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Women shouldn’t be afraid of expressing themselves online 🚫
Join @unfpa.org to speak out against online abuse during these #16Days and every day: unf.pa/Ndey
#ENDviolence #16Days
Join @unfpa.org to speak out against online abuse during these #16Days and every day: unf.pa/Ndey
#ENDviolence #16Days
A cybermob is just one of the many forms of online abuse. See more examples and join @UNFPA to speak out, take action and
A large group of online attackers who threaten, insult and verbally abuse a target, often in an organized and coordinated manner.
unf.pa
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Women shouldn’t be afraid of expressing themselves online 🚫
Join @unfpa.org to speak out against online abuse during these #16Days and every day: unf.pa/Ndey
#ENDviolence #16Days
Join @unfpa.org to speak out against online abuse during these #16Days and every day: unf.pa/Ndey
#ENDviolence #16Days
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#CervicalCancer is one of the most preventable & curable forms of cancer, if detected early.
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#CervicalCancer is one of the most preventable & curable forms of cancer, if detected early.
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
Women should be screened for cervical cancer every 5–10 years starting at the age of 30.
Learn more https://bit.ly/47GIbzd
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🎧What is the impact of Trump on reproductive rights worldwide?
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
"Beyond the Chaos" Episode 6 - The Right to Decide
YouTube video by European Parliamentary Forum
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎧What is the impact of Trump on reproductive rights worldwide?
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
In the final episode of our #podcast, @sophieintveld.bsky.social talks with Neil Datta about how #Trump 2.0 is threatens #SRHR globally and whether #Europe could lead the fight for the right to decide.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lv4...
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Civil society advancing gender equality & #SRHR across the EU faces growing threats. Together with 20 organisations working in 14 countries and at EU level, we called on the @ec.europa.eu to ensure its first EU Civil Society Strategy adequately supports those championing rights and equality.
Recommendations for the First EU Civil Society Strategy - Center for Reproductive Rights
Together with 20 organisations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights in fourteen national contexts across Europe and at EU level, the Center for Reproductive Rights made recommendations...
reproductiverights.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Civil society advancing gender equality & #SRHR across the EU faces growing threats. Together with 20 organisations working in 14 countries and at EU level, we called on the @ec.europa.eu to ensure its first EU Civil Society Strategy adequately supports those championing rights and equality.
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Midwives are often the first point of contact — on #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re spotlighting midwives supporting women with pre-existing diabetes and those who develop gestational diabetes through screening, education, monitoring, & continuous care.
Read the WHO and HRP recommendations: zurl.co/O3QSi
Read the WHO and HRP recommendations: zurl.co/O3QSi
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Midwives are often the first point of contact — on #WorldDiabetesDay, we’re spotlighting midwives supporting women with pre-existing diabetes and those who develop gestational diabetes through screening, education, monitoring, & continuous care.
Read the WHO and HRP recommendations: zurl.co/O3QSi
Read the WHO and HRP recommendations: zurl.co/O3QSi
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Fascinating article - lots of opportunities for more and better research into women's health. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
Period blood has long been thought of as ‘stinky and useless’, but startups are exploring using the fluid to test for a wide range of health conditions – including difficult-to-diagnose endometriosis
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Fascinating article - lots of opportunities for more and better research into women's health. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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A lot of people have asked to see our conference programme - you can see our full list of speakers and topics here: static1.squarespace.com/static/645b7...
And you can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
And you can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
Buy tickets – Improving maternal safety – BMA House
Improving maternal safety – BMA House, Tue 18 Nov 2025 - This conference is focused on maternal safety. This in-person gathering at BMA House, a gorgeous listed building in central London, will bring...
www.tickettailor.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
A lot of people have asked to see our conference programme - you can see our full list of speakers and topics here: static1.squarespace.com/static/645b7...
And you can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
And you can buy tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
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💉 Big step forward in #HIV prevention!
NICE recommends long-acting injection (cabotegravir/CAB-LA), given every 2 months, for people who can’t take daily oral #PrEP. Ensuring an equitable rollout will be crucial
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#STI #STISky 🛟
NICE recommends long-acting injection (cabotegravir/CAB-LA), given every 2 months, for people who can’t take daily oral #PrEP. Ensuring an equitable rollout will be crucial
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#STI #STISky 🛟
‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales
Long-acting injection offers alternative to daily pills taken to protect against the virus
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
💉 Big step forward in #HIV prevention!
NICE recommends long-acting injection (cabotegravir/CAB-LA), given every 2 months, for people who can’t take daily oral #PrEP. Ensuring an equitable rollout will be crucial
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#STI #STISky 🛟
NICE recommends long-acting injection (cabotegravir/CAB-LA), given every 2 months, for people who can’t take daily oral #PrEP. Ensuring an equitable rollout will be crucial
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#STI #STISky 🛟
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"The number of mothers sustaining a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear while delivering their baby has risen from 25 in 1,000 in June 2020 to 29 in 1,000 in June this year." Worrying, given the introduction of the OASI care bundle.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Pregnant women in England at ‘growing risk’ of serious injury in childbirth
NHS figures show number of mothers sustaining third- or fourth-degree perineal tear has increased by 16% since 2020
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
"The number of mothers sustaining a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear while delivering their baby has risen from 25 in 1,000 in June 2020 to 29 in 1,000 in June this year." Worrying, given the introduction of the OASI care bundle.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Why should you sign the petition for #OneMillionMore midwives?
Easy! More midwives mean fewer maternal and newborn deaths, more respectful and rights-based care, and fewer unnecessary interventions.
Add your voice to our global call and sign the petition now: zurl.co/dJ1JX
Easy! More midwives mean fewer maternal and newborn deaths, more respectful and rights-based care, and fewer unnecessary interventions.
Add your voice to our global call and sign the petition now: zurl.co/dJ1JX
October 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Why should you sign the petition for #OneMillionMore midwives?
Easy! More midwives mean fewer maternal and newborn deaths, more respectful and rights-based care, and fewer unnecessary interventions.
Add your voice to our global call and sign the petition now: zurl.co/dJ1JX
Easy! More midwives mean fewer maternal and newborn deaths, more respectful and rights-based care, and fewer unnecessary interventions.
Add your voice to our global call and sign the petition now: zurl.co/dJ1JX
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'The State of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights', a new report from the Guttmacher Institute has found that policy changes and funding cuts by the Trump administration is impacting access to SRHR in the US and beyond. Read more here: www.guttmacher.org/impact-repor...
October 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
'The State of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights', a new report from the Guttmacher Institute has found that policy changes and funding cuts by the Trump administration is impacting access to SRHR in the US and beyond. Read more here: www.guttmacher.org/impact-repor...
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Our #OneMillionMore Midwives global petition is up and running!
Add your name to the over 2.800 people that have already signed the petition on the first day.
Discover what One Million More midwives could do for you and your loved ones and sign the petition at: zurl.co/JxGSo
Add your name to the over 2.800 people that have already signed the petition on the first day.
Discover what One Million More midwives could do for you and your loved ones and sign the petition at: zurl.co/JxGSo
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Our #OneMillionMore Midwives global petition is up and running!
Add your name to the over 2.800 people that have already signed the petition on the first day.
Discover what One Million More midwives could do for you and your loved ones and sign the petition at: zurl.co/JxGSo
Add your name to the over 2.800 people that have already signed the petition on the first day.
Discover what One Million More midwives could do for you and your loved ones and sign the petition at: zurl.co/JxGSo
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One day you or someone you know will need a midwife — but the world is one million short.
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
October 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
One day you or someone you know will need a midwife — but the world is one million short.
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
That’s why we’re launching the #OneMillionMore global petition to grow, support and sustain the midwifery workforce.
Sign today: zurl.co/eTYZT
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More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say. n.pr/4n1JBbJ
With new cuts at CDC, some fear there's 'nobody to answer the phone'
More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say.
n.pr
October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
More than 1,300 staffers at the health agency got notices they were fired — but more than half were reinstated. The cuts will hobble some divisions, employees say. n.pr/4n1JBbJ
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Join us for a day of discussion with policy makers, clinicians and those with lived experience. Let's work together to make birth safer for mothers and babies. www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
September 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Join us for a day of discussion with policy makers, clinicians and those with lived experience. Let's work together to make birth safer for mothers and babies. www.tickettailor.com/events/birth...
Access to safe abortion is a matter of health, rights, and equality.
The UK has made the top 10, but at 73% we're a whole 21% behind the leader!
Where does your country stand? 🗺️
🔗 Check the @epfsrr.bsky.social Abortion Atlas to find out: www.epfweb.org/node/1156 #abortionatlas
The UK has made the top 10, but at 73% we're a whole 21% behind the leader!
Where does your country stand? 🗺️
🔗 Check the @epfsrr.bsky.social Abortion Atlas to find out: www.epfweb.org/node/1156 #abortionatlas
European Abortion Policy Atlas 2025
The European Abortion Policies Atlas 2025 is a comprehensive mapping of abortion laws, policies, and access across 49 countries and territories in Europe. It serves as a critical tool for policymakers...
www.epfweb.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Access to safe abortion is a matter of health, rights, and equality.
The UK has made the top 10, but at 73% we're a whole 21% behind the leader!
Where does your country stand? 🗺️
🔗 Check the @epfsrr.bsky.social Abortion Atlas to find out: www.epfweb.org/node/1156 #abortionatlas
The UK has made the top 10, but at 73% we're a whole 21% behind the leader!
Where does your country stand? 🗺️
🔗 Check the @epfsrr.bsky.social Abortion Atlas to find out: www.epfweb.org/node/1156 #abortionatlas
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We are 19% funded – 40% down on last year. Millions going without food, healthcare, protection. Aid workers killed at record levels.
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
September 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We are 19% funded – 40% down on last year. Millions going without food, healthcare, protection. Aid workers killed at record levels.
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
This is an age of indifference – we must reform, regroup, renew. #UNGA80
Briefed journalists on headline crises:
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LGBT+ people face additional barriers when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare. This study by the Guttmacher Institute explores contraceptive use and method within the LGBT+ community. Check out the findings here: www.guttmacher.org/article/2025...
September 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
LGBT+ people face additional barriers when accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare. This study by the Guttmacher Institute explores contraceptive use and method within the LGBT+ community. Check out the findings here: www.guttmacher.org/article/2025...
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"It is this 'toxic' culture that will be the hardest to tackle, especially in the short lifespan of the government’s maternity and neonatal investigation." This is absolutely true. www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
Will the government’s maternity review let families down again?
The department of health has announced 14 hospital trusts it will investigate
www.newstatesman.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"It is this 'toxic' culture that will be the hardest to tackle, especially in the short lifespan of the government’s maternity and neonatal investigation." This is absolutely true. www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
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Aid cuts have shuttered clinics, disrupted contraceptive supply chains, and left adolescent girls without critical services. Local initiatives are stepping up — but without stronger domestic policies and financing, millions remain at risk.
How aid cuts are unraveling family planning progress in Mozambique
How aid cuts are unraveling family planning progress in Mozambique
www.devex.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Aid cuts have shuttered clinics, disrupted contraceptive supply chains, and left adolescent girls without critical services. Local initiatives are stepping up — but without stronger domestic policies and financing, millions remain at risk.
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In DRC's conflict zones, access to sexual and reproductive health care has become extremely limited, if not absent, in some areas. Ipas DRC has doubled its efforts to continue providing essential sexual and reproductive health services where they are most needed.
Crisis and care: Navigating reproductive health in DRC’s conflict zones - Ipas
Despite logistical, political and humanitarian obstacles, Ipas DRC has continued showing up for women and girls. We have doubled our efforts to continue providing essential sexual and reproductive hea...
www.ipas.org
September 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
In DRC's conflict zones, access to sexual and reproductive health care has become extremely limited, if not absent, in some areas. Ipas DRC has doubled its efforts to continue providing essential sexual and reproductive health services where they are most needed.
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Men have just two contraceptive options: condoms or vasectomy.
Meanwhile, 121 million unintended pregnancies happen every year - roughly half of all pregnancies worldwide.
It's time for new options. FOR EVERYONE.
🔬Our publication on #MaleContraceptives is coming soon!
Meanwhile, 121 million unintended pregnancies happen every year - roughly half of all pregnancies worldwide.
It's time for new options. FOR EVERYONE.
🔬Our publication on #MaleContraceptives is coming soon!
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Men have just two contraceptive options: condoms or vasectomy.
Meanwhile, 121 million unintended pregnancies happen every year - roughly half of all pregnancies worldwide.
It's time for new options. FOR EVERYONE.
🔬Our publication on #MaleContraceptives is coming soon!
Meanwhile, 121 million unintended pregnancies happen every year - roughly half of all pregnancies worldwide.
It's time for new options. FOR EVERYONE.
🔬Our publication on #MaleContraceptives is coming soon!
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#WeekInReview
📉 ODA cuts in Mozambique close clinics, fuel child marriage, and disrupt contraceptives: bit.ly/4mI3Qfu
📜 Rwanda passes law easing adolescents' access to SRHR care: bit.ly/3JEyszP
✨ Botswana slashes mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1.2% - an incredible feat: bit.ly/4oZErz9
📉 ODA cuts in Mozambique close clinics, fuel child marriage, and disrupt contraceptives: bit.ly/4mI3Qfu
📜 Rwanda passes law easing adolescents' access to SRHR care: bit.ly/3JEyszP
✨ Botswana slashes mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1.2% - an incredible feat: bit.ly/4oZErz9
September 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
#WeekInReview
📉 ODA cuts in Mozambique close clinics, fuel child marriage, and disrupt contraceptives: bit.ly/4mI3Qfu
📜 Rwanda passes law easing adolescents' access to SRHR care: bit.ly/3JEyszP
✨ Botswana slashes mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1.2% - an incredible feat: bit.ly/4oZErz9
📉 ODA cuts in Mozambique close clinics, fuel child marriage, and disrupt contraceptives: bit.ly/4mI3Qfu
📜 Rwanda passes law easing adolescents' access to SRHR care: bit.ly/3JEyszP
✨ Botswana slashes mother-to-child HIV transmission to 1.2% - an incredible feat: bit.ly/4oZErz9
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Mayday Health continues its innovative advertising to inform people in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. about accessing abortion services. Their latest effort includes a boat in the Gulf of Mexico displaying pro-choice slogans. More details are available at msmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a....
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Mayday Health continues its innovative advertising to inform people in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. about accessing abortion services. Their latest effort includes a boat in the Gulf of Mexico displaying pro-choice slogans. More details are available at msmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a....
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📅 Save the date!
23 Sept, 14:00–15:30 CET
Virtual event: Securing the future of SRHR: preserving progress and driving sustainable financing
Join us with @who.int, @unfpa.org & The deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung for a discussion on #SRHR funding.
🔗 bit.ly/4p2mnVe
#healthforall #hopefulfutures
23 Sept, 14:00–15:30 CET
Virtual event: Securing the future of SRHR: preserving progress and driving sustainable financing
Join us with @who.int, @unfpa.org & The deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung for a discussion on #SRHR funding.
🔗 bit.ly/4p2mnVe
#healthforall #hopefulfutures
September 3, 2025 at 8:21 AM
📅 Save the date!
23 Sept, 14:00–15:30 CET
Virtual event: Securing the future of SRHR: preserving progress and driving sustainable financing
Join us with @who.int, @unfpa.org & The deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung for a discussion on #SRHR funding.
🔗 bit.ly/4p2mnVe
#healthforall #hopefulfutures
23 Sept, 14:00–15:30 CET
Virtual event: Securing the future of SRHR: preserving progress and driving sustainable financing
Join us with @who.int, @unfpa.org & The deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung for a discussion on #SRHR funding.
🔗 bit.ly/4p2mnVe
#healthforall #hopefulfutures