Insight 25 January 2024 Three ways to build health system resilience to polycrises, risk and climate change In 2023, the World Economic Forum warned the world about polycrises. It’s annual Global Risks Report highlighted how a combination of re-emerging old risks and the introduction of new risks, such…
Options news 12 October 2023 Join us at the 20th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition Will you be at the 20th General Membership Meeting of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (16-20 October 2023)? We’ll be participating in two concurrent sessions on funding and strategy…
Options news 14 August 2022 Options celebrates 30 years of impact I’ve been lucky enough to join Options as Managing Director in its 30th year. This means I’m in a privileged position to look at where we’ve come from and where we’re headed. Looking back, Options…
Programme update 4 March 2022 Supporting innovative solutions to tackle the world’s unsafe abortion crisis Every year, millions of people around the world risk their lives having unsafe abortions. While safe, effective solutions to end unwanted pregnancy exist, social, political and economic barriers mean nearly…
Insight 23 January 2022 How to manage complex multi country programmes Options’ Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme (WISH), funded by UK Aid, is improving access to quality sexual and reproductive health care services across Africa and Asia by strengthening national…
Insight 15 December 2021 The impact of COVID-19 on maternal and neonatal health Findings from the interviews for this study indicate that the main barriers to accessing maternal and neonatal health (MNH) services in 2020 were fear of contracting coronavirus, movement…
Programme update 15 December 2021 Improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Zambia In 2018, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) launched the UK aid funded Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) programme to improve equitable access to contraceptives and…
Options news 21 October 2021 Options at the FIGO2021 World Congress Options is joining the FIGO World Congress 2021 (October 21-28, 2021), the leading global academic event in the specialties of gynaecology and obstetrics. The conference, which is hosted…