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FHC SUPPORT
UAFC Joint distributes the female condom in Nigeria and Cameroon and makes use of the FC2 of the Female Health Company.DOCUMENT
DAY OF DIALOGUE
Popcouncil report (2008): sharing insights and evidence on the female condom in Ghana.NEWS
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
In late January, a government programme, coordinated by the Reproductive Health Programme (known by the Portuguese-language acronym PSR) and the National Programme for the Fight Against AIDS (PNLS), began distributing 3,500 free female condoms.NEWS
COMMENT IN THE LANCET, 29 AUGUST 2009
Has the ICPD Programme of Action of ICPD in 1994 been followed? That is the question at the Global NGO Forum on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development on Sept 2—4 in Berlin, GermanyDOCUMENT
FEWER EMITTERS, LOWER EMISSIONS, LESSER COSTS
Cost/benefit analysis by Thomas Wire (London School of Ecomics) on reducing future carbon emissions by investing in family planningDOCUMENT
OVER THE THRESHOLD: MASTER THESIS
Female Condom Introduction, Negotiation and Use within Heterosexual Relationships in Lagos, Nigeria. Master thesis by Bianca Simmons, Amsterdam University (August 2009)NEWS
FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTING FCS IN ZAMBIA
Indian organization, 3ie, grants funds for distributing FCs at hairdressers in Zambia.DOCUMENT
CONSUMER INTENTIONS TO USE FC 1999
report by PSI 1999 on Consumer intentions to use the FC after one year of Mass-Marketing (Lusaka, Zambia).NEWS
CIRCUMCISION PROTECTS MEN NOT WOMEN FROM AIDS
Article at Addis Abeba conference website referring to article in the Lancet of 18 July 2009DOCUMENT
RESPONSE TO CRITICS OF FAM. PLAN. PROGRAMS
Article by Bongaarts and Sinding in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (published by Population Council) March 2009NEWS
THE PLEASURE PROJECT
The Pleasure Project uses different methods and tools to promote safe sex through the pleasure approach.NEWS
DEMONSTRATION MODELS NOW AVAILABLE
The female condom demonstration model is now available. For information and purchase, please contact mrs. F. Pak at fpak@iplussolutions.orgNEWS
UGANDA: FC2 BIG HIT
Kampala, 22 December 2009. Ten months after being re-launched, a new brand of female condom has proven popular among a test group of Ugandan women, according to a study.DOCUMENT
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES IN 6 COUNTRIES
Report by PAI published in 2009. It identifies the challenges faced by reproductive health programs in Bangladesh, Ghana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Uganda.NEWS
UNAIDS REPORT 'WHAT COUNTRIES NEED'
UNAIDS report on Investments needed for 2010 targets, 2009. The report mentions the need of Female Condoms.DOCUMENT
PRESENTATION: CASE STUDY UGANDA
Presentation at International Platform Meeting 6/7 October 2009: The Female Condom in Uganda: The Case for AdvocacyNEWS
BLOG ARTICLE BY NICK WADHAMS
Nairobi based freelance journalist Nick Wadhams wonders: Do they really think that women need the female condom? Or do they see a potential female condom campaign as a source of revenue?NEWS
FAMILY PLANNING MOZAMBIQUE
AllAfrica article on the lack of attention to Family Planning including the Female Condom in Mozambique.NEWS
MALAWI: EDUCATION TO BOOST POPULARITY FC
Article in Plusnews- 24 july 2009. With a re-launch of th FC a year after the first introduction UNFPA hopes it empowers women to give them more controlDOCUMENT
SAVING LIVES NOW REPORT
2008 report commissioned by CHANGE blames “bureaucratic obstacles, funding restrictions, and a lack of high level commitment to female condoms” for delaying the expansion of U.S.-funded female condom distribution efforts."I'M GOING TO USE MINE"
"The male condom was promoted so hard in advertising, through school education and advocacy – we need the same effort for the female condom," said Farah Karimi, director of Oxfam-Novib at a press conference at the International AIDS Confernce in Mexico City. Mary Robinson, former President of the Republic of Ireland added: Girls and women need the skills to say, 'if you're not going to use yours then I'm going to use mine' to their sexual partners."
EMPOWER WOMEN IN MALAWI
Sandra Mapemba, national condom programme coordinator at the Reproductive Health Unit (RHU) in the Ministry of Health in Malawi, believes the female condom will empower women to have more control in their sexual relationships, help them protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, as well as unwanted pregnancies.
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VIDEO FEMALE CONDOM PRESENTATION
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Regularly, Ilze Smit, advocacy officer of UAFC gives presentations on the female condom. She also did this at the International Platform Meeting. Everything you always wanted to know about the female condom: watch the video of the presentation.