India
India also has a large rural population and integrating women’s SRHR into rural women’s issues is an important aspect for the achievement of women’s right to sexual and reproductive health, as this article highlights.
Nepal
Effective advocacy needs effective skills-building of women’s NGOs in advocacy. This article highlights SRHR advocacy of partners in Nepal.
Emergencies (Conflict & Disasters)
Indonesia
Looking into the SRHR needs of populations in times of conflict is a challenging task but a crucial one, as demonstrated in Ache, Indonesia. Read more...
Fundamentalisms (Cultural & Religious)
India
Traditional Birth Attendants have long assisted women’s birthing process and there is much to learn from their experiences to creating a gender-sensitive and supportive atmosphere for birthing. Read more...
In recent years, the rise of Hindu fundamentalism, has become a problem, especially with regards to the realization of minority rights and women’s Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR). Read more... Indonesia
Religion plays an important role in Indonesia and this article shows how to incorporate SRHR into religious education as this article shows.
Malaysia
The rise of religious fundamentalism is an obstacle for realizing women’s rights, especially in the area of SRHR and this article records a Malaysian example of the challenges and the strategies used to overcome the challenges
Pakistan
Religious fundamentalism is a barrier to achieving women’s equality and realizing women’s SRHR in Pakistan as shown in this article.
Philippines
Religious fundamentalism is a barrier towards achieving realization of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Philippines as shown in this article.
Thailand
Religion can play a role in hindering women’s empowerment and women breaking traditional moulds as shown in this article from Thailand.
Gender-Based Violence/VAW
Bangladesh
One-stop-crisis centres (OSCC) is a good practice with regards to intervening and aiding victim-survivors of violence and this article shows cross-learnings from Bangladesh and Malaysia. Read more.
The healthcare system can help identify potential victim-survivors before the violence gets out of hand as this issue shows.
Indonesia
Sexual violence against women, in this specific article, rape against ethnic minority women is an issue which the world needs to address as shown in this Indonesian example.
Malaysia
Malaysia has large numbers of migrant women domestic workers who are vulnerable to all forms of violence and discrimination especially since they are invisible in the mainstream. Read more...
Malaysia is one of the few countries in the region which provides one-stop-crisis-centres (OSCC) for victim-survivors of violence. The hospital entry point is usually easier for women, as compared to the police station, and in Malaysia this intervention is usually one which is an inter-agency, intersectoral effort. Read more...
Health Care, Systems & Services
Bangladesh
Maternal health and maternal deaths is a pressing problem in Bangladesh. Better quality maternity care would make a difference in preventing maternal deaths. Read more...
India
Maternal health in as important SRHR issue in India and as this article shows, it is important to take into consideration women’s voices when planning policies and programmes around maternal health.
On the other hand, there are also large numbers of women living in urban slums in India and it is important to consider and incorporate both the gender inequity and the socio-economic inequity that these groups of women face in accessing health services into programming. Read more...
Philippines
Women still find many difficulties accessing reproductive health services in the Philippines as shown in this article.
Thailand
Gender-sensitive healthcare systems can improve women’s usage and access of healthcare facilities as shown in research carried out in Thailand. Read more...
HSR & Globalisation 
