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 …
Policy watch: which party is promising the most for women and girls in our region
We know that policy can have a big impact on the lives of women around the world. Trump’s latest cuts to US foreign aid are having a devastating effect on …
Why contraception matters in climate change planning
There’s a clear link between family planning, contraception and climate change vulnerability. Marie Stopes International has joined our partners in the global sexual and reproductive health and rights community to call for …
A surplus-at-all-costs budget
This year’s federal budget has returned a surplus at the expense of our region’s most vulnerable people. The Government’s foreign aid budget is the least generous it has ever been, …
Latest interpretation of Trump’s Global Gag Rule puts women’s lives at risk
The Trump Administration has announced a new interpretation of the Global Gag Rule on abortion – officially called the Mexico City Policy – risking the lives of millions of women …