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Partnership between different cadres, such as OBGYNs, Nurses and Midwives is key to ensuring that women & their babies receive respectful maternity care throughout pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period.
Partnering With Midwives in Bangladesh: One Year On
Despite the spending on sexual and reproductive healthcare being at an all-time high, with lower- and lower-middle income countries accounting for 80% of the increase in spending, Latin America accounts for only 4% of the spending.
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Increasing investment in women's healthcare
The inclusion of PPIUD/PPFP services into national policy has been a long term goal for the initiative, and is in line with government commitments to SDG3.7 ‘By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes’, making PPFP a key area of focus for sustainability as the initiative phases out in each country.
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PPIUD Project Economic Evaluation
At the launch in London, FIGO’s Honorary Secretary Prof Lesley Regan applauded these ambitious goals, and highlighted the role of OBGYNs in making them a reality:
Unfinished business of women's health and rights
At a recent National Family Planning Day event in Colombo, organised by the Family Health Bureau and addressed by Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, FIGO Past President and Postpartum IUD Project Advisor, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health pledged to provide postpartum contraception with IUDs and implants across all hospitals in the country.
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PPIUD in Sri Lanka
This milestone is not just a reflection of our past achievements, but a beacon guiding our future endeavors. Over the decades, FIGO has united professionals, fostered groundbreaking research and influenced policies that have transformed lives across continents.
To honour this special occasion, we have curated a series of insightful interviews and stories from our community, reflecting on the challenges, triumphs and the ongoing mission of FIGO.
Celebrating 70 Years of FIGO: A legacy of advancing women's health
We look back an extraordinary week of sharing and learning and building alliances to shape a better future for women and girls worldwide, and delve deeper into key themes of the Congress Scientific Programme.
FIGO 2023 World Congress
What is the Maputo Protocol?
The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights of Women in Africa, often referred to as the ‘Maputo Protocol’, was adopted by Heads of States in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003.
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Maputo Protocol
Promoting women’s reproductive rights as human rights in Africa
Leading Change: Heroines of Health 2022
On 17 October 2022, Women in Global Health held a gala event on the sidelines of the World Health Summit, “Leading Change: Heroines of Health”. The awards celebrate the achievements and leadership of women in health.
Dr Lourdes Capito recognised as a Heroine of Health 2022