Majority of funding will go to UN population fund, which works across countries with highest maternal death rates
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Additional Funding for Provision of Maternal Health Services and Modern Contraceptive Care Will Save Lives of Pakistani Women and Newborns
Joint Investments in Modern Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health Care Would Have Amplified Impact
WHO Updates MEC Guidance on Contraceptive Method Eligibility for Women at High Risk of HIV Transmission
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its MEC guidance on contraceptive method eligibility for women at high risk of HIV transmission, based on the results of the recent ECHO study.
Controversy Erupts Around Study on Contraception and HIV Risk
A landmark study evaluating HIV risk and hormonal contraception is under fire, with critics arguing the trial was ethically flawed from the start and that its results may limit already narrow birth-control options for African women.
Creating awareness about family planning
Family Planning Association of India (FPA India), a leading national NGO, has launched a nationwide campaign "Youth Dialogue- A perspective on FP 2020" to create awareness on 'Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for all'. The campaign intends to mobilise the young population of India residing in various cities, towns, slums and villages and initiate conversation to understand their access to information and services related to sexual and reproductive health.
Female entrepreneurs advancing reproductive health in Côte d'Ivoire
On 8 July 2019, Raïssa Marteaux, Deputy head of mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Côte d’Ivoire and Nouss Bih, Investment Manager for Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P), met with Dr. Myriam Kadio-Morokro Brou, the founder of PROCRÉA.
360,000 pregnancies per year in Sri Lanka; 1/3 are unplanned
In Sri Lanka, about 360,000 women become pregnant every year and 1 out of 3 of these pregnancies are estimated to be unplanned pregnancies, stated Dr. Kapila Jayaratne, the Secretary of SLMA and Consultant Community Medicine.
Rwanda: Nyagatare – Speaker Mukabalisa Urges Parents to Promote Birth Control
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies has challenged parents in rural areas to respect family planning programmes if they are to satisfy the needs of their children.
Implant service providers take contraception to Nepal’s poor
Getting the right contraception in the right place at the right time can change a Nepali woman’s life.
Sindh launches family planning helpline
Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Thursday launched ‘Sindh FP2020 Helpline’ called ‘Poocho’ (Ask) that would be available for the adult population to guide them on family planning and related issues, officials said.
