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2008 Annual Report

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In 2008, our 41 Member Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean provided 29, 819,125 services. We helped improve individual lives, change attitudes and reduce poverty’s grip throughout the region. We drove on rugged mountain roads to serve women living in remote villages, miles from the nearest clinic. We were in the forefront of opposition to restrictive laws repressive policies and that deprive women of their dignity and the right to determine their own reproductive destinies.  We also empowered young people through peer education programs and increased their access to appropriate sexual and reproductive health education, information and services.

Advocacy for Emergency Contraception in Latin America and the Caribbean

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This advocacy kit offers briefing cards on key issues surrounding emergency contraception (EC) within the context of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Emergency contraception education for health and human service professionals: An evaluation of knowledge and attitudes

Source: 
Health Education Journal, Vol. 69, No. 2, 175-182
Date: 
June 1, 2010

Lisa Colarossi

Planned Parenthood of New York City, New York, NY, USA, lisa.colarossi@ppnyc.org

Marissa Billowitz

Every Woman's Right

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Recommendations for Improving Knowledge and Access to Emergency Contraception.

Filling the Unmet Need for Contraception: Can We Deliver for Young Women?

Author: 
Carmen Barroso, Regional Director, IPPF/WHR
Source: 
RH Reality Check
Date: 
June 7, 2010

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 with higher incomes, and in Africa, unmet need for contraception is much higher than in other regions. More than 60 percent of women of reproductive age have an unmet need for contraception in Africa.

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