SRHM actively collaborates with regional partners to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights by producing evidence-based knowledge that is connected to action and grounded in regional realities. Our collaborations aim to foster ownership and leadership in the generation and dissemination of knowledge at regional, national, and community levels.
This month, we are pleased to spotlight collaborations and activities with our partners in Africa. | | SRHM PODCAST Please visit the first episode of the SRHM Podcast produced by the Francophone Africa Regional Hub, recorded in French.
| | In this inaugural episode, Bouchra Assarag, Director of the Hub, and Vincent De Brouwere, Editor of the French-language SRHM Journal, speak with Vanessa Sekpon, author of a compelling study on social norms surrounding abortion among young women in Benin. Together, they explore the influence of normative pressures, family dynamics, and the complex legal and social landscape surrounding access to safe abortion.
The transcript of this important conversation is also available to read, in English, on the SRHM Blog. | | | 8th RHNK PAN AFRICAN ADOLESCENT AND YOUTH SRHR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE SRHM was proud to partner with the Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) at the 8th Pan-African Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (AYSRHR) Conference, held in Mombasa from 24–27 June 2025. | | | SRHM and Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK) co-hosted a side event panel discussion that was co-organised by SRHM, KELIN, ICRW Africa and RHNK, titled "Repositioning the Role of Evidence for SRHR in Today's Political and Development Context".
The session took place on 25 June 2025 and was moderated by
Allan Maleche, Executive Director of the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network (KELIN). Panelists included: - Vanessa Sekpon, Africa Population and Health Research Centre
- Nimrod Muhumuza, Head of Research, AHAKI
- Evelyn Opondo, Regional Director, International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW)
- Eszter Kismödi, Chief Executive, SRHM Journal
- Dr. Dela Nai, Vice President for Africa Programs, Ibis Reproductive Health
- Dr. Edison Omollo, Programs Director, Reproductive Health Network Kenya
The discussion explored how to strengthen the use of rights-based evidence to inform policy and practice in increasingly complex and politically charged environments.
| | | VOICES FROM 8th RHNK PAN AFRICAN ADOLESCENT AND YOUTH SRHR SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
In addition to co-hosting the side event panel discussion at the AYSRHR conference, SRHM featured a series of short interviews with diverse voices from across the event. These insightful reflections capture a range of perspectives on key SRHR issues and are now available to watch and read on our blog. | | Evelyne Opondo
Director of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Africa | Dela Nai
Vice President for Africa Programs, Ibis Reproductive Health | | Nimrod Muhumuza
Head of Research at Afya na Haki, Uganda | Ruth Ajalo
Programme Manager for the Strategic Litigation Programme at the Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Uganda | | Allan Maleche
Executive Director, Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN) | Sally Muthoni, Naisoi Keroriol and Gwen Ayiera
USAWA Uganda | | In consultation with partners in the field of SRHR and abortion research, advocacy and policymaking from across the globe, we have identified priority topics which reflect strategic knowledge gaps and regional priorities. We are encouraging community members, researchers, policy makers, service providers and human rights advocates to submit articles, especially those addressing the priority areas.
The deadline for submissions to be considered for the special collection is 31 August 2025. | | | ONLINE NOW Open issue 2025 The papers in the open issue are published throughout the year on a continuous basis and alongside themed issues and special collections.
We publish a wide range of article types from across the spectrum of SRHR. | | RECENTLY PUBLISHED The right to science in sexual and reproductive health and the legal status of the human embryo Silke Dyer, Alison B Edelman, Asha S George, Tari Turner & Joanna N Erdman Abortion learning mechanisms for nurses and midwives:
a scoping review of evidence Martha Nicholson & Lesley Hoggart Preferred use of contraceptive methods and reasons for non-use:
a cross-sectional survey of a sample of Black, Indigenous, and people of colour in the United States Alexandra Wollum, Katherine Key, Carmela Zuniga, Charon Asetoyer, Maricela Cervantes, Sung Yeon Choimorrow,
Raquel Z. Rivera, Janette Robinson Flint & Sarah E. Baum No justice in a genocide:
sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gaza Cordelia Freeman & Hala Shoman Acceptability of misoprostol-only medication abortion dispensed by mail-order or retail pharmacy: a qualitative study based on in-depth interviews in the United States Dana M. Johnson, Sruthi Ramaswamy & Rebecca Gomperts Not Just Reproductive: A roundtable on addressing gynaecological health through the life course in South Asia Sapna Desai, Kaosar Afsana, Neymat Chadha, Dipti Govil, Neha Mankani & Ramya Kumar Assessing the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on abortion attitudes by abortion identity labels: a mixed-methods longitudinal study Xiana Bueno, Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez, Brandon L. Crawford, Ronna C. Turner, Wen-Juo Lo & Kristen N. Jozkowski Telehealth abortion services via Women on Web in Kenya (2013–2019): a descriptive analysis of the characteristics and motivations of the care seekers Mary Achieng Ouma, Anita Alaze, Kenneth Juma, Hazal Atay, Rebecca Gomperts & Céline Miani The limits of preconception care for global health Miranda R. Waggoner & Michelle Pentecost Global progress in abortion law reform: a comparative legal analysis since the International Conference on Population and Development (1994–2023) Katy Mayall, Laurenne Ajayi & Caitlin Gruer Mapping the evidence on interventions that mitigate the health, educational, social and economic impacts of child marriage and address the needs of child brides: a systematic scoping review Shatha Elnakib, Ahmed K. Ali, Kate Mieth & Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli Experiences and perspectives on pregnancy and motherhood in elite athletes – a qualitative study Marlene Zahl Marken, Emilie Frederikke Mass Dalhaug, Lone Friis Thing, Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Kari Bø &
Lene Annette Hagen Haakstad | | | Every Friday we bring you thought-provoking discussions with leading experts in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights. Together, we'll dive into the latest research, pressing current events, and the powerful movements shaping SRHR around the world. The SRHM Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. | | |
Ireland's Abortion Journey: Stories of Silence, struggle, and reform
| | What does abortion access really look like in Ireland—before and after legal reform? In this episode of the SRHM Podcast, host Mindy Jane Roseman is joined by three leading researchers—Niamh Skelly, Dyuti Chakravarty, and Lorraine Grimes—whose work reveals the lived realities behind Ireland's evolving abortion landscape.
Read the speakers' open-access papers published in the SRHM Journal:
Staying in a punishing place: online narratives about pregnancy and abortion in pre-liberalisation Ireland Niamh Skelly
Restrictive points of entry into abortion care in Ireland: a qualitative study of expectations and experiences with the service
Dyuti Chakravarty, Joanna Mishtal, Lorraine Grimes, Karli Reeves, Bianca Stifani, Deirdre Duffy, Mark Murphy, Mary Favier, Patricia Horgan, Wendy Chavkin & Antonella Lavelanet | | | Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people:
Preliminary framework development using a modified Delphi methodology | | | In this episode, SRHM Advcocacy and External Relations Manager, Lisa Welsh, speaks with Lore Remmerie, Nicole Leonetti and Aslan Temirkhanov — co-authors of a new research article in the SRHM Journal — about reimagining how we define and support sexual well-being among young people. Together, they present a youth-centred, culturally sensitive framework that challenges dominant narratives and power structures in sexual and reproductive health. Read the full open access article here: Towards an inclusive and culturally sensitive conceptualisation of sexual well-being of young people: preliminary framework development using a modified Delphi methodology | | | Welcoming Bioética UNAM:
A New Journal in the Bioethics and SRHR Field
A conversation with Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Editor in Chief | | | In this episode, SRHM Chief Executive, Eszter Kismodi, speaks to Gustavo Ortiz Millán, Editor in Chief of the recently launched journal 'Bioética UNAM', an academic journal publishing in bioethics, including in SRHR, from UNAM University, Mexico. The journal publishes in English and Spanish and is available open-access: https://revista.bioetica.unam.mx/index.php/pub | | | |
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