Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy in Africa – Why is it so hard? Posted on 15/07/2025 (27/08/2025) by Isabel Radoli PUBLICATIONS RESOURCES // PUBLICATIONS Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policy in Africa – Why is it so hard? Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Policy Engagement and Communications, and Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) July 2025 Short Report Policy change is rarely straightforward, and in the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) space across sub-Saharan Africa, it’s especially tough. Advocates face constant resistance, slow progress, and often invisible impact. Yet they persist, confronting discomfort as the norm while pushing for real change on critical issues like adolescent pregnancy, unsafe abortion, and the rights of sexual and gender minorities. Download CONTRIBUTORS