PRESS RELEASE: GLOBAL GAG RULE On January 23, 2017, it was officially announced that the new President of the United States of American, Donald J. Trump, signed an executive order reinstating the Mexico City Policy (Global Gag Rule). It blocks organizations from receiving U.S. foreign assistance for health from providing information, referrals or services for […]
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At the 2008 International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, thirty health and education ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean pledged to dramatically increase young people’s access to comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services by 2015. Over the past few years, we have worked in collaboration with Demysex (Mexico) to support a […]
This poster provides health care providers and young clients with an easy-to-understand explanation of what it means to offer youth friendly services. It is meant to be displayed in prominent locations within the clinic or health center to inform young people about what they can expect from their sexual and reproductive health care service providers […]
View Publication Despite a marked economic growth in Latin America in recent years, public health spending is still insufficient, and is far below the world average. In addition, official development assistance (ODA) to the region has been reduced, especially in the health sector. The result of the reduction in ODA and inadequate financing for health […]
View Publication This report is intended to inform advocates and decision makers about how to support the sexual reproductive rights of young people around the world. It argues that comprehensive sexuality education is critical for young people to realize their rights. A Critical Pathway for Young People This report recommends that high quality comprehensive sexuality […]
In a region characterized by extreme income inequality, our member associations provide sexual and reproductive health care across the English-, French-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean; with the majority of such services being provided to vulnerable, marginalized or underserved communities. Our member associations have a long history of meeting the needs of vulnerable communities through service provision […]
As the most common types of cancer for women in our region, breast and cervical cancer have emerged as major health issues. Being unable to reach services that can prevent, detect, and treat breast and cervical cancers means the disease is claiming women’s lives at alarming rates. The number of deaths from cervical cancer is […]