Medical abortion Infographic
Download Resource This infographic, developed by MSI and Ipas, summarises evidence from a systematic review of pharmacy provision of MA. It highlights the steps on
April 20, 2020
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STEP UP: Using evidence to improve quality of pharmacy-delivered medical abortion
Download Resource This case study describes how evidence generated by the STEP UP consortium about medical abortion self-management has informed practice at Marie Stopes International.
April 20, 2020
Medical Abortion Provision by Pharmacies and Drug Sellers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Download Resource This review summarises how pharmacies and drug sellers are revolutionising access to safe abortion in low- and middle-income countries. Studies from Africa, Asia
April 20, 2020
Piloting an Accompaniment Model to Support Women During Medication Abortion
PSI is proud to be a part of the Packard Foundation’s Quality Innovation Challenge to pilot an accompaniment model that provides comprehensive information, emotional support
March 18, 2020
Innovative Models for Medication Abortion Marketing and Distribution
PSI will use insights about women’s preferences to increase reproductive health options and use commercial marketing techniques to promote new products, such as medication abortion,
March 18, 2020
Safe Abortion
Safe Abortion Overview Every year, more than 25 million avoidable unsafe abortions occur. Legal restrictions and a lack of safe options mean that women and
March 3, 2020
A Safe Abortion in Her Hands
by Maria Dieter, Associate Content Manager, PSI @MariaDeets Ritika Yadav* sat facing her husband, Pradip. They were mid- conversation, speaking quietly as they sat in
May 30, 2019
Closing the gap on missed opportunity for provision of family planning to post abortion care (PAC) clients in private sector clinics
In Uganda, about 8% of the maternal deaths are due to unsafe abortion. Abortion complications remain a significant contributor to MMR, 14 % of unintended
November 12, 2018
Assessing Client Satisfaction of Safe Medical Abortion Services Through a Private Franchise in Cambodia
Abortion was legalized in Cambodia in 1997, but remains somewhat stigmatized. As abortion became more widely available, abortion services were monitored for quality, such as
November 12, 2018
Increasing Access to Safe Abortion in Laos through Landmark Clinical Guidelines
Though abortion was previously legal in Laos, it was highly restricted. In practice, the provision of Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Medical Abortion (MA) was
November 1, 2018
How to Increase Access to Safe Abortion
Restrictive abortion laws and policies put women’s health in peril. Without access to safe abortion, women are forced to put their health and lives at
October 10, 2016
Awareness and Accessibility of Medication Abortions among Women in India
Although the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act has been under implementation since 1972, unsafe abortions still account for 9% of maternal deaths in India. Medication
November 19, 2010
Gender Differentials in Premarital Sex, Condom Use, and Abortion: a Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon
Abstract: This paper uses focus group and survey data from the 1995 Yaoundé Family Formation Dynamics Study to examine gender differentials in premarital sexual behavior, condom
October 15, 1997
Boda Boda Drivers Have Become the Key to Contraceptive Access in Uganda During COVID-19
By Rahmah Namaganda, Medical Detailer Supervisor, PSI Uganda, and Molly Siwula, Sexual and Reproductive Health Project Manager, PSI As the COVID-19 global pandemic ravages national
May 26, 2020
Self-Testing and Self-Care: Breakthroughs for COVID, but Already Being Put to Good Use in the Global South
This post was originally featured on PSI’s blog. by Karl Hofmann, President & CEO, PSI In mid-May, the Washington Post featured an article about innovation
May 19, 2020
Self-Testing and Self-Care: Breakthroughs for COVID, but Already Being Put to Good Use in the Global South
by Karl Hofmann, President & CEO, PSI In mid-May, the Washington Post featured an article about innovation in COVID-19 testing technology: “An easier coronavirus test
May 18, 2020
Self-Care
What is Self-Care? What is self-care? WHO defines self-care as “the ability for individuals, families and communities to promote, maintain health, prevent disease and cope
April 6, 2020
Women’s Self-Care: Products and Practices
Women’s ownership of their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a rights-based expression of self-determination. In this issue of Outlook on Reproductive Health, we address these
March 27, 2020
Women’s Health Project (WHP)
The Women’s Health Project is a multi-regional project implemented in countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. The goal of WHP is to prevent unintended
March 18, 2020
Lahyar Iyali
Lahyar Iyali works with public sector facilities in Niger to improve the quality of reproductive health services. In addition, the project works with communities to
March 18, 2020
Project Ignite
Ignite Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ignite sparks change at every level of the health market so that young people can easily
March 18, 2020
Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health in Niger, Mali and Côte d’Ivoire
PSI is scaling up demand for and access to an integrated package of sexual and reproductive health products and services, such as medication abortion, through
March 18, 2020
Bringing sex ed to school: What we’d do (and wouldn’t do), again
By Alexandra Angel, Sexual and Reproductive Health Technical Advisor, PSI; and Maimouna Paraiso, Youth Strategy Lead for PSI Niger With the launch of PSI’s Global
March 9, 2020
PSI India Private Limited (PSI IPL)
PSI India Private Limited(PSI IPL) Overview PSI India Private Limited’s (IPL) mission is to provide consumers with contraceptives and healthcare products that are safe, effective
March 6, 2020
Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO)
Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) Overview The Pan American Social Marketing Organization (PASMO) works alongside local offices of non-governmental organizations in Costa Rica, El
March 6, 2020
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Sexual & Reproductive Health Featured Story Watch Now In Niger, which has one of the highest rates of teenage marriage and pregnancy in the world,
March 3, 2020
Dr. Dorine Irankunda
Dr Dorine Irankunda is the Clinical Advisor for the Women’s Health Project in Francophone/Lusophone Africa, where she supports quality improvement, health system strengthening, and the
January 6, 2020
James Ayers
James Ayers has nearly 20 years of experience in international public health and helps lead PSI‘s safe abortion agenda, providing technical direction to increase the
December 17, 2019
Dr. Milly Kaggwa
Dr. Milly Nanyombi Kaggwa is the Senior Clinical Advisor for Africa. She has over 15 years of experience managing and implementing Sexual and Reproductive Health
December 17, 2019
PSI’s new Global Medical Director finds the job she never knew she’d been looking for
Many of us at PSI have taken an indirect path to our careers in global health. Dr. Eva Lathrop is no different. From her beginnings
December 10, 2019
Breaking the Cycle: Integrating Menstruation into the Global Health Agenda
By: Odette Hekster, Deputy Managing Director, PSI Europe and Emma Beck, Associate Communications Manager, PSI When it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights
November 19, 2019
Académie de l’Artisanat, an effective way to learn about contraception while acquiring a skill
This post originally appeared on Medium. by Jessica Vandermark, Camber Collective AUTHOR: Camber Collective is a social impact strategy consulting firm, has been working in
September 10, 2019
A Youth Lens on Data Collection
This post originally appeared on A360’s Learning Hub. A Q&A with Joy Enemari, an A360 Nigeria Young Designer Joy’s sister was 16 when she dropped
August 5, 2019
Issue 25
How will global health change when she can use her voice, choice and agency? Find out in the New Issue of Impact Magazine The global
June 1, 2019
Editor’s Note: Why We’re Breaking up With “Empowerment”
by Karen Sommer Shalett, Editor-in-Chief, Impact Magazine @ksommershalett I set a day’s worth of bottles by the daycare sink before kissing my 11-month-old on the
May 30, 2019
Let’s Talk About Self-Care
Meet these 10 Women Deliver Young Leaders, youth advocates from around the globe active in the programs and policies that affect their daily lives, who
May 30, 2019
Why the WHO is Launching Self-Care Guidelines
by Ian Askew, Director, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, including the UNDP- UNFPA- UNICEF- WHO- World Bank Special Programme (HRP), WHO, Geneva, Switzerland @IanAskew_HRP
May 30, 2019
The Time is Now: Building the Evidence for Self-Care
by Martha Brady, Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health, PATH @PATHtweets We stand at the opportune moment for supporting women’s rights and capabilities by moving the
May 29, 2019
A Knowledge Hub for SafeAccess
by Andrea Fearneyhough, Director, Women’s Health Project, PSI It’s time to come together to better support a woman’s right to safe abortion and to remove
May 28, 2019
Why Invest in West and Central African Adolescents and Youth?
Across Francophone West and Central Africa (FWCA), young people too often face socio-cultural obstacles to accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, where and
May 28, 2019
