On June 18, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee voted unanimously in favor of approving the new drug application (NDA) for ulipristal acetate tablets, 30 mg (ellaOne; Laboratoire HRA Pharma), for use as an emergency contraceptive.
The...
Dr. Jacqueline Sharpe, IPPF President addresses the UN General Assembly’s Informal Interactive Hearings with Non-Governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations, and the Private Sector
When we speak about universal access to contraceptives and the huge unmet need for family planning services that exists in the world today, the image that usually comes to mind is that of poor women in Africa. Indeed, in most countries, poor women have a much higher rate of unmet need than do women...
Is this condom to avoid pregnancy? Or is it to avoid HIV?
That’s the uncomfortable question representatives from the International Planned Parenthood Federation have sometimes had to ask in clinics in developing countries.
The question is a throwback to the George W. Bush-era rule that...
Lisa Colarossi
Planned Parenthood of New York City, New York, NY, USA, lisa.colarossi@ppnyc.org
Marissa Billowitz
Planned Parenthood of New York City, New York, NY, USA
Jill Sheffield, Founder and President, Women Deliver; Former member of IPPF/WHR Board of Directors
The Huffington Post
May 25, 2010
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak before the Canadian Parliament, at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, about the importance of investing in women as a global development strategy. Canada is gearing up to host the G8/G20 Summits in just a few weeks, where leaders...
The Pill has touched the lives of many people but – like so many other technologies – remains an unknown luxury to around 200 million women, the majority of whom live in developing countries.
Unintended pregnancy is a major public health concern that endangers the lives of women and...
To the Editor:
Re “Poverty and the Pill” (column, May 20):
I am pleased that Nicholas D. Kristof raises the important issue of an unmet need for contraception worldwide. Family planning services and access to contraception have measurable health benefits as well as far-reaching...
