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L'Hon. Antonio Rosario Niquice est un membre du Parlement mozambicain élu depuis 2004. En plus d'être un champion #RightByHer, il est également membre d’Action Mondiale des Parlementaires et le président de la Region Afrique de la Fédération. Internationale pour la Planification Familiale (l’IPPF RA).

This Outcome Document is a set of recommendations by IPPF and the #RightByHer Campaign to inform the annual planning of African Parliamentarian Committee of health representatives from across the continent.  

Exploring stigma and social norms in women’s abortion experiences and their expectations of care  Makleff S, Wilkins R, Wachsmann H, Gupta D, Wachira M, Bunde W, Radhakrishnan U, Cislaghi B, Baum SE.  In this study, we show how women having abortions in Kenya and India have quite similar fears and expectations for their abortion service, despite major differences in the legal and social contexts in the two countries. In Kenya, abortion is permitted under limited conditions, and there are many barriers to access, including confusion about whether abortion is actually legal. In India, abortion is legal and accessible up to 20 weeks of gestation with few restrictions, though many women still access care outside the formal health system. In both these settings, we found that women arrived for their abortion with little accurate knowledge, negative attitudes towards abortion, fears about the safety and side effects, concerns about being judged, and low expectations for how they would be treated during their abortion. Younger women in both countries expressed particularly strong concerns about abortion safety, potentially because they were scared to look for information or support. Our findings suggest that young women (particularly in Kenya) and unmarried women (particularly in India) are more likely to experience abortion stigma. We propose that clinics in both countries could develop strategies to promote access to youth-friendly services and consider how to reduce experiences of abortion stigma and improve women’s expectations of abortion services – this would ultimately help improve client-centered care. 2019 Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2019.1661753

An advocate of gender equality and women’s empowerment, Prof Sai, has ceaselessly fought for the individual’s right to family planning information and education, services and supplies; universal access to sexual and reproductive rights, including measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence. This institute is, therefore, in honor of Prof Sai’s commitment to the institutionalization of the right to reproductive health services including family planning in the world. Prof Sai has had a distinguished career with theInternational Planned Parenthood Federation. He was a co-founder of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana, an IPPF affiliate member. He spearheaded the set up of the IPPF Africa Regional Office we well as the Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS) in Nairobi. He was the first African President of International Planned Parenthood Federation.

The African Citizens' Initiative (ACI) is resource mobilization platform that IPPF Africa Region established to propel to reality the theme of Agenda 2063 "The Africa We Want!". This is video calls our volunteers to respond to the rapidly changing aid architecture. These changes have compromised the smooth delivery of much needed life-saving services to clients across Africa.