Sexual health

A nurse hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World AIDS Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014.

Brazil reduces sex education amid spike in sexually transmitted infections

Health & Medicine

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s ascendant religious right is winning a war over sexual health information — and sexual health educators find themselves increasingly marginalized.

A nurse is shown taking blood for a HIV test from French President Emmanuel Macron who is sitting in a yellow chair cringing.

AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

Health & Medicine
Yassi Ashki teaches a workshop for teachers at a school in Tehran.

These young women are raising awareness about sexual health in Iran

Health
The World

‘I didn’t think I’d be able to get pregnant the first time I had sex’

Health
The World

Catholic leaders battle against free birth control in the Philippines

Health
Gilda Maviango, right, and grandmother Salfina with Gilda's baby

Photos show the struggles women in Mozambique face getting health care

Development

During a global health reporting trip to Mozambique, Sonia Narang witnessed the challenges women and children face in one of the least developed countries in the world. Thus was born “The Women of Mozambique,” a week long Instagram series that illuminates the lives of women through short vignettes.

Why contraception might be a way out of poverty for Filipino families

Health & Medicine

The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. But recently, the government passed a law, over the strenuous objections of the Catholic Church, that paved the way for providing free contraception. Reporter Aurora Almendral speaks with one woman, a grandmother at 33, about how free birth control could change the lives of the country’s poorest.The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. But recently, the government passed a law, over the strenuous objections of the Catholic Church, that paved the way for providing free contraception. Reporter Aurora Almendral speaks with one woman, a grandmother at 33, about how free birth control could change the lives of the country’s poorest.

Should South African High Schools Distribute Free Condoms?

School Year Blog: Should South African High Schools Distribute Free Condoms?

Development & Education

Schools are supposed to exercise ‘universal precautions’ to prevent transmission of HIV. Does that include giving out condoms?

Combating Contraception Mythology in South Africa

Health & Medicine

Sexual attitudes are changing in South Africa. But there remains challenges in family planning and disease prevention. Anchor Marco Werman talks with reporter Poppy Louw from The Times newspaper in Johannesburg about those challenges.

Controversy over women’s health services fuels comedians

Arts, Culture & Media

Birth control is a hot button issue this campaign season. Funding for Planned Parenthood, mandated trans-vaginal ultrasounds, and access to contraception are being discussed at every level. Recently, it is a debate that is being fought as much by entertainers as by politicians.