In September 2015, the Government of Nigeria shared an update on progress in achieving its policy, financial and program and service delivery commitments to FP2020. The policy on task shifting and task sharing of responsibilities to community health extension workers (CHEWS) has been endorsed at the last national council on health meeting. This provides the… Continue reading Nigeria Official Update
Category: FP2030 Updates
Bangladesh FP2020 Objective Commitment Update (2015)
In 2012 at the London Summit on Family Planning, Bangladesh made commitments to achieve targets on five key family planning indicators by 2020 based on the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) 2011 data. As per the results of the BDHS 2014 data, the Bangladesh Country Engagement Working Group (BCEWG) met on 10 May 2015 at… Continue reading Bangladesh FP2020 Objective Commitment Update (2015)
Cameroon Official Commitment Update
In August 2015, the Government of Cameroon shared an update on progress in achieving its policy, financial and program and service delivery commitments to FP2020. The Government of Cameroon introduced Implanon NXT and Sayana Press in 2015. The Family Health Department is currently developing a pilot project for community-based distribution with Sayana Press in two… Continue reading Cameroon Official Commitment Update
Malawi Progress Update
In August 2015, the Government of Malawi shared an update on progress in achieving its policy and program and service delivery commitments to FP2020. Policy & Political The Parliament of Malawi in February unanimously voted to pass a bill that bans child marriage by raising the minimum legal age of marriage from 15 to 18 years… Continue reading Malawi Progress Update
Kitui County in Kenya Allocates $161,500 to Family Planning
Kitui County in Kenya allocated US $161,529 for family planning in its 2015/16 budget. This is the first time the county has included a specific budget line for family planning. Advance Family Planning (AFP) partner Jhpiego Kenya and Kyeni Foundation, an Opportunity Fund recipient, led the advocacy to allocate funding for family planning, working with… Continue reading Kitui County in Kenya Allocates $161,500 to Family Planning
FP2020 Awards Indonesia $54,600 Through the Rapid Response Mechanism to Improve Family Planning in 8 Districts
In July, Family Planning 2020 awarded Advance Family Planning partner Yayasan Cipta Cara Padu Foundation a Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) grant to support the KB Kencana national family planning revitalization program in Indonesia. The grant will fund advocacy efforts in 8 districts in 4 provinces with some of the greatest family planning needs in the… Continue reading FP2020 Awards Indonesia $54,600 Through the Rapid Response Mechanism to Improve Family Planning in 8 Districts
Three Rural Districts Allocate $20,700 to Family Planning in Tanzania
Three rural districts made budget allocations for family planning totaling US $20,700 in the Lake Zone of Tanzania, which reports some of the lowest contraceptive prevalence rates in the country. Advocacy led by local Advance Family Planning partner Health Promotion Tanzania (HDT) culminated in the Serengeti District and Tarime Town Councils allocating funding from their… Continue reading Three Rural Districts Allocate $20,700 to Family Planning in Tanzania
Ministers discuss Global Strategy at Call to Action meeting in Delhi
The two-day global ‘Call to Action Summit 2015’ concluded with Ministers and senior delegates from more than 22 countries delegations adopting the Delhi Declaration on ‘ending preventable maternal and child deaths’. The declaration was developed as an outcome of the high-level ministerial conclave held at the summit. The Summit was an opportunity for Health Ministers,… Continue reading Ministers discuss Global Strategy at Call to Action meeting in Delhi
Kenya Official Report: Financial, Policy and Political Commitments
The Government of Kenya had a temporary loss of the family planning budget line following devolution, however this is being addressed and the government has allocated USD $500,000 as a line item for family planning commodities in the year 2015-2016, [and] this will be scaled up in coming years. The supply plan requirements for 2015-2016… Continue reading Kenya Official Report: Financial, Policy and Political Commitments
India Official Report
In August 2015, the Government of India shared an update on its commitment to FP2020. Here are the government’s responses. 34 million eligible couples in India have been provided with modern contraceptives in 2014 (3.9 million female sterilization, 0.78 million male sterilization, 5.2 million IUCD insertions, 4.5 million condom users and 3.2 million [oral contraceptive pill]… Continue reading India Official Report
