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ForoLAC membership meeting tackles big issues
11th October 2021In a region facing systematic price hikes and access inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, Latin America’s reproductive health community is eager for action. More than 200 people registered for the ForoLAC’s recent virtual...
Category: ForoLAC
New brief offering an overview of menstrual product standards at a glance
29th September 2021A new brief titled Menstrual Product Standards: A pathway to quality product access has been published (in English and Spanish) by the RHSC Menstrual Health Supplies Workstream Co-Chairs, Tanya Mahajan and Nancy Muller, to...
Category: New/Underused RH Technologies Caucus
Safe Abortion Supplies (SAS) Workstream Elects New Co-Chair
16th September 2021Florence Erb served for one busy and productive term as the Safe Abortion Supplies (SAS) Workstream Co-Chair alongside Nathalie Kapp and elected not to pursue a second term. In September 2021, SAS Workstream members were asked to...
Category: New/Underused RH Technologies Caucus
Reports: COVID-related price hikes spur advocacy in Latin America
19th August 2021RHSC/ForoLAC-funded research has found that opportunistic oral contraceptive price hikes have led to increases of at least 10-20% in Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. As 60% of contraceptive funding is out of pocket, the impact...
Category: ForoLAC
ForoLAC country fact sheets now on USAID GHSC-PSM website
3rd August 2021In May, we reported the launch of Spanish-language fact sheets mapping the status of contraceptive security in 12 Latin American countries. Previously available only on the RHSC website, these resources can now also be found in...