In the framework of the Action for Global Health (AFGH) network, the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) brought a four-member Parliamentary delegation from Belgium, Spain, Lithuania and Germany to Phnom Penh for a week-long field visit on Global Health hosted by KHANA, the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance from 22-28 August 2010.

 From 18-24 July 2010, 5 European Parliamentary Assistants gained first hand insight into Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in development aid through a Parliamentary delegation visit to Ethiopia organised by the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) in collaboration with the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE).

 Between 23-27 May, the German Foundation for World Population (DSW) and the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) brought a delegation of German Parliamentarians from the Bundestag and the European Parliament to Uganda to know first hand the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in the country.

 During parallel mini study tours on maternal health and young girls and climate change and population held from 29-31 October 2009, European Parliamentarians had the chance to visit projects in and around Addis Ababa. The study tours were organised by EPF and kindly hosted by the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE) and the Ethiopia Population Health and Environment Consortium (CIPHE).

 A delegation of 9 European Young Decision Makers in leadership positions within various youth political parties and representing politically active young Europeans participated in a study tour to Uganda (1-8 August 2009). The aim of the trip was to study the unmet needs in reproductive health supplies and services in Uganda and the resulting impact on global human development.

 During their week-long stay in Zambia, from 16-23 May, European Parliamentarians from the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Azerbaijan gained first hand information about the population’s unmet sexual and reproductive health needs as well as the reproductive health situation in a country where young people represent more than 70% of the population, where the birth rate in rural areas, where nearly 60% of Zambia’s 12m population resides, is amongst the highest in Africa (between 6.9 and 7.5 children) and where the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate lies at 14.3%. 57% of people living with HIV/AIDS are women and the epidemic continues to pose one of the most significant development challenges to the country.

As members of Countdown 2015, the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) and Equilibres and Populations (E&P) jointly organised a week-long study tour to Burkina Faso held from 5-11 April 2009 that focused on country’s efforts in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights.

 As a member of the European Alliance Against Malaria (EAMM), EPF organised a week-long study tour to Cameroon held from 28 March - 04 April 2009 that focused on following-up the country's efforts at combating malaria.

 European Parliamentarians went on a week-long study tour to Tanzania held from 16 to 22 November 2008 that focused on Malaria Research/Vaccines and the country’s efforts at combating malaria.

 On 19-20 September, the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) led a Fact Finding Mission of European Parliamentarians to Georgia to assess the situation of reproductive health of internally displaced persons and to evaluate the health infrastructure needs of the country in the aftermath of the conflict between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation. The mission has been organised on the invitation of Hon. George Tsereteli MP, Vice Chairperson of the Georgian Parliament and Member of EPF Executive Committee with the cooperation of the United Nations Population Fund in Georgia.

 European Parliamentarians have recently returned from a study tour to Niger held from 05-11 Feb ruary 2008, co-organised by the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) and Equilibres & Populations (E&P). This week-long study tour focused on reproductive health, including access to essential commodities and supplies, and the impact of these on the country's population growth. This study tour, hosted by UNFPA Country Office and the Nigerian Parliamentary Network on Population and Development, offered a deep insight into how Niger, the poorest country in the world, is developing policies on SRHR and enabled the Parliamentary Delegation to investigate the impact of population and SRHR policies on the country’s development.

 From 4-10 November 2007 EPF brought six European Parliamentarians, from Spain, Norway, Turkey, Belgium, Portugal and Lithuania on study tour to the Philippines. The weeklong tour raised awareness amongst European Parliamentarians of the unmet sexual and reproductive health needs of Filipino’s and to examined the role that the Catholic Church plays in policy making. 
 

 EPF brought from 26 August to 1 September 2007 four Member of Parliament, from Sweden, Spain, Lithuania, and Germany to Cameroon on a study tour to stimulate new thinking among Parliamentarians and young political parties’ leaders about efforts they could undertake in order to secure a comprehensive and sustained response to malaria in the development policies of their own countries

Young Politicians from Belgium, Finland, France, The Republic of Moldova and Spain gathered in Arusha, Tanzania, from 11th - 18th August 2007.

In a Joint Canadian and European Parliamentary studytour, EPF took from 21-28 July 2007 eight Parliamentarians from, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Cyprus and Portugal to Ghana. During the weeklong studytour participants were introduced to the successes and challenges related to sexual and reproductive health in Ghana.

 On 23-25 November, EPF organised a field visit to Vietnam for European Parliamentarians who had participated in the 2006 IPCI Conference in Bangkok. Seven members of Parliaments from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland and Ireland, visited SRHR projects for youth in Hanoi and the regions of Vietnam, within the framework of EC/UNFPA Project “RHIYA” – Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in Asia. EPF was assisted by the host organisation UNFPA Vietnam.

On 23-24 November 2006, EPF organised a field visit to Thailand for European Parliamentarians who had participated in the 2006 IPCI conference in Bangkok. Seven members of Parliament from Lithuania, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Scotland, Romania and Finland, visited SRHR projects in and around Bangkok. EPF was assisted by the host organisation Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand (PPAT).

 The delegation of 12 European Parliamentarians returned home after their one-week study tour examining the unmet needs of SRHR in Ethiopia. The MPs are from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France and the European Parliament. The visit was jointly organised by EPF, UNFPA the Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia (FGAE), and DSW.

 Five Members of Parliament from EPF member Parliamentary groups participated in a unique field visit to Bangladesh from 19 to 25 February to visit the UNFPA/EC Reproductive Health Initiative for Young People in Asia (RHIYA). The UNFPA, EPF with DSW jointly organised this study tour of European Parliamentarians, which included: Hon. Ana Manso, MP (Portugal – Social Democrats – People’s Party), Hon. Lyn Brown, MP (Labour – UK), Hon. Roel Deseyn, MP (Christian Democrat – Belgium), Hon. Magda De Meyer, MP (Socialist – Belgium) and Hon. Alexander Graff Lambsdorff, MEP (European Parliament – Germany – Liberal).

 A delegation of national parliamentarians from Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal and Sweden participated in a field visit to Peru and Brazil from December 1-10, to meet with leading activists and nongovernmental organizations working on sexual and reproductive health and rights and feminist causes, members of parliament and government representatives, as well as members of the clergy active on HIV/AIDS.

 From 1-9 August 2005 EPF brought all-woman team of European Parliamentarians went to Sri Lanka to experience Tsumani Effects First Hand  and to find out how the country was coping with the impact of the disaster.

 From 1-9 August 2004, EPF brought a delegation of eight Young Decision Makers and Young Members of Parliament, from European Parliament, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Finland and Sweden on a field visit to Gambia prior to the Global Roundtable “Countdown 2015: Sexual and reproductive health and rights for all”. 

 From 5 to 11 May 2003 EPF brought a delegation of four parliamentarians , from the European Parliament, Ireland, Austria and Spain, to Slovakia to investigate claims of forced and coerced sterilisation among the Roma minority in Eastern Slovakia.

From 6-13 January 2002, EPF brought a delegation of five Members of Parliament, from Sweden, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland Parliament, on a field visit toThailand focusing on HIV/AIDS prevention and the trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation.
 

 From 15-25 July 2001, EPF brought a delegation of six Members of Parliament, from Finland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium and the European Parliament, to Burkina Faso and Mali to gain first hand information about women's empowerment, youth and the HIV/AIDS situation in the respective countries.

On 4-14 January 2001, EPF brought a delegation of Members of Parliament to India to learn more about Reproductive Health Supplies situation in India.