Before the sun rises, our teams are already on the move. Crossing rivers and driving through deserts, so women can get the contraception and abortion care they need to choose their path in life.
Thank you to our frontline teams who go further every day so women can #ChooseChoice
Just under a year ago, USAID funding suddenly stopped.
Journalist and broadcaster @TulipMazumdar visited our programme in Uganda to witness the impact on women and girls ⬇️
Watch the short film: https://t.co/XFotwm3MAu
Congratulations to @JennyChapman on becoming a @SheDecidesGFI champion!
We welcome @FCDOGovUK's continued leadership in sexual & reproductive health & rights.
Now more than ever, we need strong partnerships that defend and invest in reproductive choice⤵️
https://t.co/FyYnwaS3FD
Important conversation with @abigailmusida about safe abortion. Globally, 45% of abortions are unsafe. We must stand together so that everyone has power over their own bodies. In my new role as a #SheDecides Champion I will continue to support a woman’s right to choose.
We welcome @YvetteCooperMP's speech at the #UNGA80 Beijing+30 event on @FCDOGovUK's commitment to challenging violence against women.
To tackle this, it is essential that women and girls have sexual and reproductive health and rights, free from coercion.
https://t.co/xL03aGQq6f
In the wake of Trump's USAID cuts, The @Independent visited our reproductive healthcare programmes in Uganda and Zimbabwe to document the devastating impact of international aid cuts on women and girls across Africa.
Watch the powerful film ⤵️
https://t.co/Q02t8X1N7H
In a new ON THE GROUND documentary, The Independent’s Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew finds out how these devastating cuts are threatening the safety – and in some cases, the lives – of everyday women.
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The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme has enabled MSI and partners to support 6.3 million women in West and Central Africa since 2018, saving 33,000 lives.
"To those saying we can't afford to protect this, I say we can't afford not to." Sanou Gning, MSI WISH Director🧵
WISH exemplifies the UK’s role as a longstanding and trusted partner to countries across Africa and Asia, working together to drive progress.
"Protecting this investment would be a bold and decisive action." - Sanou Gning, MSI WISH Director
Learn more: https://t.co/FyYnwaRvQ5
Analysis from @Guttmacher has found that a 70% cut in UK funding for SRHR would result in an estimated 875,000 unsafe abortions, 2.6 million unintended pregnancies, and 2,740 maternal deaths globally.
We cannot step back now; women’s lives depend on it.
Global health journalist @TulipMazumdar recently travelled to Uganda to make a short film for MSI, documenting our programme and the impact of international aid cuts.
She met with women using contraception — and heard what’s at stake when that choice is taken away.
#FamilyPlanning is part of a comprehensive package of #SRHR services and is critical in countries where health systems are under strain. Our analysis with @msichoices & @PlanUK shows the impacts of UK aid commitments & the cost of disinvestment. Read more: https://t.co/J5jhDlMagP
🚨 We deeply regret that the USA has announced its intention to deny future funding to UNFPA.
See what this decision means for the millions of women and girls @UNFPA—the @UN sexual and reproductive health agency—serves around the world: https://t.co/3hPt5ESy3L
#FundUNFPA
🚨 The US’ decision to deny funding for @UNFPA—the @UN sexual and reproductive health agency—is devastating:
🔴 Thousands of clinics will close
🔴 Rape survivors will be denied care
🔴 Midwives will not be able to continue.
Learn more: https://t.co/3hPt5ESy3L
#FundUNFPA
💬 "at the end of the stop-work order, 11.7 million women will have lost access to contraception"
Sarah Shaw of @MSIchoices on what the retreat from foreign aid means for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
#WorldHealthDay#NotInOurName
"While we witness seismic changes in global health and development, it's more important than ever that we recognise the commitment of healthcare workers," says our CEO, Simon Cooke.
Read what our frontline teams achieved in 2024: https://t.co/Kzzmb8SpQD
The APPG on Global SRHR held the first of their oral evidence sessions in Parliament for the upcoming hearing report on SRHR and Conflict, with members asking questions of representatives from MSI Reproductive Choices, Médecins Sans Frontières, IPPF, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Plan International. @MSIchoices@LSHTM@MSF@ippf@PlanUK #SRHR
“There couldn’t be a worse moment. It is the poorest people who will pay the price, from women on the frontline of the climate crisis in Senegal to survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan."
Read our response to UK aid cuts: https://t.co/H7ZWIqoATE