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universiteit gentInternational Centre For Reproductive Health
Improving sexual and reproductive heath trough research, training and adapted inventions
Welcome
The International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH) was established in 1994 in response to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD, Cairo, 1994). ICRH Kenya was established as an international NGO in the year 2000.
ICRH is a multidisciplinary centre operating within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Ghent University. Besides research activities, ICRH implements projects in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia with a focus on developing training programmes and takes actions to defend sexual and reproductive rights.
ICRH and climate change 
ICRH operations involve quite some traveling and therefore contributes considerably to climate change.
In order to limit our carbon footprint, we systematically compensate for the CO2 emissions of our airmiles. We do this through CompenCO2, a specialized NGO established by the Belgian environmental and North-South movements. The compensation fees are invested in climate-friendly development projects in Africa.
Latest news
9 November 2009
A large delegation of Belgian Union ABVV/FGTB (Metal workers) and their Kenyan Union counterparts today paid a visit to the ICRH offices. They were given an introduction to the activities of the Centre by Country Director Dr. Marcel Reyners (attached) and visited the Kisauni drop-in Centre. Said Mr. Kingola, Director of Interventions: "Many Kenyans spend their days at the workplace. This is where we can educate them with take-home messages about HIV-AIDS prevention. For those who don't go home directly, we also distribute condoms."
Marleen Temmerman has been selected to receive the FIGO Award In Recognition of Women Obstetricians/Gynaecologists at the XIX FIGO World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.