Abortion is healthcare. But myths and misinformation can make a straightforward healthcare decision feel confusing, frightening or shameful.   So, let’s clear up some of the most common misconceptions about medical abortion – because...

    “There is a quiet strength in us Congolese women. We lean on each other, and we will be OK.”   I’ve given birth seven times in my life. Each pregnancy has its...

5 tips to support someone having an abortion  When someone tells you they are having an abortion, it can be a sign that they trust you. How you respond matters.  You do not need...

For Khadijat, helping women make choices about their bodies and futures isn’t simply a job. It’s what she has always wanted to do.    “I am a midwife by choice and not by chance,”...

For millions of women living in rural and remote communities, reproductive healthcare can be hours – or even days – away.  That’s why MSI takes care directly to them. We’ve built local programmes that...

When Anna Macauley thinks back on her first client, she remembers a woman named Fatou. It was more than two decades ago in Sierra Leone. Fatou was raising six children, struggling to stay healthy...

As colleagues around the world prepared to mark MSI’s 50th anniversary, Australia had the honour of celebrating first. Thanks to the time difference, MSI Australia and MSI Asia Pacific were among the first teams...

MSI Nepal has shared the success of an interactive community theatre initiative that helped local communities speak more openly about sexually and gender-based violence (SGBV) and connect more survivors with support. The initiative was...

Dr Petronela Ribeiro, clinic doctor at MSI Timor Leste, grew up in Dili, in a country still finding its path. Timor-Leste is one of the youngest nations in the world, and much of its...

For a young person with big hopes for the future, access to contraception can be life-changing.  It can mean staying in school. Finishing an education. Avoiding an unintended pregnancy. And having the chance to...