Eight Years at the Helm: Natalia Kanem on her Achievements and Challenges
Interview with Natalia Kanem, the Head of UNFPA Natalia Kanem, head of the United Nations sexual and reproductive rights agency UNFPA, is retiring from her long-standing position. After eight consecutive years … Read More »
Let’s Talk Sexual Health Without Fear: Clinic21 – Bangladesh’s First Sexual Health & Aesthetic Gynecology Clinic
In Bangladesh, where conversations about sexual health often happen behind closed doors—if they happen at all—millions silently endure issues that affect their relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Yet, according to global … Read More »
Contraline Licenses “NES/T Gel”: A Short-term Game-Changer Male Contraceptive Option For Shared Family Planning
In a long-overdue breakthrough in the world of contraception, Contraline, Inc. has exercised its exclusive license option to develop and commercialize NES/T, the world’s most advanced male contraceptive gel. Developed by … Read More »
DMT Pilot Aims to Close SRHR Gap: 22,000 Women to Benefit from New Reproductive Health Tech Tailored for RMG Sector
In Bangladesh’s garment sector, over 2.4 million women keep the machines running—yet in the past nine years, only a fraction, about 804,000, have received contraceptives through workplace programmes. But now, this … Read More »
Globally 44%, Bangladesh 63%: Can We Hit the 70% WHO Breastfeeding Goal by 2030?
Every drop of breast milk is a gift of nature—packed with antibodies, nutrition, and love. But in today’s rapidly changing world, where time is tight and corporate interests loom large, breastfeeding … Read More »
From Isolation to Safe Delivery: Indigenous Midwives Transforming Maternal Health Equity in Khagrachari
In the steep, forested hills of Khagrachari’s Keyangghat Union, the act of childbirth has carried high risk—for women like Fatema Akter, giving birth alone at home was accepted as fate: “I … Read More »
From Flooded Clinics to Policy Tables: SEARC Bangladesh held a youth-led workshop on “Connecting Youth Organizations to Enhance Access to SRHR Services and Climate Resilience”
In a powerful gathering that amplified youth voices from climate-vulnerable communities across Bangladesh, SERAC-Bangladesh recently hosted a high-impact national workshop on “Connecting Youth Organizations to Enhance Access to SRHR Services and … Read More »
Legal Blow to Anti-Abortion Push: Planned Parenthood Gets Legal Lifeline Against President Trump’s Restrictions
US Judge Blocks Trump-Backed Medicaid Cuts to Planned Parenthood, Defends Reproductive Health Rights In a landmark legal move that reignites the national debate over reproductive health and rights, a U.S. federal … Read More »
Fighting GBV in Campuses: SVRI Is Offering SRHR Research Grant 2026 To Tackle GBV in higher education institutions (HEIs)
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) now invites applications for its SVRI Grant 2026, a new funding stream addressing gender‑based violence (GBV) in higher education institutions (HEIs)—especially within STEM disciplines in low‑ … Read More »
Eight Years to Justice: A Girl’s Death, A Nation’s Delay
On 28 July 2025, the Netrokona Women & Children Repression Tribunal delivered justice in a case that shocked the region: three men were sentenced to death for the gang rape of … Read More »