July 11, 2024
US anti-choice politics have a global impact
The grim prospect of a second Trump presidency looms as the USA approaches its next presidential election. Two years have passed since Roe v Wade was overturned, stripping hard-won abortion rights from women...
July 3, 2024
Meet the team in Myanmar
Thet’s dedication to reproductive choice amidst conflict Providing reproductive healthcare in Myanmar can be a daunting challenge. Amidst active conflict in the area, MSI teams continue to provide life-changing reproductive healthcare. Thet, a dedicated...
July 3, 2024
Repurposing Caravans with Purpose
How a caravan is changing young lives with reproductive choice to girls in Zambia The MSI Zambia team has many approaches to providing girls with essential reproductive services and education in rural areas. ...
June 11, 2024
Women and girls with disabilities deserve choice
More than 700 million people across the Asia and Pacific regions are estimated to have disabilities. We know that people with disabilities face complex challenges including discrimination in education, employment, justice, transport and healthcare....
June 5, 2024
Climate change and sexual and reproductive health: what’s the link?
“Displaced women came to us seeking antenatal and postnatal care, emergency contraception, condoms, menstrual kits, and clean birth delivery kits. I know of two women who came to us in labour, and our midwives...
May 30, 2024
New report shows long-term harms of US Global Gag Rule on reproductive rights
This first-of-its-kind study, developed with insights from MSI Reproductive Choices, shows the causal effects of the most recent implementation of the Global Gag Rule, which, during the four-year Trump administration, was the greatest expansion...
May 30, 2024
Meet the MSI reproductive health and rights stars from Timor-Leste
We were thrilled to learn that two Asia Pacific staff members have been recognised by the global MSI network as ‘MSI Stars’ — an acknowledgement of the brilliant work they do to reach women...
May 20, 2024
The 2024 Federal Budget: what does it deliver for health in the Asia Pacific?
“From our own work, we know that around 55% of the global unmet need for contraception is in the Asia and Pacific region. Rates of gender-based violence across the region are also high.” On...
April 10, 2024
Spacing her pregnancies helps Emilie to be a better mum
Emilie has just given birth to her fourth baby at the Angau Memorial Hospital in Papua New Guinea. She is feeling very happy and relieved about her baby’s good health, after a difficult few...
April 10, 2024
The global battle for reproductive rights on social media
Digital hate Our report with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate finds that Meta and Google are blocking access to accurate information on abortion and wider reproductive healthcare in countries across Africa, Asia, and...