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On October 17, 2018, the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) and our grantee partner Mujer y Salud en Uruguay (MYSU) held a reception to discuss the rising threat of "conscience"-based denials in health care. The event took place at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Caption: Monica Oguttu (left), executive director of IWHC grantee partner Kisumu Medical and Education Trust (KMET) in Kenya, embraces Noemi Olivera, a women in Uruguay who was denied an abortion due to her provider's personal beliefs.
Photo: IWHC
White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria in partnership with Wellbeing foundation launched the #WhatWomenWant campaign in Abuja, Nigeria.
#WhatWomenWant intends to improve quality maternal and reproductive healthcare for women and girls between the ages of 15-49 years. The campaign is a nationwide 2 year campaign lasting from 2018-2019. #WhatWomenWant will collect responses throughout 2018 and key findings will be analysed, aggregated and shared in 2019. It will use key global and national moments to involve and galvanize as many as possible in making positive change for women and girls. Share what you want and make your voice heard: www.whatwomenwant.org
#WhatWomenWant
Abuja, Nigeria.
April 13, 2018.
On July 12, 2018, the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) and WaterAid hosted the side event "A Rights-Based Approach to Menstrual Hygiene Management" in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and the Permanent Mission of Nepal.
Photo: IWHC
A supporter returns her signed petition card as the Doctors of the World organization spreads word of their “Names Not Numbers” campaign striving to secure women’s sexual and reproductive rights around the world, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in New York. The campaign is promoting awareness through the hashtag #namesnotnumbers before the United Nations General Assembly convenes in September. (John Minchillo/AP Images for Doctors Of The World)
On July 12, 2018, the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) and WaterAid hosted the side event "A Rights-Based Approach to Menstrual Hygiene Management" in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to the UN and the Permanent Mission of Nepal.
Pictured: Elizabeth Okumu (left), program manager for IWHC grantee partner Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health (TICAH) in Kenya, speaks on the panel, while Shannon Kowalski (right), IWHC director of advocacy and policy, looks on.
Photo: IWHC