HERA’s 2018 Annual report is here – a report which confirms that the year behind us was one of the most successful years for sexual and reproductive rights for the citizens of Macedonia in the last decade. Which has undoubtedly resulted from the partnership between state institutions and the civil sector that got strengthened in the course of the year.
Among the numerous victories in our advocacy for sexual and reproductive health and for reproductive rights that 2018 brought was the adoption of the new Law on Termination of Pregnancy, which lifted all the administrative barriers on the way to safe and dignified termination of pregnancy as well as of the first Action Plan for Sexual and Reproductive Health was approved, which will allow for a better implementation of the National Strategy (2010-2020). Through the HIV prevention program, we again secured funds for civil society organisations to be able to continue the prevention among marginalized communities while the Ministry of Education and Science approved the initiative of HERA and the Education Development Bureau to pilot a curriculum in comprehensive sexuality education in primary schools.
All our 2018 achievements – as well as battles that we are still fighting – are part of the integral report available in both English and Macedonian.
