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 …
How Trump’s anti-choice agenda is impacting women around the world
The Trump administration has begun enforcing a new regulation preventing US taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions. The administration’s alarming domestic policies are echoed in the Global …
Our impact in the last financial year
With your support, in 2018 Marie Stopes International was able to serve almost 10 million people worldwide. Over 30.2 million women worldwide are using a contraceptive provided by us. This …