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) is taking place 1–6 November 2025 in the vibrant city of Bogotá, Colombia at the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center. ICFP 2025 will unite leaders, advocates, and innovators from across the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) community to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and drive progress toward achieving and safeguarding SRHR for all.

19 Oct

The Ripple Effects of the U.S. Retreat from International Reproductive Care

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights

U.S. cuts to global health funding are putting reproductive rights, healthcare access and human rights at risk worldwide. Human rights experts discuss exactly what’s happening—and what would stop the suffering.

17 Oct

US aid cuts severely undermine Senegal’s fight against HIV

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, HIV, International, Reproductive rights

By reducing staff and access to treatment, the suspension of USAID and other funding threatens the country’s progress in HIV care

13 Oct

The Impact of Trump’s Cuts on Global Reproductive Health

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

A global survey of partners conducted by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in April revealed the widespread impact of the Trump Administration’s funding cuts, putting essential sexual and reproductive healthcare at risk for millions worldwide.

13 Oct

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, HIV, International, Maldives, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) for EMTCT of HIV and syphilis. This makes the Maldives the first country in the world to achieve ‘triple elimination’.

11 Oct

Global Experts Converge At Suraksha Diagnostics To Explore Cutting-Edge Genetic Solutions For Reproductive Health

RileyLatest NewsHealthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Suraksha Diagnostics , a diagnostic chain, brought together global experts for a scientific session on “Advances in Genetics & Reproductive Health.” The event focused on the latest developments in Prenatal, Postnatal, and Preimplantation Genetic Testing, crucial for early diagnosis and improved reproductive outcomes.

05 Oct

WHO, FIGO, ICM urge better prevention, faster diagnosis and treatment to address world’s leading childbirth complication

JordanLatest Newschildbirth, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

Published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the guidelines introduce new objective diagnostic criteria for detecting PPH, based on the largest study on the topic to date – also published today in The Lancet.

28 Sep

International Safe Abortion Day 2025

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Access, Healthcare, International, Reproductive rights

International Safe Abortion Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of safe, respectful and rights-based abortion care as a fundamental part of health and human rights. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN’s Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP) remain committed to ensuring that all people have access to quality abortion care as part of universal health coverage and essential health services.

23 Sep

New digital tools expand access and enhance quality in comprehensive abortion care

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Healthcare, International, WHO

Abortion is a safe procedure when carried out in line with evidence-based practices, many of which are reflected in the World Health Organization’s Abortion care guidelines. However, half of abortions that occur around the world are unsafe, meaning the procedure is carried out by a person lacking the necessary skills and/or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards. Life-threatening complications that may result from unsafe abortion include haemorrhage, infection, and injury to the genital tract and internal organs.