Bangladesh wins UNFPA joint innovation challenge
The UN agency for sexual and reproductive health, UNFPA, named the ten winners of its first-ever joint innovation challenge, which sought to finance social entrepreneurs with creative ideas for advancing women’s … Read More »
Scotland becomes the first country to make access to free period products a legal right
To combat “period poverty,” Scotland has become the first nation in the world to secure the right to free period goods through legislation. Following the passage of the Period Products Act … Read More »
US state Kansas preserves abortion rights in first post-Roe vs Wade vote
The voters of the US state of Kansas rejected the constitutional amendment of Roe v Wade on August 2. The Midwestern US state of Kansas chose to keep abortion rights, resulting … Read More »
Globally millions of women are lacking sufficient contraceptive options- The Lancet
Despite significant gains in global use since 1970, the most thorough analysis of global contraceptive need and use, which was just published in The Lancet journal, indicated that over 160 million … Read More »
“AIDS-2022” reveals a groundbreaking STI prevention tool; HIV cure research is making headway
According to the DoxyPEP trial, taking 200 mg of doxycycline within 72 hours of condom-free intercourse dramatically lowers both men’s and women’s chance of contracting gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. Additionally, 65% … Read More »
Call for Written Submissions: Special Rapporteur on Trafficking Women & Children
To prepare for the Special Rapporteur’s visit to Bangladesh, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-OHCHR) is calling for Written Submissions seeking input from civil society, … Read More »
Rising polygamy: Cost of being a woman in Rohingya camps
The social, cultural, and religious dynamics of the Rohingya population have led to a rise in polygamy during the past four years in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar. A woman … Read More »
Fake doctor, aides ‘serving’ hijras arrested
A fake doctor named Mohammad Hadiuzzaman was arrested because he was acting as a doctor and performing unauthorized operations on the Hijra and other Gender-Diverse people. He is accused of performing … Read More »
Fake doctor, aides ‘serving’ hijras arrested
A man providing gender affirmation services to the hijra and gender-diverse population in the capital was arrested for not having any medical licence. An outfit named Laser Beauty Parlour in Malibagh, … Read More »
Improving the survival and well-being of new-borns in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: Kangaroo Mother Care supports the survival of low-weight and premature babies
The Primary Healthcare Center, which is sponsored by UNICEF, has just undergone an upgrade from a health post. The facility offers family planning services, screening for cases of gender-based violence, immunizations, … Read More »
