SSP contraceptives report launch August 2022
For Women’s Month 2022, the Stop Stockouts Project launches new research entitled “Access to contraceptives in South African public health clinics between April and June 2022.”
SADC Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Score Card
In 2018, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its Member States committed to fast-tracking and advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region by implementing the 2019-2030 SRHR Strategy. Governments and civil society organisations worked together to develop the following SRHR Scorecard to monitor and assess Continue Reading
SECTION27 and partners congratulate Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng UN Special Rapporteur 31 July 2020 Dear Dr Mofokeng RE: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT SECTION27 and partners would like to congratulate you on your appointment as the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Health. Your appointment by the Human Rights Council is in addition to your roles as Continue Reading
Letter to Minister for Health re: protecting safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during COVID-19
Letter to Minister for Health re: protecting safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during COVID-19 17 April 2020 Dear Minister Mkhize, RE: PROTECTING SAFE ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES DURING COVID-19 South Africa began its national lockdown on 27 March 2020 to slow the spread Continue Reading
Three lessons on Universal Health Coverage that could help NHI implementation
The days following the High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage consist of side-meetings between civil society, government and funding organisations. On Tuesday, we attended a session on funding for UHC and the role and voice of patients; and a session on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability. In both sessions, there Continue Reading
Why South Africans should care about US anti-abortion laws
Press Statement: SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice Deeply Concerned with Alabama Abortion Act and US Restrictions on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Civil society organisations SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice are deeply concerned by the recent signing of the “Alabama Human Life Protection Act”, the most recent law in a Continue Reading
SECTION27 celebrates She Decides Day 2 March 2019
SECTION27 celebrated She Decides Day on 2 March 2019