IPPF African Journalists Network

30/06/2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescent or teenage pregnancies as those in young women between the ages of 10 and 19. The definition for the age of the mother is her age at the time the baby is born. Young women aged 15 to 19 are classified as adolescents, while girls between 10 and 14 are called younger adolescents.

As in many parts of the world, adolescent pregnancy is a major concern in Nigeria. We take a look at the causes and the many consequences of this issue in the country.

08/03/2021

8th March 2021 8 March 2021. Today, IPPF Africa Region joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD). This is a day set aside to reflect, assess, honor and recognize the important role that women play in society. It is a day to celebrate the social, economic and po...

21/01/2021

The media plays a critical role in contributing to what we know and believe about Africa. Whether it’s corruption, bad leadership, poverty, conflict or depicting Africans as lacking agency, the stories we are told about Africa tend to be stereotypical.

To understand how the media in Africa covers the continent, Africa No Filter (ANF) surveyed 38 editors in 15 African countries, and monitored 60 media outlets. ANF also hosted 5 focus groups with 25 editors of African media, editors of pan-African outlets and international correspondents covering Africa to ask them about how they cover stories from the continent.

ANF's report, 'How African Media Covers Africa', sheds light on the factors contributing to stereotypical narratives about Africa and its people.

Read the full report: http://bit.ly/africainthemedia

27/12/2020

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Happy Holidays from IPPF Africa Region (IPPFAR).IPPFAR is the leading sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service delivery organization in Africa, and the l...

09/12/2020

Like health professionals, caregivers, and other essential workers, journalists face heightened risks as they pursue stories on the pandemic.

Back in May, when the COVID-19 pandemic was gaining strength and spreading worldwide, we took a look at the high toll on journalists in the crisis. Like health professionals, caregivers, and other essential workers, journalists face heightened risks as they pursue stories on the pandemic.

29/09/2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, women globally face compounded barriers to accessing safe abortion care. The de-prioritization of sexual and reproductive health services including abortion care, overwhelmed health systems, restrictions on movement and fear of visiting health facilities have all created additional challenges for women to safely end a pregnancy.

However, recognizing the need to adapt to ensure women have access to the care they need, this crisis has sparked innovation among IPPF Member Associations. They developed new approaches to reach women with safe abortion information and care, while keeping women’s choice and quality of care at the centre of their work.

This document illustrates some of the innovative approaches used to ensure continued access to quality abortion care during the pandemic.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, women g

28/09/2020

"The demand and need for abortion and contraception services do not stop during a pandemic." Read this article by Mallah Tabot, Senior Technical Advisor, GCACI.

Let us start by stating the facts: Unintended pregnancy and abortion are common experiences; abortions take place every day in every part…

28/09/2020

Today, IPPF Africa Region joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Safe Abortion Day under the theme: “Telemedicine, self-managed abortion and access to safe abortion in the context of COVID-19 pandemic”. Read more: https://bit.ly/3n00Ufu

28th September 2020 Nairobi, 28 September 2020. Today, International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Region (IPPFAR) joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Safe Abortion Day under the theme: “Telemedicine, self-managed abortion and access to safe abortion in the context ...

26/09/2020

Today, IPPF Africa

25/09/2020

Tewodros Kassa is a 27-year-old journalist from Ethiopia, currently a reporter with the Ethiopian Herald. A holder of a BA degree in journalism and communications, Tewodros chose health journalism as his specialty. In this article, he shares his experiences as a health reporter, more so during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tewodros is also a member of the IPPF Africa Region SRHR Journalists' Network. Read more about him here: https://bit.ly/33XihoH

24 September 2020 Tewodros Kassa is a 27-year-old journalist from Ethiopia, currently a reporter with the Ethiopian Herald. A holder of a BA degree in journalism and communications, Tewodros chose health journalism as his specialty. In this article, he shares his experiences as a health reporter, mo...

29/06/2020

Ms. Elise Kenimbeni from Cameroon is a member of our IPPF African Journalists Network. Elise is very passionate about reporting on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights . Read her entry about "My Experiences as a Journalist Reporting on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Africa here: https://bit.ly/2zVGReR

Are you a journalist who reports on sexual reproductive health issues in Africa? Share your articles with us.

4 June 2020 Elise Kenimbeni is a prolific journalist from Cameroon in Central Africa. She talks about how her passion for sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) was nurtured by IPPF Africa Region, and how she is today a SRHR champion for the Campaign. The is a campaign....

26/09/2019

Women and girls from time immemorial have always wanted to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies, and space their children, what they lacked in the past is the means to do so, now women have the means, let us remove all barriers to women and girls access to .

Kenneth Simbaya
Journalist & Member of the IPPFAR Journalist Network