by Jennifer Daw Holloway, Ipas

October 11, 2012 - 8:18 am

If you work in reproductive health or public health you often hear people talking about the “unmet need for contraception” in a certain country or region. But here’s an unmet need that never gets discussed outside of small circles: second-trimester abortion.

by Kyomya Macklean, WONETHA

July 16, 2012 - 8:32 am

Sex work may be illegal in Uganda but providing services for sex workers is not. Because of our status as sex workers, we are being left out of many social services, especially health services.

by John Bongaarts, Population Council

June 25, 2012 - 8:18 am

Yet international support for such programs has not kept pace with the need for family planning. As a result, many developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, continue to face rapid population growth and other impediments to social and economic development.