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Guttmacher-Lancet Commission proposes a bold, new agenda for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

The Guttmacher Institute’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa has focused on documenting access to and use of contraceptives, calculating the regional and country-level public health benefits of meeting women’s reproductive health needs, and documenting adolescents’ needs for and access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. The Institute has also estimated the incidence of unsafe abortion at the national level for numerous countries in the region, as well as calculated the health, social and economic consequences of unsafe abortion. This work provides policymakers with evidence to inform effective family planning programs and offers policy recommendations to address unmet reproductive health needs.

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  • News Release

    Clandestine Abortion in Zimbabwe Contributes to Maternal Medical Complications

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    Fact Sheet

    Abortion in Africa

  • News Release

    First Study on the Incidence of Abortion Among Ugandan Adolescents Released

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 3 in 4

    surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage
  • 154,000

    maternal deaths per year in Africa that could be prevented by meeting the need for contraception and maternal and newborn care
  • 16M

    unintended pregnancies could be prevented each year by providing comprehensive contraceptive care

Resources

  • Image, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission: Health & Rights
    May 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life

    Alex EzehandAnn M. Starrs,Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism (Mail & Guardian)

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    May 2018 Infographic

    Ann M. Starrs quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

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  • Graphic showing Ann M. Starrs and Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
    May 2018 Infographic

    Ann M. Starrs and Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

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  • Graphic showing Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
    May 2018 Infographic

    Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

    International

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  • Graphic showing that 4.3 billion people of reproductive age lack adequate sexual and reproductive health care
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of people of reproductive age lacking adequate sexual and reproductive health care

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  • Graphic showing that 266,000 women worldwide die from preventable cervical cancer each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of deaths worldwide from cervical cancer each year

    International

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  • Graphic showing that one in three women worldwide experiences gender-based violence
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of women worldwide who experience gender-based violence

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  • Graphic showing that more than 350 million people need treatment for one of the four curable STIs worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Annual need for STI treatment worldwide

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  • Graphic showing that 214 million women have an unmet need for modern contraception in developing regions
    May 2018 Infographic

    Unmet need for modern contraception in developing regions

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  • Graphic showing that 25 million unsafe abortions occur worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of unsafe abortions worldwide each year

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