Who was Margaret Sanger?

Margaret Sanger was the founder Planned Parenthood and opened the first clinic in the US in Brooklyn, New York back in 1916. Trained as a public health nurse, Sanger often treated women who after years of unwanted pregnancies and childbearing were dying from self-inflicted abortions. Moved to action by the cases of preventable maternal mortality, Sanger began to advocate for a woman's right to chose the size of her family and began the reproductive health choice movement in the US. To learn more about Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood of New York click here.

What does MSCISA do?

MSCISA provides training and technical assistance to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) organisations in sub-Saharan Africa in order to build regional capacity and improve service delivery. MSCISA supports advocacy for the sexual and reproductive health freedom of all individuals with special focus on traditionally underserved populations such as adolescents. In addition, MSCISA promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights through support for the dissemination of findings on emerging trends in SRH.

News articles on the MSCISA website are updated daily. Old articles are archived and can be retrieved per topic using the gender, general or HIV/AIDS links on the homepage.