Knowledge Hub
To support reproductive health advocates across the globe, Global Doctors for Choice (GDC) has gathered resources related to advocacy with the aim of influencing policies, guidelines, and laws to improve access to care.
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list and does not necessarily reflect GDC’s position. We will continue to gather and add resources, and invite you to contact us to suggest resources.
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Basic Guidelines for the Development of Expert Testimony: Towards the Guarantee of Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Date:
February 2012
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: GDC Resources
This is a GDC/Colombia Publication focused on how to utilize expert opinion in advocacy. This resource is in Spanish.
A Reproductive Health Index: Rights and Results
Date:
2015
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
“This Index provides a snapshot of the status of women’s SRHR in each country (62 low- and lower-middle income countries are included) and allows stakeholders to see how countries compare
The Power of Evidence in Advocacy: Resource Pack for Trainers on Evidence-Based Policy Advocacy in East Africa
Date:
2007
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: Trainings
This toolkit “provides tools and frameworks to enable civil society organizations (CSOs) to use evidence effectively to influence change for the benefit of the poor, including … toolkits on bridging
Evidence-Based Advocacy for Gender in Education
Date:
2010
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: Publications, Trainings
This United Nations guide focuses on how to use and present evidence in a clear, coherent, and persuasive manner for advocacy efforts.
National, regional, and global rates and trends in contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning between 1990 and 2015: a systematic and comprehensive analysis
Date:
May 2013
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
While increasing access to contraception is essential to improving reprodutive health, lack of data and variability in data sources make it challenging to monitor progress. The authors “estimated and projected
Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008
Date:
February 2012
Topics:
SRH Education Resource Types: Publications
This study of abortion rates revealed that the global abortion rate was stable from 2003-2008. “Worldwide, 49% of abortions were unsafe in 2008, compared to 44% in 1995. About one
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Topics:
Advocacy Case Studies Resource Types: Websites
A reputable nonprofit’s website for information on international physician advocacy. Note that this nonprofit focuses on nuclear war prevention and not reproductive health advocacy.
Community Tool Box
Date:
2017
Topics:
Advocacy Tools Resource Types: Trainings
Each of these 16 community development “toolkits” provides a list of action items, example case studies, and related resources.
Healthcare is political: case example of physician advocacy in response to the cuts to refugees’ and claimants’ healthcare coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program
Date:
May 2014
Topics:
Advocacy Case Studies Resource Types: Publications
This article provides case example of physician advocacy in the aftermath of a law that restricted refugees’ access to healthcare in Canada.
How to improve young people’s access to safe abortion
Date:
September 2016
Topics:
Communicating about SRHR Resource Types: Trainings
This IPPF guide showcases strategies to reduce barriers for young people and increase access to abortion information and services, including country case studies. All are available in English, Spanish, and French.
