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Identifying Inequity in Family Planning Programs at National and Subnational Levels: A New, Replicable Approach

Despite improvements in family planning programs, millions of women are still not receiving quality information and services. Among these women are adolescents, the least educated, ethnic and religious minorities, and others whose disadvantages are unfair and unjust. Better directing information and services for those who need them most across the essential elements of care—the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of information and services—could not only bolster uptake, but also address longstanding inequities and improve allocative efficiency.

Match Words with Action: Dramatic Shift Needed in Funding and Partnerships with Youth-led Organizations

Group of african medical students posed outdoor.

On International Youth Day, there will be a lot of talk about meaningful youth engagement (MYE) – a shorthand way of referring to all the steps needed to achieve equitable partnerships with young people. The fact that many donors, iNGOs, and other decision makers are identifying meaningful youth engagement as a priority for their organizations is one sign of progress. However, many partners in the FP2020 community, especially youth partners, are asking: Is there depth to these discussions? Is there real action toward making young people equitable partners in their work?

The COVID-19 pandemic is another barrier to HIV/FP integration. We can’t let that stop us.

The ECHO trial demonstrated the urgent need for investment in woman-centered programs that offer a full range of contraceptive choices and HIV prevention strategies at the same site, time, and with the same provider, and through an approach that is centered on women’s informed choice.

COVID-19 Could Set Back Decades on Family Planning Progress in Uganda and Beyond

COVID-19 remains one of the fastest-growing public health concerns across the globe. Ever since the virus was declared a pandemic by the World Health organisation, it has disrupted the status quo of governance systems and access to family planning information and services has not been spared.

Youth Centric Participatory FP2030 Goals Demanded

Family planning remains one of the top priorities in the Bangladesh’s 4th Health Sector Programme 2017-2021, as a path toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Bangladesh has prioritized implementing the national action plan for postpartum family planning, reducing social and geographical disparity through providing regional family planning packages in Sylhet and Chittagong divisions, and addressing unmet needs among adolescents and youth by operationalizing the national adolescent health strategy.

Provision of Essential Sexual & Reproductive Health Care Would Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions & Maternal Deaths

An affordable package of services—$10.60 per person per year, or $4.80 more than current costs—would address stark gaps in care in low- and middle-income countries

Did You Miss FP2020’s Webinar on “Exploring Digital Platforms for Family Planning during COVID-19”?

FP2020's webinar on digital health for family planning during the COVID-19 pandemic brought together presenters from a variety of projects, all of which are leveraging technology to meet the needs of their clients in new ways. Missed the webinar? Knowledge Success has provided a recap.

"Connecting Conversations" Series Launches

The Imbuto Foundation is a Rwandan organization dedicated to advancing health, education, and youth empowerment. A key component of its Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Program is the Parent Adolescent Communication Forum, where parents and children are grouped by generation and gender to openly discuss family matters, including sexual and reproductive health questions. Muhirwa Liliane, who leads a girls' focus group, is pictured here.

Setting the Stage for Understanding and Investing in Adolescent and Youth Reproductive Health

Study protocol for Post Pregnancy Family Planning Choices, an operations research study examining the effectiveness of interventions in the public and private sectors in Indonesia and Kenya

Woman going through a family planning session at Mariakani hospital in a rural coastal region in Kenya, a project supported by DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) an international development and advocacy organization with focus on achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

This manuscript presents the study protocol, documenting how the study team intends to determine key factors that influence uptake of postpregnancy FP.

Unintended Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Youth

Maternity specialist and pregnant woman with face mask at checkup visit, meeting to talk about pregnancy. Future mother with baby bump asking for medical advice from physician at cabinet desk.

The 2020 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led public health officials to recommend a reduction in routine healthcare services. These services are limited to life-saving and urgent evaluations to limit the spread of infection, protect healthcare workers, and conserve personal protective equipment.