Our history

Our history

Medical abortion: The possibilities for introduction in the public sector in South Africa

Ibis RSA office opens

Medication abortion in the private sector in South Africa Building a Framework for Evaluation and Communication in SRH: A collaboration among Ford Foundation grantees in Southern Africa

Expanding women’s options: Scaling up medication abortion in public sector facilities in

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Teenage Pregnancy Exchange meeting hosted by Ibis Reproductive Health and Ford Foundation

Research and Evaluation Activities for the Reproductive Health Education and Advocacy programme (RHEAP) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Launch of the 100% work-from-home policy due to COVID-19

mmoho teen action workshop in Harare,

Zimbabwe

Telemedicine work in collaboration with Marie Stopes Zambia

Ibis RSA hosts FIGO committee meeting in Johannesburg

Inception of comprehensive sexuality education work OTC combination MifepristoneMisoprostol Regimen for Medical Abortion Label Comprehension study Launch of the Africa Regional Strategic Plan 2022-2025

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Inception of the Methods for Improving Reproductive Health in Africa

Pilot project on SRHR initiated: Research with young women and communities in Soweto Launch of the mmoho campaign

Pharmacists’ knowledge and perceptions of emergency contraception pills in Soweto and Johannesburg Central Business District, South Africa Young women and community SRH research continued in Soweto

Observational study of the mifepristone-misoprostol regimen for second-trimester abortion in Western Cape, South Africa

Quality of care study in Ghana and South Africa Inception and data collection for the WHO pain control in early medical abortion study

Understanding young men’s perceptions of their role in teenage pregnancy and HIV/STI transmission research study Ibis 16th anniversary RSA event and presentation of Ibis Reproductive Health Global 2018-2023 Strategic Plan National SRHR study inception

Drafting of the Africa Strategy