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Marie Stopes International Australia | Mongolia
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/where-we-work/mongolia
How we do it. Back to Where We Work. Despite a national resource boom, Mongolia is ranked 110th of 182 countries in the Human Development Index, with growing inequality identified as a major barrier to poverty reduction. Although Mongolia has made significant economic and social progress in recent years, 22 percent of the population is still estimated to live on $1.25 a day. Our condom brand Trust is competitively priced and is an affordable option for many Mongolians. The median age of Mongolia’s popula...
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Centres
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How we do it. Marie Stopes International runs over 600 centres worldwide, providing a full range of quality reproductive health services. Marie Stopes International began as a centre-based organisation. While the majority of our clients now access services through outreach and social franchise, our centres remain the backbone for our operations in many countries. In 2013, we ran 600 centres. Where approximately 3.1 million women. Chose a family planning method supplied by us. Or call 1300 478 486.
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Marie Stopes International Australia | Safe Abortion
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How we do it. Safe abortion and post-abortion care. More than 19 million women, most of them in developing countries, resort to unsafe abortion each year. An estimated 47,000 of them lose their lives and a further 5 million suffer significant complications from unsafe abortion every year, including anemia, chronic inflammation and infertility. Providing high-quality post-abortion care for women suffering from the consequences of an unsafe abortion or a spontaneous miscarriage is critically important in a...
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Social franchising
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/how-we-do-it/social-franchise
How we do it. Social franchise networks, like our BlueStar network, help to organise the private sector by providing training, supplies, branding, marketing and quality assurance to service providers, such as single-operator midwives. We enable them to expand their range of services for instance, to include long-term contraception on a commercial basis, which means they can continue to offer these services into the future. In 2013, we estimate Marie Stopes International networked with over 3100 providers.
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The Philippines
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/where-we-work/the-philippines
How we do it. Back to Where We Work. The sexual and reproductive health challenges in the Philippines are significant. Almost 50 percent of women are of reproductive age and only 34 percent of these are using modern family planning methods [1]. While there is a growing preference for smaller families, appropriate methods of contraception are not easily accessible [2]. Family Health Survey, 2011. Philippines National Demographic and Health Survey, 2008. We keep our fees at our clinics low and our outreach...
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Social marketing
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/how-we-do-it/social-marketing
How we do it. Our social marketing program distributes low cost and free condoms, pills and other contraceptive and health products through pharmacies, community-based distributors and other private providers. Many of our clients live in settings where the health infrastructure is weak and there are simply not enough health workers. We try to reach clients through a range of methods. Often we integrate community-based distribution of products within our outreach and clinics. In 2012, we provided 2 million.
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Health systems strengthening
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How we do it. We aim to work within and help improve the health systems of each country in which we operate. We work in partnership with public and private health systems in the countries in which we operate to strengthen existing services or plug the gaps. In some countries, we will provide services they cannot offer. In others, we will supplement their existing services, including training government health workers or providing technical support. Our family planning services include education and provi...
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Marie Stopes International Australia | Papua New Guinea
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/where-we-work/papua-new-guinea
How we do it. Back to Where We Work. Health providers face operational and cultural challenges in providing family services. Over 80 percent of the population live in rural and remote areas, with rugged terrain exacerbating already poor access to healthcare. During 2012, more than half our clients were from remote areas. Our fully equipped mobile outreach teams travelled long distances by boat, vehicle and light aircraft to reach communities across ten of PNG’s twenty-two provinces. Most young people in ...
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Case Studies | Marie Stopes International Australia
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How we do it. The families and communities in which we work are at the very core of everything we do. Our clients, staff, and partners talk about the impact services, or lack of services has on their lives. International Day of People with Disability. The power of 1.8 billion. Men take responsibility for family planning. It’s time for me to take responsibility Chum Dam, 41, is happy with the size of his family. He lives in rural Cambodia with his wife, three daughters and son. His wife had been u...Socia...
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Marie Stopes International Australia | Myanmar
http://www.mariestopes.org.au/where-we-work/myanmar
How we do it. Back to Where We Work. Working with key partners, MSI seeks to address Myanmar’s poor health indicators. Myanmar’s maternal mortality rate is equivalent to one woman dying for every 500 babies born and 71 infant deaths per 1,000 live births [1]. Around one quarter of married women in Myanmar want to space their births or stop bearing children but do not have access to contraceptives [2]. UNFPA State of the World Report 2012. WHO Health Statistics 2012. WHO Health Statistics 2012. People und...
