Sexual & Reproductive Health

Lack of resources for healthy and safe menstruation is a significant issue in rural Punjab (a region which spans territories in both India and Pakistan). Period poverty is a direct result of root causes including social stigma, low socioeconomic status...

HIV is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with 1.3 million people contracting HIV every year and 629,000 people dying of the disease. HIV is both preventable and treatable, and governments and nonprofits have taken significant...

In Eritrea, HIV/AIDS is the second leading cause of death for those aged 15-49 and contributes to 5 percent of the deaths of girls and boys aged 15 to 19. Condom use is one important intervention for reducing sexually transmitted infections such as HIV...

The "It's Okay" campaign aims to reduce the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS, particularly among adolescent men who have sex with men (MSM) in Thailand. Stigma often is the only barrier that keeps Thai individuals from utilizing the excellent HIV services...

In the United States, abortion has increasingly become a politicized issue, with Republican-led states seeking to limit access to abortion. Sex-selective abortion bans are one type of restriction that prevents doctors from performing abortions if they...