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Government, leadership and policy
Special Report: As Trump rewrites health rules, Pence sees conservative agenda born again

In a sweeping social policy shift, the Trump administration is seeking to remake health rules at home and abroad for women, gay and transgender people, restricting access to abortion, curtailing support for contraception and narrowing the scope of civil rights in healthcare.

Published
02 June 2019
From
Reuters
Reproductive health
Barriers to sexual and reproductive health and rights among women living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean

Studies have revealed that women living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean are at a greater risk of harm. Misinformation around their contraceptive options and sexual and reproductive health rights has resulted in high levels of unwanted sterilization and abortion in the region.

Published
26 April 2019
From
AVERT
Government, leadership and policy
‘Gag rule’ threatens to restrict women’s access to a highly effective HIV therapy

As we wait for more evidence about the safety of dolutegravir during pregnancy, the solution is simple: ensure that women living with HIV have access to contraception so they can benefit from this medication. But that has become an often-insurmountable problem due to the global gag rule.

Published
11 February 2019
From
STAT
Reproductive health
Jamaica: Don’t Coerce Women Living With HIV To Tie Off

Patrice (not her real name) is a woman living with HIV. In a consultation with her doctor, she explained that she and her partner were planning to have a child. The doctor is said to have told her that she was wicked to want to get pregnant and pass the virus on to her child.

Published
23 January 2019
From
The Gleaner
Sexual health
Sexual Health, Reproductive Health & HIV Policy eBulletin - September 2018

The September issue of the Sexual Health & HIV Policy E-bulletin is available to read online. This issue covers the announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care to allow women to take misoprostol at home in England; a new audit on cuts to contraceptive services; and an e-feature on sex education in schools.

Published
28 September 2018
From
FSRH
Global health initiatives
Q&A: 'Global gag rule' hits Kenya's largest reproductive health organization

This month, Family Health Options Kenya shuttered its clinic in Kitengela, Kenya. The clinic, which had operated for more than four years, was closed in response to funding cuts due to the “global gag rule.” FHOK, which is the country’s first and largest sexual and reproductive health organization, provided 3.1 million reproductive health services in 2016.

Published
30 June 2018
From
Devex
Reproductive health
Survey reveals women experience severe reproductive health issues

A new Public Health England (PHE) survey reveals that 31% of women experience severe reproductive health problems, but under half seek help.

Published
27 June 2018
From
GOV.UK
Women
Almost half of millennial women do not get enough enjoyment from sex, Public Health England report reveals

Around 42% of 25 to 34-year-olds suffer from a "lack of sexual enjoyment", compared with less than a third of those aged from 55 to 64.

Published
27 June 2018
From
Evening Standard
Women
Women at the centre: WHO issues new guidance on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV

A woman-centred approach to healthcare is one that consciously adopts the perspectives of women, their families and communities. This means that health services see women as active participants in, as well as beneficiaries of, trusted health systems that respond to women’s needs, rights and preferences in humane and holistic ways.

Published
23 February 2017
From
World Health Organization
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
HIV-positive Ugandan women complain of forced sterilization in government hospitals

HIV-positive women in Uganda are being subject to forced sterilisation, a new report shows.

Published
05 September 2016
From
Daily Mail
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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