General
The Trump global gag rule: an attack on US family planning and global health aid, The Lancet (Commentary), 4 Feb 2017
Letter: Time to regulate men’s reproductive rights, Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Feb 2017
Meet the world’s new family planning leaders, Jakarta Post, 1 Feb 2017
Much more needed in family planning to achieve Africa’s development goals, UNFPA, 31 Jan 2017
‘Sexual and Reproductive Rights should always be fought for’, Daily Maverick (SA), 31 Jan 2017
Abortion rates went up in some countries the last time ‘global gag rule’ was in effect, LA Times, 30 Jan 2017
A Letter to our Colleagues re: the Mexico City Policy, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, 30 Jan 2017
WHO Should Elect Ethiopia’s Former Health, Foreign Affairs Minister, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, As Next WHO Director General, Devex (via KFF), 30 Jan 2017
How Trump abortion funding cuts could affect Africa, BBC, 28 Jan 2017
Canada to increase reproductive health funding as Trump orders cut, CBC, 27 Jan 2017
Academic
Advanced Maternal Age and High-Parity Pregnancy – Perceived Risks and Associated Provider Communication Barriers in Togo and Niger, Health Communication Network, 2 Feb 2017
The global gag rule and what to do about it, BMJ, 1 Feb 2017
More providers of safe abortion care can save thousands of women’s lives, Medical Xpress, 1 Feb 2017
Are men well served by family planning programs?, Reproductive Health, 23 Jan 2017
Contraceptive Hormonal Implant Removal Services: Experiences from the ExpandFP Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda, Engender Health, 20 Jan 2017
Generating evidence to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of students at Kenyatta University and beyond, USAID/E2A, January 2017
Mindfulness-integrated reproductive health package for adolescents with parental HIV infection: a group-randomized controlled trial, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 29 Jan 2017
Pharmacy provision of sexual and reproductive health commodities to young people: a systematic literature review and synthesis of the evidence, Contraception, 23 Dec 2016
Pilot Research as Advocacy: The Case of Sayana Press in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Global Health: Science and Practice, 15 Dec 2016
Botswana
‘One-stop shop’ saves women’s lives, ReliefWeb, 23 Jan 2017
Cameroon
U-M OB/Gyn training programs continue to take hold in Africa, Global Reach, 3 Feb 2017
Ethiopia
How British Conservative Media Outlets Helped Kill A Women’s Aid Program in Ethiopia, Washington Post, 31 Jan 2017
FP Crucial for Africa to Attain Aspirations: UNFPA, ENA, 29 Jan 2017
Ghana
GLOW/BRO Camp 2017 Equips B/A Youth in Adolescent Reproductive Health, Entrepreneurial Skills, Peace FM, 30 Jan 2017
TMHD holds stakeholder’s forum on maternal and newborn mortality, Ghana News Agency, 29 Jan 2017
Asante- Akim South records zero maternal death, Ghana News Agency, 27 Jan 2017
Kenya
In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy’s Detrimental Effects, NPR, 31 Jan 2017
On ethics of abortion, when does life begin?, Daily Nation, 30 Jan 2017
More civic education is necessary to protect women in abortion web, Daily Nation, 30 Jan 2017
The truth behind contraceptive use, The Standard, 28 Jan 2017
Kenya’s refusal to agree to the demands of striking doctors is making the country sick, Quartz, 26 Jan 2017
Malawi
Malawi needs more midwives amidst acute shortage – Study, Nyasa Times, 31 Jan 2017
“A Little Bit Pregnant”, BBC Radio, 24 Jan 2017 (Radio documentary runs 27 minutes)
Malawi youths struggle to access friendly SRH services, CSJ News, 16 Jan 2017
Malawi needs to reform its outdated abortion law, CSJ News, 16 Jan 2017
Namibia
First Lady calls for sexual education in schools, NAMPA, 3 Feb 2017
Girls should not be denied contraceptives: Haufiku, NAMPA, 1 Feb 2017
Nigeria
Make only the children you can raise — Sanusi tells northerners, Daily Trust, 30 Jan 2017
Teenage pregnancy: A silent menace in Nigeria, Nigerian Tribune, 27 Jan 2017
Bleeding, leading cause of death of pregnant women at LASUTH, Nigerian Tribune, 26 Jan 2017
Senegal
Plaidoyer pour une plus grande diffusion de la SRAJ dans les médias, APS, 31 Jan 2017
Un nouveau projet pour l’amélioration de la santé maternelle à Kolda et Sédhiou, APS 31 Jan 2017
Sierra Leone
Family planning key to reducing teen pregnancy, Awoko, 1 Feb 2017
South Africa
What SA can tell US about rights, Business Day, 2 Feb 2017
Health Minister Motsoaledi on Sexual Reproductive Health Awareness Month, SABC, 1 Feb 2017
Abortion, 20 years on: Still contested, still needed, Daily Maverick, 1 Feb 2017
Women and girls risk unsafe abortions after being denied legal services, Amnesty International, 31 Jan 2017
Tanzania
Tanzania should jump on the feminism activism bandwagon, The East African, 1 Feb 2017
Zambia
Let’s talk about abortion, Times of Zambia, 2 Feb 2017
Matibini calls for sustained and contextualised sexual reproductive health response, Lusaka Times, 29 Jan 2017
