Ipas

Discover how Ipas works and how they contribute to the Global Health Hub.

What Ipas does

• advances access to safe abortion and reproductive healthcare
• supports humanitarian healthcare workers with training and clinical guidelines
• strengthens health systems in low- and middle-income countries
• advocates for policies and legislation that protect reproductive rights
• works with local partners and communities worldwide

Ipas in a nutshell

You can turn to Ipas for:

Knowledge and expertise

• Safe abortion care and post-abortion care
• Training for healthcare professionals
• Implementation of evidence-based guidelines
• Research findings, factsheets and toolkits for public health, research and policy professionals

Network and collaboration

• Collaboration with local and international partners
• Connecting policy, practice, and research
• Support for civil society organisations

Innovation and support

• Introduction of innovative medical techniques
• Strengthening health systems
• Technical assistance and capacity building

Impact and policy

• Advocacy for reproductive rights
• Awareness-raising and stigma reduction
• Integration of reproductive health into broader health care systems

Key themes

• Reproductive rights and justice
• Safe abortion care
• Gender equality
• Health systems strengthening

Role within the Global Health Hub Netherlands

• Active in the Community of Practice 1: Strengthening the global health architecture and national health systems
• Sharing knowledge and best practices on advocacy and navigating political sensitivity
• Connecting Dutch and international partners
• Accelerating collaboration and innovation

Want to learn more about Ipas?

Read the interview with Nicolette van Duursen and discover:

• how Ipas operates in a challenging political climate
• what climate change has to do with reproductive health
• why reproductive health is fundamental health care