September 2020 - Family Planning 2030

News and Updates from FP2020

FP2020 has had the honor of partnering with civil society organizations (CSOs) on many initiatives: family planning advocacy, government and donor accountability, increasing country budgets for family planning services, and so much more. These partnerships with the advocacy community have become a cornerstone to FP2020’s progress. As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19, our civil society partners have been instrumental in keeping family planning on the national agenda in their own countries.

Opportunities and Challenges of Delivering Postabortion Care and Postpartum Family Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A mobile clinical outreach team from Marie Stopes International, a specialized sexual reproductive health and family planning organization on a site visit to Laniar health center, a rural area, where they offer many sexual reproductive health services and counseling, including the full range of family planning options, emergency contraception, pre- and post natal care, and cervical cancer screening and treatment.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is poised to cause infection and death in millions of people across the globe at a stunning pace.

New findings confirm global disruptions in essential health services for women and children from COVID-19

Health impacts of lockdowns, economic losses in poor nations require targeted action and vigilance to save lives and protect against a worsening crisis

Mityana inter-faith leaders push for allocation of family planning funds

A Group of Business Women Participating in a Panel Discussion

Senior Inter faith leaders from Mityana have committed to work with the district local government leaders to truck the integrated family planning funds up to the intended user.

The Great Disruptor: COVID-19 Threatens Essential Health Services for Women and Children

“The world is at risk of losing millions of women and children due to reductions in coverage of essential services, reversing hard-earned progress towards the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals] to date and posing catastrophic consequences for households and communities,” said Dr. Koki Agarwal, Project Director of the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership award, at a recent event on the importance of ensuring continuity of maternal, newborn, and child health services, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was the first in a series of virtual country knowledge exchange discussions organized by USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, led by Jhpiego and partners.