INVESTIGATION REPORT ON THE FORCED STERILISATION OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA
INVESTIGATION REPORT ON THE FORCED STERILISATION OF WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA The Commission for Gender Equality Read more here : Forced-Sterilisation-Report
Depo-Provera and HIV transmission: WHO to trust?
Depo-Provera and HIV transmission: WHO to trust? Download DifferenTakes 95 Concerns about Depo-Provera and increased rates of HIV transmission are of vital importance to women’s health, especially to those at high risk of HIV acquisition. Despite compelling evidence of a Depo-Provera-HIV link and regulatory bodies’ unclear guidance around the method’s use,distribution of the injectable contraceptive has been […]
Unanswered conundrums: questions that remain after the ECHO trial – what should health providers know?
Unanswered conundrums: questions that remain after the ECHO trial – what should health providers know? by Marion Stevens, (Director, Sexual and Reproductive Coalition) and Kate Law (Nottingham Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts, University of Nottingham) Access the PDF here The Evidence for Contraceptive options and HIV outcomes trial (ECHO) was an open-label randomized clinical trial that compared three highly […]
World Health Organisation updates guidance on hormonal contraception
World Health Organisation updates guidance on hormonal contraception Contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV Guidance statement Recommendations on contraceptive methods used by women at high risk of HIV Download the guidelines Source: WHO Guideline on hormonal Contraception WHO Guideline on hormonal Contraception
South Africa: Need for national traction on reproductive justice in South Africa following elections
Source: International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion South Africa: Need for national traction on reproductive justice in South Africa following elections On 7 July 2019 the Weekend Argus reported that the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health, MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, had authorised the addition of seven new facilities to provide safe, legal termination of pregnancy […]
The injection or the injection? Restricted contraceptive choices among women living with HIV
The injection or the injection? Restricted contraceptive choices among women living with HIV Abstract Historically, women living with HIV (WLWH) have been vulnerable to biased advice from healthcare workers regarding contraception and childbearing. However, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has made motherhood safer, prompting a re-examination of whether contraceptive services enable the realisation of WLWH’s reproductive intentions. […]
A REFLECTIVE DISCUSSION: CONTRACEPTION OPTIONS FOR WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA: POST THE ECHO TRIAL
Inside the ECHO chamber: Reproductive justice must be prioritised
Inside the ECHO chamber: Reproductive justice must be prioritised More contraceptive options, a constant supply in clinics and, among many other things, building a culture of consent will get South Africa closer to achieving a just society for women. On 13 June 2019 — more than 30 years after these issues were first raised — […]
Elevated Risk: Injectable Contraceptives and HIV — a Reproductive Justice Perspective from South Africa
Elevated Risk: Injectable Contraceptives and HIV —a Reproductive Justice Perspective from South Africa. Marion Stevens “The new guidance is that women at high risk of acquiring HIV can use progestogen-only injectables but should be advised about concerns that these methods may increase risk of HIV acquisition, about the uncertainty over whether there is a causal […]
Elect to protect reproductive Justice
We are calling on the 3 major political parties to support an increase in the sexual and reproductive health budget for 2020 and use their power as members of parliament and the political party leader to lobby for an increase before voting day on 8 May. Why is this important? YOUR CALL TO REPRODUCTIVE […]
