Marie Stopes International (MSI) providers along with others in the public and private sector have worked tirelessly to adapt and innovate so that services can remain open, safely. From the use of effective PPE, to social …
COVID-19 Fears Leave Pregnant PNG Women At Risk.
This article was written by PNG correspondent Natalie Whiting for the ABC, first published 25 June 2020, you can read the full article here. As fear of the global coronavirus …
Family planning organisations in PNG discuss Australian funding reductions with ABC’s Pacific Beat
Words by Prianka Srinivasan for Pacific Beat, you can listen to the full radio interview here. A number of family planning organisations in Papua New Guinea have come out publicly to …
Women In Cambodia Are Using Facebook Messenger To Access Abortions And Sexual Health Advice
J, who lives in Cambodia’s southern province of Takeo, wasn’t sure who to turn to for advice on her unplanned pregnancy. She couldn’t afford to have another child, and knew …
Minister for Foreign Affairs announces consultation process to guide a new Australian development policy.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Assistant Defence Minister and Minister for International Development and the Pacific the Hon Alex Hawke MP …
MSIA Reflects on the 2010s
As we reach the end of another decade, we at Marie Stopes International Australia have been reflecting on the big moments and trends of the last 10 years. We’re really …
Women in PNG Under Intense Pressure to Have Babies
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest maternal death rate in the Pacific. More than 2,000 women die in childbirth every year. This is one of the many harrowing issues …
Addressing Barriers to Girl’s Education in PNG
Tubusereia Primary School in the Hiri District of Central Province in Papua New Guinea celebrated International Day of the Girl Child (11 October) by addressing barriers to girl’s education. Marie …
Making an impact in 2018
Over the past year, access to safe abortion has been debated all around the world, including in the New South Wales state parliament. Our work in the Asia Pacific and …
Climate change from Townsville to Tuvalu
Marie Stopes International Australia has contributed to a report by the Global Health Alliance about the impact of climate change on the health of Australians and those living in surrounding …