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IPPF Africa Region Welcomes Kenya’s Landmark Recognition of Intersex Persons
IPPF Africa Region Welcomes Kenya’s Landmark Recognition of Intersex Persons Nairobi, Kenya: 13 February 2025 – On 31 January 2025, Kenya has taken a groundbreaking step towards inclusivity and human rights by officially recognizing intersex as a sex marker alongside male and female in the Kenya Legal Notice 153 of 2025.
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IPPF Africa Region Welcomes Kenya’s Landmark Recognition of Intersex Persons
IPPF Africa Region Welcomes Kenya’s Landmark Recognition of Intersex Persons
Congo, Dem. Rep.
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The DRC: IPPFAR Calls for Immediate De-Escalation of Conflict, Establishment of Humanitarian Corridor, and Protection of Women and Girls
Nairobi, Kenya: 5 February 2025 – The International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) calls for an immediate de-escalation o
Burundi, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Zambia
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Major New Health Programme to Expand Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in East and Southern Africa
Nairobi, 23 September 2024 – A groundbreaking £75.125 million project has been announced by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and its partners, the Intern
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IPPF Africa Region Calls for Urgent Action Against Rising Femicide in Africa
IPPF Africa Region Calls for Urgent Action Against Rising Femicide in Africa
Eswatini
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Eswatini to roll out first women-controlled HIV prevention product
Eswatini (27 August 2024) - IPPF’s Member Association in Eswatini, the Family Life Association
Senegal
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Senegal: IPPFAR Calls on Government to honour Maputo Protocol Obligations in Wake of Press Release
Senegal: IPPFAR Calls on Government to honour Maputo Protocol Obligations in Wake of Press Release
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Two Years Post-Roe: Africa's Path to Reproductive Justice
By Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry and Mallah Tabot
Kenya
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Stepping up to contain the Roe v Wade shock wave in Africa: Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry and Nelly Munyasia
By Marie-Evelyne Petrus-Barry and Nelly Munyasia.
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| 16 August 2023
Japanese MP visits IPPF Member Association in Mozambique
On 16 August 2023, Japanese House of Representatives member Dr Toshiko Abe visited head office and the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services Centre of IPPF’s Member Association in Mozambique, the Associação Moçambicana para Desenvolvimento da Família (AMODEFA). Dr Abe visited one of AMODEFA’s eight youth centres in a particularly marginalised and high poverty density area, where youth friendly health services is difficult to reach for the local youth who need them most. Their youth centre functions as the hub of youth target activities such as provision of a range of services from HIV testing and treatment to SRHR counselling and other information and services around sexual health and rights. In 2022, 23.57 % of AMODEFA’s family planning services were provided to clients under 20 years. AMODEFA was established in 1989 and has been IPPF’s Full Member Association since 2010. It is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental association working in 10 provinces in Mozambique. As the leading service provider in Mozambique, AMODEFA provides comprehensive and diverse sexual and reproductive health, including that related to SGBV. Their focus is on vulnerable people such as women, girls, people with disabilities.
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| 08 May 2025
Japanese MP visits IPPF Member Association in Mozambique
On 16 August 2023, Japanese House of Representatives member Dr Toshiko Abe visited head office and the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services Centre of IPPF’s Member Association in Mozambique, the Associação Moçambicana para Desenvolvimento da Família (AMODEFA). Dr Abe visited one of AMODEFA’s eight youth centres in a particularly marginalised and high poverty density area, where youth friendly health services is difficult to reach for the local youth who need them most. Their youth centre functions as the hub of youth target activities such as provision of a range of services from HIV testing and treatment to SRHR counselling and other information and services around sexual health and rights. In 2022, 23.57 % of AMODEFA’s family planning services were provided to clients under 20 years. AMODEFA was established in 1989 and has been IPPF’s Full Member Association since 2010. It is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental association working in 10 provinces in Mozambique. As the leading service provider in Mozambique, AMODEFA provides comprehensive and diverse sexual and reproductive health, including that related to SGBV. Their focus is on vulnerable people such as women, girls, people with disabilities.
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| 16 August 2023
Japanese MP visits IPPF Member Association in Mozambique
On 16 August 2023, Japanese House of Representatives member Dr Toshiko Abe visited head office and the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services Centre of IPPF’s Member Association in Mozambique, the Associação Moçambicana para Desenvolvimento da Família (AMODEFA). Dr Abe visited one of AMODEFA’s eight youth centres in a particularly marginalised and high poverty density area, where youth friendly health services is difficult to reach for the local youth who need them most. Their youth centre functions as the hub of youth target activities such as provision of a range of services from HIV testing and treatment to SRHR counselling and other information and services around sexual health and rights. In 2022, 23.57 % of AMODEFA’s family planning services were provided to clients under 20 years. AMODEFA was established in 1989 and has been IPPF’s Full Member Association since 2010. It is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental association working in 10 provinces in Mozambique. As the leading service provider in Mozambique, AMODEFA provides comprehensive and diverse sexual and reproductive health, including that related to SGBV. Their focus is on vulnerable people such as women, girls, people with disabilities.
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| 08 May 2025
Japanese MP visits IPPF Member Association in Mozambique
On 16 August 2023, Japanese House of Representatives member Dr Toshiko Abe visited head office and the Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services Centre of IPPF’s Member Association in Mozambique, the Associação Moçambicana para Desenvolvimento da Família (AMODEFA). Dr Abe visited one of AMODEFA’s eight youth centres in a particularly marginalised and high poverty density area, where youth friendly health services is difficult to reach for the local youth who need them most. Their youth centre functions as the hub of youth target activities such as provision of a range of services from HIV testing and treatment to SRHR counselling and other information and services around sexual health and rights. In 2022, 23.57 % of AMODEFA’s family planning services were provided to clients under 20 years. AMODEFA was established in 1989 and has been IPPF’s Full Member Association since 2010. It is an independent, non-profit, and non-governmental association working in 10 provinces in Mozambique. As the leading service provider in Mozambique, AMODEFA provides comprehensive and diverse sexual and reproductive health, including that related to SGBV. Their focus is on vulnerable people such as women, girls, people with disabilities.
