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Prioritizing LGBTI family planning access benefits us all

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FP2030 is based on the principle that all people, no matter how they identify, should have access to a full suite of reproductive health care. Too often in the context of family planning, the LGBTI community is overlooked — sometimes maliciously and sometimes because their needs are misunderstood or ignored. But they are a key population that is at heightened risk of pregnancy, HIV acquisition, gender-based violence, and more.

Lawmakers call for increasing funding for family planning

Lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to increase funding for family planning programs to help Pakistan achieve a sustainable population growth rate. During a meeting amongst legislators representing major political parties in a dialogue also agreed that funds were necessary to initiate subsidised and free services through voucher programs to improve access of poor and marginalised populations and… Continue reading Lawmakers call for increasing funding for family planning

FP2030 arrives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Luz Elena Ramos Terrones—a newspaper vendor, or canillita as they are known locally—at her kiosk. She is a member of an organization affiliated to the National Federation of Newspapers, Magazines and Lottery Vendors (Federación Nacional de Vendedores de Diarios, Revistas y Loterías del Perú, FENVENDRELP). Newspaper and magazine vendors’ earnings come from a percentage of the sale price of the newspaper. However, they must pay the editorial house in advance. There have been collective agreements made with the editorial house, but FENVENDRELP is still trying to demonstrate in court that there is a employer-employee relationship between the editorial house and the canillitas and that the editorial houses should therefore assume responsibility for their social protection. . Special Instructions - Full release: all subjects signed our form of model release MRLIMA-030

After eight years of work in Africa and Asia, FP2030 has arrived in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and it is here to stay. Why wasn’t FP2020 more present in the LAC region, and what has changed now? Several exciting shifts have led to this moment. Almost exactly ten years ago, in July 2012,… Continue reading FP2030 arrives in Latin America and the Caribbean

Family Planning in Compounding Crises: How One Provider is Working with Young People in Haiti

Marie Denise Jennyfer Isemai is a 29-year-old midwife with extensive experience in adolescent youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH) in Haiti. She’s affiliated with  The International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) and is also the country’s Youth Focal Point with FP2030. Jennyfer has been at the forefront of AYSRH in Haiti since 2018.  … Continue reading Family Planning in Compounding Crises: How One Provider is Working with Young People in Haiti

Interview with Nancy Pego, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, RMNCAH Programme Manager, Solomon Islands

Vienna: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. Can you please tell me about yourself and your role? Nancy: Yes, my name is Nancy Pego. By profession, I’m a registered nurse midwife, before I started overseeing these public health programs, under the Reproductive and Child Health Department. Now I’m the program… Continue reading Interview with Nancy Pego, Ministry of Health and Medical Services, RMNCAH Programme Manager, Solomon Islands

Driving Toward Dramatic PPFP Uptake: Pathfinder International’s Uganda Family Planning Activity

Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is an evidence-based program intervention essential for ensuring the health and well-being of mothers and their babies. In Uganda, each year approximately 15% of women of reproductive age have recently given birth and 12% are postpartum but not using a modern method of contraception. This presents a huge opportunity to invest in PPFP, especially in areas where a large proportion of women of reproductive age are postpartum but not using modern contraception.

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.

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”.