Australia - clinics, Countries, Countries we work in

Australia - clinics

Date established	1999
Services offered	Family planning; abortion; health screening; HIV/STIs; maternal health; youth services
Number of clinics	9
Contact details	Marie Stopes International GPO Box 1635 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia Telephone: +61 03 9654 7771 Email: info@mariestopes.com.au Websites: www.mariestopes.com.au www.likeitis.org.au www.contraceptioninfo.com.au www.lovebugs.com.au

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Highlights

the new centre in Midland, WA played host to Australia’s first “Pap Smear Express” campaign which aimed to raise awareness of cervical cancer. The team welcomed 20 listeners of Perth radio station 92.9, who volunteered to jump on board the Pap Smear Express bus to get a smear and encourage other women to do the same.
launched new research looking into the sexual behaviours and sexual health knowledge of teenagers in Australia from a teen’s perspective and their parents’. Sex, telling it likeitis: a parent and teen insight found that, of teens who are sexually active, a third had their first experience at age 14 years or younger, yet almost one in ten say they have not been taught sex ed at school. To view the key findings of the report, please visit www.mariestopes.com.au/research
launched two new websites dedicated to STIs (www.lovebugs.com.au) and contraception (www.contraceptioninfo.com.au).

Key statistics for Australia
Source: UNFPA State of world population 2008
Total population (millions) (2008)	21.0
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010)	1.0
Projected population (millions) (2050)	28.0
Life expectancy (M / F)	79.0 / 83.7
Total fertility rate (2008)	1.79
% contraceptive prevalence: any method	71
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods	No stats
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	14
% births with skills attendants	100
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	4
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births	4
Under 5 mortality (M / F)	6 / 5
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F	0.3 / <0.1
Health expenditure public (% of GNP)	5.9

enhance access to sex education teaching resources by creating a sexual health toolkit targeting teachers and other health educators
participate and partner with Men’s Health Week 2009 by encouraging men to take responsibility of their sexual and reproductive healthcare.

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