COVID-19 pandemic.International Development Minister Karina Gould says the coronavirus pandemic has made access to contraceptives, abortion services and reproductive health care more difficult for women in some countries.
Gould says these services remain vital to women’s health and safety and that safe access must be maintained.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Gould says the federal government acknowledges the disproportionate impacts the pandemic is having on women and girls in Canada and abroad, which is why Canada wants to ensure it stays focused on its commitments to gender equality.Of the $8.9 million announced today, $2 million will go to the United Nations trust fund on violence against women.