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EPF is a network of members of parliaments from across Europe who are committed to protecting the sexual and reproductive health and rights.

EPF is a network of members of parliaments from across Europe who are committed to protecting the sexual and reproductive health of the world’s most vulnerable people, both at home and overseas. We believe that women should always have the right to decide upon the number of children they wish to have, and should never be denied the education or other means to achieve this that they are entitled to.

02/10/2026

HPV-related cancers are preventable. How do countries in the Asian Pacific region rank in prevention? 💉
Together with our research partner David Winterflood from we presented the new HPV Prevention Policy Atlas at the Cancer Congress in Hong Kong.
One key take-away from the research: more boys need to be vaccinated as they can also be affected. 👦👧
Check out the atlas on our SRHR policy hub (🔗 in bio)

24/09/2026

The new Contraception Policy Atlas Latin America/Caribbean is here! 🥳
The overview is the third of its kind for the region. Comparing the countries, this year it also shines a light on official guidelines on post-partum contraception and the level of public financing for contraception in the past two years. This for example showed that while Argentina has progressive policies in place its public funding has massively decreased over the last few years. 📉
Check out the whole atlas on the SRHR policy hub (link in bio 🔗)

08/09/2026

🗣️ “A region is a region with prospect for and for changing the course of our countries.”

Diputada Andrea Ballivián (MP, Bolivia) reaffirmed her commitment to the Montevideo Consensus Declaration together with 13 more representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean at a Parliamentary forum co-organized by EPF and at the Parliament in . 💪
The Montevideo Consensus Declaration (2013) is the regions most comprehensive regional agreement on population and development. The parliamentarians discussed how to tackle remaining challenges.

20/08/2026

"We reaffirm that SRHR, gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, the rights and participation of young people, Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, territorial diversity, and the dignity and autonomy of older persons are essential for sustainable development." 🙏

At a forum co-organized by UNFPA América Latina y el Caribe and EPF/GPA 14 Parliamentarians from Latin America and the Caribbean came together in the Parliament in Uruguay and discussed how to advance the Montevideo Consensus on Population and Development (2013) - Latin America and the Caribbean’s most comprehensive regional agreement on population and development - through concrete actions.

They committed to:

🔍💸Deepening legislative oversight, ensuring inclusive and transparent budgets, and building multi-party alliances and partnerships with other sectors to sustain the progress of state policies.

🛡️📢Protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights by guaranteeing universal and non-discriminatory access to quality information and services

🚥📖Eliminating barriers to the full autonomy of women and youth in all their diversity, prioritizing access to education, healthcare services, labor, employment, justice, housing, and civic participation.

💪Strengthening social protection and care systems to serve a diverse population in contexts of vulnerability, recognizing unpaid care work, and addressing poverty and social marginalization.

🤝Establishing a regional parliamentary network that collaborates with governments, the UNFPA, civil society, and specialists to ensure accountability and the proper implementation of the Montevideo Consensus.

Check out our website to read more about the forum! (🔗 link bio!)

(Photo credit: Departamento de Fotografía del Parlamento del Uruguay.)

17/08/2026

What are and the countries doing to prevent from spreading? And how can they eliminate it? 💉🦠
Scan the QR-code and tune in on zoom to find out!

🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 English and Spanish translation available through headphones

See you there!

P.s.: If you can't make, check out our research on our website (link in bio! 🔗)

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¿Qué están haciendo los países de y el para prevenir la propagación del ? ¿Y cómo pueden erradicarlo? 💉🦠
¡Escanea el código QR y únete a la sesión en Zoom para descubrirlo!

🕑 17:00 - 18:30
🎧 Traducción al inglés y al español disponible a través de audífonos

¡Nos vemos allí!

13/08/2026

Guess our work on does not quite compare to a solar eclipse. 🌞🌑
But it's a good opportunity to look back at the past year once more!
55 events in 29 countries, many meaningful meetings and advances with SRHR champions and several new reports showing that our work towards sexual and reproductive health and rights is not done. 💪
Read more about in our annual report!
Link in bio! 🔗

24/07/2026

⏰ Time for your SRHR update! Swipe through the carousel to see how new policy decisions shape the future of sexual and reproductive rights around the world. 🌍

💵🙏 Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has pledged $215 million towards contraceptive and maternal health support, including funding research into menopause. In the last two years her philanthropy has supported women's health with over $600 million.

💉🦠 The Ilocos Norte Region in the Philippines has officially become the country's first province to achieve 95.7% Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage rate. 22,039 female aged 9-14 years old have received the first dose, a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to prevent cervical cancer and protect the health of future generations. Ilocos Norte serves as an inspiration to other local government units to strengthen immunization programs and advance preventive healthcare for all.

🛡️As part of HIV and STI elimination programme Spain has allocated more than $9 Mio to finance condoms for young people between the age of 16 and 22. Additionally, the first self-sampling kit has been authorised for independent STI testing

🤝 Denmark has introduced a bill to ensure compensation for women in the contraceptive case ("spiral case"). Greenlandic women that were forced to receive IUD implants between 1960 to 1991 are now eligible to a compensation of DKK 300.000. The Patient Compensation Fund will carry out three tours in Greenland to ensure that all the women who may be covered by the reimbursement scheme are aware of the scheme and receive the necessary help to apply. The first tour will take place in the autumn of 2026, while the other two tours will take place in 2027.

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20/07/2026

Turns out England beats France not only in football but also in HPV Prevention. 🤷🤷‍♀️
The UK is actually under the Top 10 (almost Top 5!) European countries when it comes HPV Prevention Policy. Under a national vaccination programme for both boys and girls the UK offers free vaccination and has a coverage rate of 50-80%, while also providing catch-up cohorts. Additionally the country scores well in HPV screenings and available comprehensive online information.
France also provides good HPV screening and online information. However, their coverage rate is way lower than the UK's (♀️: 30-50%; ♂️: < 30%) and the vaccination is not for free (although mostly reimbursed).
How does your country perform in HPV Prevention Policy?
➡️ Check it out on our Policy Hub - 🔗 in bio!

14/07/2026

Spain may have beat Belgium in football in the World Cup. But Belgium wins in contraception access!
It actually is under the Top 5 when it comes to Contraception Policy in Europe, considering its good access to supplies and counselling as well as quantity and quality of online information.
Spain also offers good access to counselling and online information but scores a little lower than Belgium in contraception access.
Send this to someone who is sad, that Belgium got kicked out of the World Cup!

14/07/2026

❌Modern contraception is not effective
❌ Abortion leads to infertility
❌ „Natural family planning“ is safer than modern contraception

This is just part of the that World Youth Alliance Europe shared while being funded by the + program of the EU with 1.2 € million. 💸

According to the the organisation has also not disclosed their exclusionary views on non-binary people, their focus on abstinence and their conviction that life begins with conception when they applied for grants for their youth program.

This is not to say that there cannot or should not be a plurality of views and ideas on gender and sexual and . There needs to be space for debates and everybody is free to believe in what they want. However, there can never be space for misinformation that goes against science-based facts and is funded and spread through EU money. 🚩🚫
Organisations that go directly against values (in terms of LBGTQ discrimination) and spread misinformation should not receive public EU funds. Share this video and make sure your voice is heard. We are louder when we speak with one voice! 💪

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