US Policies & Global Health

Sexual and reproductive health: A fundamental human right.

Health is a fundamental human right. The ability to control one’s own fertility is a fundamental human right.

The U.S. should do its part to ensure that people around the world have the information and services they need to determine whether and when to have children, and to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV/AIDS.

Each year the U.S. administration and Congress have a choice: we can fund programs that make a real difference for global health, or we can turn our back on the suffering of the rest of the world. There’s no question: women suffer and die when they don’t have access to family planning resources.

The AIDS crisis in Africa has reached such proportions that the future of entire nations is in question.

You can make a difference by learning about the issues, telling your friends, beginning a regular dialogue with your representatives in Congress, and voting!

Here are places to start:

• International Family Planning: what works and what doesn’t!

• HIV/AIDS in Africa: background and U.S. policy

• Sex Education around the globe

• Abortion rights and realities (PDF file)

• How Your Representatives Vote: Who are my reps and how did they vote?

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NAPPA: Our Partner

Snapshot of Namibia

Sexual Health in Namibia

Letters from Namibia

Namibian Scrap Book

US Policy & Global Health

AIDS in Africa

Global AIDS Fund

Inter. Family Planning

UNFPA

Global Gag Rule