Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return
As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for de...
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| author | Caroline Frisendahl Emelie Looft-Trägårdh Amanda Cleeve Susan Atuhairwe Elin C. Larsson Othman Kakaire Herbert Kayiga Annette Aronsson Anne Kihara Marleen Temmerman Marie Klingberg Allvin Josaphat Byamugisha Kristina Gemzell Danielsson |
| author_facet | Caroline Frisendahl Emelie Looft-Trägårdh Amanda Cleeve Susan Atuhairwe Elin C. Larsson Othman Kakaire Herbert Kayiga Annette Aronsson Anne Kihara Marleen Temmerman Marie Klingberg Allvin Josaphat Byamugisha Kristina Gemzell Danielsson |
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| description | As the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for developmental research, which has played a fundamental role in the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, including abortion care. Withdrawal of this funding not only threatens the fulfilment of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGS) – target 3.7 on ensuring universal access to SRHR and target 5 on gender equality – but also jeopardises two decades of research capacity strengthening. In this article, we describe how the partnerships that we have built over the course of two decades have amounted to numerous publications, doctoral graduates, and important advancements within the field of SRHR in East Africa and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c56b9cd97da348efab898e670b3a64ee2025-02-05T12:46:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802024-12-0117110.1080/16549716.2024.23539572353957Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) returnCaroline Frisendahl0Emelie Looft-Trägårdh1Amanda Cleeve2Susan Atuhairwe3Elin C. Larsson4Othman Kakaire5Herbert Kayiga6Annette Aronsson7Anne Kihara8Marleen Temmerman9Marie Klingberg Allvin10Josaphat Byamugisha11Kristina Gemzell Danielsson12Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalKarolinska InstitutetKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalMakerere University College of Health SciencesMakerere University College of Health SciencesKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalUniversity of NairobiAga Khan UniversityKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalMakerere University College of Health SciencesKarolinska Institutet and Karolinska University HospitalAs the world is facing challenges such as pandemics, climate change, conflicts, and changing political landscapes, the need to secure access to safe and high-quality abortion care is more urgent than ever. On 27th of June 2023, the Swedish government decided to cut funding resources available for developmental research, which has played a fundamental role in the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) globally, including abortion care. Withdrawal of this funding not only threatens the fulfilment of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGS) – target 3.7 on ensuring universal access to SRHR and target 5 on gender equality – but also jeopardises two decades of research capacity strengthening. In this article, we describe how the partnerships that we have built over the course of two decades have amounted to numerous publications, doctoral graduates, and important advancements within the field of SRHR in East Africa and beyond.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2353957global healthsrhrcomprehensive abortion carepost abortion carecontraceptionswedish research fundingeast africaresearch collaboration |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Frisendahl Emelie Looft-Trägårdh Amanda Cleeve Susan Atuhairwe Elin C. Larsson Othman Kakaire Herbert Kayiga Annette Aronsson Anne Kihara Marleen Temmerman Marie Klingberg Allvin Josaphat Byamugisha Kristina Gemzell Danielsson Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return Global Health Action global health srhr comprehensive abortion care post abortion care contraception swedish research funding east africa research collaboration |
| title | Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return |
| title_full | Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return |
| title_fullStr | Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return |
| title_short | Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return |
| title_sort | two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in east africa a point of no return |
| topic | global health srhr comprehensive abortion care post abortion care contraception swedish research funding east africa research collaboration |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2353957 |
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