MSI Asia Pacific

17/09/2026

For Srijana, safe healthcare began with finding someone she could trust.

A 27-year-old teacher and mother of two in Nepal, Srijana had already experienced two difficult caesarean births when she became pregnant again. She knew she did not want another child, but she was frightened.

A family experience of unsafe abortion had left a lasting impact.

Then she heard about Tika.

Tika is an experienced nurse and MSI Lady who travels through communities in Nepal’s Sindhuli District, bringing reproductive healthcare closer to women who may otherwise face hours of travel.

Tika provided Srijana with safe care, treated her with kindness and stayed awake through the night checking on her recovery.

“My abortion allowed me to continue working and taking care of my children.” — Srijana

Today, Srijana continues to teach and care for her family.

Across Nepal in 2024–25, MSI supported 12,850 clients, provided 67,640 services and delivered 17,692 couple years of contraceptive protection.

This World Patient Safety Day, their story reminds us that patient safety is not only about providing a clinically safe service. It is also about access, accurate information, dignity, trust and support throughout someone’s healthcare experience.

For people like Srijana, and providers like Tika, those values come together in something deeply human: being there when it matters.

10/09/2026

Nancy Hombo grew up watching her mother work as a nurse in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Years later, she would follow her into healthcare and build a career supporting women and girls to make informed choices about their reproductive health.

Today, Nancy, GEDSI manager with MSI PNG, works with communities and women and girls facing challenges that can make accessing care difficult: long distances, limited transport, financial pressures, language barriers, safety concerns and social expectations.

However, her work is about more than overcoming distance.

It is about building trust, connecting communities with healthcare providers, and making sure people understand what services and choices are available to them.

Her story shows the value of local knowledge and strong community connections in making healthcare easier to navigate for women and girls needing to access sexual and reproductive health.
What role do you think communities should play in shaping the healthcare services designed for them?
Read Nancy's full story: https://loom.ly/AsZVn_w

“What drives me in my work is that every young girl, every adolescent, every woman who needs help - they are my daughter,” says Nancy Hombo, Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Manager with MSI in Papua New Guinea, and explains: “My daughter is 13, and that shapes how I su...

20/12/2025

Reproductive violence doesn’t always leave bruises.
It’s control.
It’s fear.
It’s taking HER choices away.

🛑 Interfering with contraception
🛑 Preventing abortions
🛑 Forcing pregnancies

This is happening to 1 in 20 women in Australia.
You can help her reclaim safety, power and choice.

Donate today to provide contraception and abortion care.

https://loom.ly/U7_dwEU

17/12/2025

When women control their bodies, they control their futures.
But for too many women, choice is being stolen - hidden pills, blocked abortion appointments, forced pregnancies.

Reproductive violence isn’t rare.
It’s happening in Australia and across the world, right now.
Give the gift of choice and freedom today.
Your donation provides contraception and abortion care to women who desperately need it.

https://loom.ly/U7_dwEU

13/08/2025

Each year, the world celebrates , which highlights the importance of young people’s voices, experiences and achievements.
To celebrate, yesterday we handed our blog over to Angelina Inthavong, a youth health equity activist who is passionate about the role of young people in decision-making at all levels, including in ensuring sexual and reproductive healthcare reaches – and meets the needs of – young people worldwide.

https://loom.ly/Z-0FPH4

Each year, the world celebrates International Youth Day, which highlights the importance of young people’s voices, experiences and achievements.

08/07/2025

At MSI Asia Pacific we stand firm in our belief that abortion care is an essential healthcare service. Our mission is that by 2030 no abortion will be unsafe and every individual who wants access to contraception will have it.

Support the work we do with a single or monthly donation at msichoices.org.au

02/07/2025

Education is the key to breaking down barriers and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and rights. 💙💪

📣Learn more about the work we do in Asia Pacific at msichoices.org.au

10/06/2025

Our goal is to leave no one behind. 💪

By 2030, we want every woman, everywhere, to have a choice over their own bodies.

03/06/2025

No woman should die from lack of choice. Donate now to give women and girls access to contraception and safe abortion care.

https://loom.ly/uPOwgIM

30/05/2025

Your body? Your choice? Too often, it's a question, not a right. You can protect a woman's right to choose her future.

https://loom.ly/uPOwgIM