There is dire need for Canada to spend its $650-million for reproductive health and rights in a strategic, integrated manner

Given the limited time frame to use the $650-million, it will be critical to rely on evidence-based programs, cultivate partners with experience in fragile contexts, and seek-out successful existing projects that can be strengthened and brought to scale.

A young girl in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Unequal power relations between adults and adolescents, and between men and women, often place girls at greater risk of early and/or unwanted pregnancy; HIV and other sexually transmitted infections; and sexual violence—particularly during times of conflict, disaster, displacement and crisis. Photograph courtesy of the United Nations by Martine Perret

Opinion

BY GREG DULY

April 11, 2017

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