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A Regional Fight for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
January 6, 2014
In August 2008, at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, health and education ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean signed a historic agreement— the Ministerial Declaration, “Preventing through Education” —to dramatically increase young people’s access to comprehensive...Read more
Communicating Contraception
December 27, 2013
Manon Parry’s engrossing book, Broadcasting Birth Control: Mass Media and Family Planning , takes readers through the arguments early sexual and reproductive health advocates had when deciding what would be the best messaging to gain popular support for the use of contraception in America. Using...Read more
Carmen Barroso to Receive Population Institute’s Global Media Award
December 24, 2013
Carmen Barroso and Michael Brune of the Sierra Club will receive the Population Institute’s Global Media Award for Best Opinion Piece for “Women at the Center of a Sustainable World.” Their blog, published by The Huffington Post on World Population Day, brings together two important constituencies...Read more
Youth Take Action in Ecuador
December 23, 2013
We are an agile and sophisticated network of advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights that works in nearly every country throughout the Americas. IPPF/WHR works side-by-side with individuals and organizations to strengthen their advocacy skills and develop robust civil society...Read more
A Day in the Life of a Mobile Health Unit
December 19, 2013
The Mobile Health Unit team consists of a nurse, doctor, educator, and driver who work three weeks straight, visiting a different community each day. In Zudáñez, Bolivia, the team packs a vehicle with a stretcher, an oxygen tank, intravenous kits, a ready supply of contraception, and dozens of...Read more
Medicine on the Move in Bolivia
December 16, 2013
In a region characterized by high rates of adolescent pregnancy and great income inequality, our services—which include contraception, gynecological consultations, and cervical cancer screenings and prevention—are more essential than ever. Our Mobile Health Unit initiative travel through remote...Read more
The Caribbean Misses the Mark on Gender-based Violence
December 11, 2013
We’ve reached the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a time set aside to internationally recognize the atrocities committed against women and girls and recommit to putting a stop to them. Despite the campaign, Caribbean women and girls were brutally assaulted and killed during...Read more
Community Health Promoters in Mexico
November 22, 2013
During a trip to my hometown of Zacatecas, Mexico, I spoke with volunteer health promoters at Mexfam who are making critical changes in their communities. Many of the areas where the health promoters live are plagued by high rates of poverty due to the lack of job opportunities and unpredictable...Read more
Face to Face in the Metro
November 20, 2013
This month, Guttmacher Institute released an in-depth study on the relationship between unintended pregnancy and abortion rates in Mexico. Five years ago, abortion became legal in Mexico City, and our local partner, Mexfam, has played a critical role in providing high-quality abortion services...Read more
My Heart, My Home, My Work
November 14, 2013
I've never felt as strong a connection to the need to provide better access to sexual and reproductive health services than what I felt during a visit to Mexfam’s community health center in my hometown of Zacatecas, Mexico. The health center was founded in 2001 to meet the needs of migrant workers...Read more

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