December 2021 - Family Planning 2030

News & Updates from FP2030

Dear colleagues: I am so happy to be writing to you for the first time as FP2030’s Executive Director! I have been so warmly welcomed by this global community and am excited about the new partnership we will be building together. Thank you. I hope by now you have seen our online event to launch our… Continue reading News & Updates from FP2030

Updated HIP Brief on Family Planning and Immunization Integration

African American boy getting a vaccine while being with his father at pediatrician's office.

The family planning and immunization HIP brief recommends that clinics and health care systems implement an integrated model of care, as evidence suggests that this model has high levels of acceptability among clients and service providers alike and that it does not have a negative effect on the uptake of immunizations.

New Data: Adolescents and Youths

Recognizing the importance of evaluating adolescent- and youth-focused data, the FP2030 Performance Monitoring and Evidence Working Group, a group of family planning measurement experts, formalized annual reporting of supplemental indicators on adolescents and youths.

Universal Health Care Day: Centering Family Planning as an essential element of UHC

African American general practitioner having consultations with a couple at medical clinic.

In 2021, the reality of the global health landscape has shifted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has showcased the fragility, interconnectedness, and inequality of global health architecture.

Population slowdown is triumph of India’s people

Neighbourhood women gather outside their homes to discuss the area upkeep and work issues. As organized home-based workers, the women associated with the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA), a trade union that works to secure the rights of workers in the informal sector, and Mahila Housing Trust (MHT), a NGO that improves the housing conditions of poor, informally employed women, have led slum upgradation programmes in their area and also received training on working from home and how to market their products.

When the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the findings of the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS), documenting government data on health and family welfare issues, there were a flurry of chest-thumping declarations. Many in the media reported that India’s population had “stabilised” and some even claimed that it had begun “declining”.

Put women in charge

If you are a woman in a remote village in Bilaspur, in the largely rural state of Chhattisgarh, chances are you are far removed from a world full of modern options in contraception that allow you to space out babies. You are also taught early in life not to say no and to accept the decisions taken on your behalf — even if they are about your own health.