Category Search: Sexual and reproductive health care

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  • Article, 11 May 2012 | During the International Aids Conference in July in Washington the Universal Access to Female Condoms (UAFC) Joint Programme will attempt to break the Guinness World Record of longest chain of paper dolls. This is part of her Paper doll campaign, in which people from all over the world write their message on paper dolls explaining why they need female condoms. In order to break the record 30.000 dolls will be collected before and during the conference. Read more
  • Article, 12 December 2011 | The book "Making female condoms available and accessible, a guide on implementing female condom programs" is an important and concrete result of the work of UAFC and its partners. This Implementation Guide represents the experiences, lessons learned, challenges and successes of the female condom programs of our colleagues in Cameroon, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. These programs are being implemented in very distinct contexts and have been adapted accordingly. Each program has generated new ideas and insights regarding what it means to conduct female condom programming successfully. Read more
  • Article, 12 December 2011 | Every woman and man has the right to sexual and reproductive health. A growing number of women and men in developing countries have a need for family planning and HIV prevention. The UAFC Joint Programme was set up to answer this growing need and make the female condom widely available. An added advantage of the female condom is that it is woman-initiated. Having more control over their own bodies and sexuality makes women less vulnerable. Read more
  • Press release, 31 May 2011 | At the UN, Mrs. Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza, the First Lady of Mozambique pleaded for a better availability of female condoms worldwide. She did so by writing her statement on Zawadi, one of many paper dolls. From all over the world these paper dolls came to New York, with statements from men and women asking for female condoms. Afterwards Zawadi flew to the Netherlands. There she, and many more dolls from around the globe, presented them at the UAFC conference on female condoms in November of this year. Read more
  • Article, 12 December 2011 | Save Women’s Lives aims to increase public awareness and influence public opinion to foster and enhance support among decision makers for policies that seek to improve maternal health (MDG 5). Read more
  • Calendar, 25 January 2012 | The conference will provide an opportunity for individuals working in Scotland to consider some of the important challenges and opportunities for sexual health and wellbeing. Read more
  • Calendar, 09 January 2012 | Women and men have multiple sexual and reproductive health needs in various social, cultural and political contexts. International population policy has recently shifted to the enhancement of reproductive and sexual health. Read more