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17 Nov 25

ARHR Empowers Out-of-School Adolescents on FP Choices

For many adolescent girls across Ghana, the journey from childhood to adulthood is filled with curiosity, discovery, and transformation. Yet, it’s also a period that can be marked by confusion and vulnerability, especially when it comes to understanding sexual and reproductive health. Without the right information, many young girls are left to rely on myths, […]
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07 Nov 25

ARHR Strengthens Collaboration Among SRHR and GBV Coalitions for Effective Advocacy

ARHR, with funding support from UNFPA Ghana, convened a focused SRH/GBV dialogue to strengthen collaboration among coalitions and civil society actors working on Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence. The event brought together CSO players in SRH/GBV from the Accra, Oti, and Bono East regions to share lessons, harmonize advocacy approaches, and map […]
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14 Oct 25

Family Planning: An Adolescent’s Perspective

Family planning (FP) is about spacing births. It allows couples, especially women, to plan when to have children and how many to have. Today, even some adolescents turn to FP to prevent unwanted pregnancies and early parenting. As an adolescent myself, I must admit that my knowledge of FP is limited. Most of what I […]
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29 Sep 25

Family Planning in Ghana: Choices, Challenges, and Progress

Introduction Family planning is crucial to empowering women, enhancing their health, and promoting national development. In Ghana, awareness of contraception is almost universal, yet patterns of use, unmet needs, and decision-making dynamics reveal a more complex reality. Drawing on insights from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), this article explores the progress made, […]
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24 Sep 25

ARHR Co-creates a Stakeholder-Driven Advocacy Action Plan for Gender-Transformative RHE Delivery

ARHR has organized a co-creation training workshop to strengthen advocacy for gender-transformative Reproductive Health Education (RHE) in Ghana. The one-day event, held with funding from UNFPA Ghana, brought together young people, women-led civil society organizations, and creative art influencers to develop a joint advocacy action plan. On behalf of the Executive Director of ARHR, the […]
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04 Sep 25

Sexual Justice: A Call to Action for Women and Girls

What would it mean to live in a world where everybody, every choice, and every identity is respected without question? For countless women, girls, and young people, that vision is still far from reality. Stigma, restrictive cultural norms, and policy gaps continue to create barriers that deny them access to essential sexual and reproductive health. […]
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01 Aug 25

Historical Policy Evolution of Reproductive Health and Postpartum Family Planning in Ghana

This Factsheet outlines the historical evolution of Reproductive Health policies in Ghana. It highlights key milestones and strategic shifts from 1994 to 2023, demonstrating Ghana’s increasing commitment to integrating family planning services, particularly Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP), into its broader reproductive health framework. The evolution showcases progression from initial international commitments to concrete national policies, […]
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30 Jul 25

Enhancing Efficiency in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Smarter Use of Resources in Primary Health Care (PHC)

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) remains a national health priority in Ghana. However, many primary health care (PHC) facilities face challenges in resource utilization, compromising service quality and coverage. This policy brief presents evidence from a study of 53 Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Greater Accra, assessing their technical efficiency in delivering adolescent […]
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22 Jul 25

Inclusive Health Systems: The Case for Women with Disabilities

Globally, over one billion people live with some form of disability, with women comprising nearly half of this population (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). Women with disabilities face a disproportionate burden in accessing health care services, largely due to intersecting factors such as poverty, discrimination, inaccessible infrastructure, and limited availability of tailored health services. The […]
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