Increased investment in family planning will help the Indian economy gain an additional per capita GDP of 13 per cent by 2031, but also save up to Rs 270 crore on its National Health Mission budget, says Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India (PFI)
Month: January 2020
Opinion: Predictions 2020 — what will shape reproductive health issues in the coming year?
We are witnessing unprecedented acceleration of societal challenges around the world, especially for women. Every year, 303,000 women die from complications during pregnancy and childbirth. And approximately one-third of maternal deaths could be prevented annually if women who did not wish to become pregnant had access to and used effective contraception; globally, 214 million women have an unmet need for modern contraception.
Scaling Up First Time and Young Parent Access to Postpartum Family Planning: Could Small Shifts Change the Game?
Evidence shows that comprehensive approaches addressing individual, family, community, and health system factors can increase FTPs’ use of PPFP and other essential health services. While showing promising impact, these comprehensive approaches have proven challenging to scale.
India and Japan’s MPs Act Quickly to Implement Sexual and Reproductive Health Plans after ICPD25
Parliamentarians from India and Japan have hit the ground running by acting soon after the recent Nairobi Summit on International Conference on Population Development (ICPD25).
Braille Booklets on Reproductive Health
NAB has developed booklets on reproductive health for blind people. The booklets include information on reproductive health related informal content such as menstruation, nutrition, temporary family planning methods, birth control, and possible health complications after delivery, among others.
Religious leaders want family planning to be directed to youths
The Uganda Muslim supreme council calls on stakeholders in the health sector to target family planning services to the youth since they are more sexually active and potential victims of early pregnancy.
It is depressing to preside over a funeral of a mother who has died giving birth, says Priest
As a priest, Semugooma has presided over several funerals for mothers who died giving birth and infants who died at birth but such happenings send cold chills in his spine.
