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Zimbabwe
- Funding constraints are exacerbated and have limited the expansion of at least two major family planning organizations, at a time when access to reproductive health services is crucial.
- Key partnerships between family planning organizations and reproductive health organizations focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment have been severed.
- Efforts to coordinate HIV/AIDS prevention with established reproductive health programs were interrupted, limiting the ability of key organizations to effectively address the pandemic.
- At least one major family planning organization lost the right to advocate for new abortion laws, thus compromising its ability to champion and fight for the lives of women in Zimbabwe.
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A Closer Look
Population: 13 million (by 2005)
Percentage of women aged 15-49: 47.8%
Contraceptive prevalence
(natural and modern methods): 53.5%
HIV prevalence in adults aged 15-49: 24.6%
Average births per woman: 3.9
Percentage of population aged 24 or younger: 67.5%
Life expectancy: 33.1 years (the second lowest in the world)
Abortion policy: Abortion is permitted when necessary to save a woman's life, preserve physical health, and also in cases of rape, incest, and fetal impairment. |
