Implications for Gender equality and SRHR By Seri Wendoh, Senior Technical Advisor, Gender. With COVID-19 beginning to accelerate in some contexts and a second wave predicted in others, there is now more than ever, a need to be deliberately intersectional in...
By Stephen Heath, IPPF Supply Chain Specialist, on behalf of the IPPF COVID-19 Taskforce. One of the greatest and most immediate challenges for IPPF members from the COVID-19 pandemic has been the ability to maintain services safely. Many members have...
By Karthik Srinivasan, IPPF COVID-19 Taskforce Member As the world continues to grapple with the challenges of the COVID-19 crises, economies and health systems in many countries remain under deep, unrelenting pressure and face enormous shifts in both how healthcare...
By Mahua Sen, Senior Adviser, Health Information Systems and Dr Heidi Gagnebe-Marriott, Director, Organizational Learning and Evaluation, members of the COVID-19 Taskforce. During the global crisis resulting from COVID-19, IPPF’s priority has been to minimize the disruption and ensure the continuity of sexual...
By Alison McKinley, Senior Technical Advisor for the Innovation Programme, on behalf of the IPPF COVID-19 Taskforce Dear Colleagues, COVID-19 continues to present us all with many challenges, as both individuals and professionals. Despite, perhaps because of these challenges, we...
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...
By Dr Jameel Zamir - Director of Programmes and COVID-19 Task Force Member Dear Friends, The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, and it has put immense pressure on our integrated service delivery system. Nevertheless, healthcare providers, mostly female workers, continue...
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 Nimisha Goswami – Senior Technical Advisor, Humanitarian, COVID-19 Task Force Member “Regularly visiting the local communities to provide contraceptives and other services during this COVID-19 pandemic is not easy. But I know that the need for SRH services at...
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...