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UNFPA Supplies COVID-19 Update

Halima Umubyeyi is a health worker who often participates in Kasha's community outreach programs. Kasha is an e-commerce company that enables confidential purchases of health care products, including contraceptives, pregnancy tests, and HIV oral self-test kits. Given the stigma frequently associated with requesting these products, this confidentiality facilitates access to sexual and reproductive health information and counseling, particularly for youth. Kasha holds community outreach programs to sensitize people to its confidential services.

COVID-19 is already causing disruptions in family planning services. UNFPA estimates that 47 million women may lose access to modern contraception if the situation continues for 6 months and could lead to nearly 7 million unintended pregnancies.

Reaching First-Time Parents in the TCIHC-Supported Youth-Friendly Cities of Uttar Pradesh

Young family with child posing on the background of an abandoned building

The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities (TCIHC) in India worked strategically through its adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) program to reach first-time parents with informed-choice counseling and modern contraceptive services over a six-month period ending June 2019 in five cities in Uttar Pradesh (Allahabad, Firozabad, Gorakhpur, Saharanpur and Varanasi).

Practice family planning amid ECQ, couples urged

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.

Following the warning of the United Nations Population Fund that the lockdowns may result in seven million unwanted pregnancies worldwide, the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reminded couples to practice family planning during the enhanced community quarantine.

Covid-19; MFCS team holds reach out event at Bawku west district

Community health worker during a home visit, providing family planning services and options to women in the community. This proactive program is supported by Reproductive Health Uganda.

A team from Muslim Family Counseling Services (MFCS) at Zebilla of Bawku West District have embarked on a public sensitization activity on some of the health precautions against the coronavirus infection.

RAHNUMA – FPAP Newsletter: Coronavirus Response

Muslim woman using phone outside in the street

Rahnuma-FPAP along with other civil society actors is helping the state heath authorities to effectively combat this sudden surge of COVID 19 as such entities played an indispensable role in the frontlines to provide emergency relief to the worst-hit areas.

Fewer women are visiting health facilities for maternal services during lockdown

Family Welfare Division to start a hotline to provide suggestions for pregnant women

The devastating effects of COVID-19 on maternal health in Zimbabwe

Patients at the maternity ward of Reproductive Health Uganda's clinic in Mbale. Women can get antenatal and after birth care.

Rutendo* was getting close to her due date when the government announced the 21-day lockdown to tackle COVID-19. She stays in a farming area, 35 kilometres from the nearest healthcare facility, and her chances of getting an ambulance in time for emergency care were always minimal. Rutendo’s older sister died five years ago from complications in pregnancy and her mother, not wanting to take any chances, sent Rutendo to the nearest district hospital to ‘sit and wait’ for a safe delivery before the lockdown came into effect on 30 March. Rutendo delivered a bouncing baby girl the very next day. In pain, she expected to stay at least two days under observation, but she was discharged after one night when the lockdown began.

New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues

Tumaini maternity clinic supported by APHRC (African Population and Health Research Center) in Korogocho slum, one of Nairobi's most populated informal settlements. Young mothers that visit the clinic also receive family planning services and sexual reproductive health options.

More than 47 million women could lose access to contraception, leading to 7 million unintended pregnancies in the coming months.

COVID-19 could lead to millions of unintended pregnancies, new UN-backed data reveals

Ongoing lockdowns and major disruptions to health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in seven million unintended pregnancies in the coming months, according to data released on Tuesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and partners.

GFF leaders warn of emerging secondary global health crisis from disruptions in primary health care due to COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates in low- and lower-middle income countries, global health and development leaders warned today of the growing risk of widespread disruptions in access to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition services, and urged immediate steps to prevent a secondary global health crisis. A rapid survey of the 36 countries currently supported by the GFF found that nearly half are already reporting life-threatening service disruptions.