By Riva Eskinazi, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Development and Taskforce Member. Dear Colleagues, Many of you have asked over the last couple of months about the possible impact of COVID-19 to IPPF’s overall funding. This week I thought I can share...
An SRHR Champion’s experience Ruth Kedikilwe, a #RightByHer champion from Botswana, shares her experience on how the Covid-19 has affected her work. #RightByHer is a campaign that is pushing for the implementation of continental commitments, specifically the Maputo Protocol and...
Dear Colleagues, Since the onset of the crisis, Advocacy teams from all part of the Federation have worked together and engaged in a wide range of political initiatives aimed at supporting IPPF’s response to COVID-19 (C-19). As C-19 is affecting...
By Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry(French version available here) The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world causing untold suffering and misery. The world has been turned upside down within a few months. Millions of people, particularly the elderly, have fallen critically ill;...
By Paulin Tra – Technical Manager, Performance, Knowledge and New Technology, COVID-19 Task Force Member The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting countries across the entire planet, including in our region. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa was reported...
Dear Colleagues, Covid 19 has brought home to us just how fragile life can be, wherever we live in the world. At the previous Directors Leadership Team meeting, we opened to the heart-breaking news of the death of a youth...
COVID-19 threatens to disrupt the delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in humanitarian and fragile settings. The Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) on Reproductive Health in Crisis urges governments, humanitarian actors, and the private sector to work together to...
By Ghita Antra - Assistant Regional Director for Programs Quality- COVID 19 Task Force Member Dear Friends, COVID-19 has greatly impacted Arab World Region members and their services and operations. Given our geographic scope, we are responding to the pandemic...
By Alvaro Bernal - Director of Governance and Country Advising, Covid 19 Task Force Member Dear Friends, Covid-19 has presented large-scale challenges to our work in supporting women, girls and vulnerable communities in the Western Hemisphere region. The closing of...
Here is the latest round-up of SRHR content related to our Member Associations and beyond. COVID-19: Pregnancy Q&A We’ve just published a piece answering some questions people may have about how COVID-19 may impact a pregnancy. A pregnancy during COVID-19...