A 2011 public health survey in Senegal revealed a startling discrepancy: 43 percent of married Senegalese women told researchers that they wanted to avoid or postpone pregnancy. Yet only 12 percent of women were actually using contraception.
Category: FP2030 Updates
Agency and Autonomy: Reaching Quake Survivors in Nepal with Lifesaving Reproductive Care
On April 25, 2015, Nepal was struck by its worst earthquake in nearly a century. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the quake destroyed nearly 600,000 and damaged almost 300,000 homes, and displaced some 2.8 million people. More than 8,800 people were killed; tens of thousands were injured. Powerful aftershocks have compounded the devastation.
At Three-year Anniversary of FP2020, Celebrating Examples of Rights-based Family Planning in the Field
By: Beth Schlachter Executive Director, Family Planning 2020 Three years ago, global leaders gathered in London with an ambitious goal. The occasion was the landmark 2012 London Summit on Family Planning. And the goal was to empower an additional 120 million women and girls to control their own fertility and have access to modern contraception, services… Continue reading At Three-year Anniversary of FP2020, Celebrating Examples of Rights-based Family Planning in the Field
Bangladesh Official Report and 2014 Commitment Update
The Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) has taken several steps to reduce the discontinuation rates of temporary methods: Previously all doses of injectable contraceptives (DMPA) were given by the health facility based Family Welfare Visitors (FWV) only. Community level FP providers i.e. Family Welfare Assistants (FWA) were not allowed to give injectables. The policy has… Continue reading Bangladesh Official Report and 2014 Commitment Update
IPPF Update – Ghana
IPPF Member Association the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) played a very active role in making contraception free in the public sector. The Association participated in the Contraceptive Security Committee, which plays a leading role in finding solutions to challenges to contraceptive availability. In 2013, the government added contraception to the list of free services provided… Continue reading IPPF Update – Ghana
IPPF Update – Uganda
Advocacy by Reproductive Health Uganda, an IPPF Member Association, helped to achieve the pledged budget allocation of USD$5 million from the government for contraceptive supplies. This work was in partnership with Advanced Family Planning. RHU also helped achieve a task shifting policy that enables clinical staff to undertake sterilization (previously not allowed) and the establishment of the… Continue reading IPPF Update – Uganda
Côte d’Ivoire Official Report
Family planning availability in healthcare institutions in 2013 was 75 percent.
Female Health Company Official Report
FHC remains committed to the FP2020 strategic family planning goals. As noted in the table below, the first part of the commitment of FHC was to provide 5% free goods on the aggregate purchases achieved in the global public sector. The targeted value in the commitment assumed a 60 million unit volume of annual sales to… Continue reading Female Health Company Official Report
European Commission Official Report
The Commission is pleased to report that the pledge made in the Summit has been fully achieved and in fact exceeded: EUR 28 million has been committed to a call for proposals on promoting universal access to reproductive health including family planning. Contracts with 6 selected beneficiaries from this call are currently being signed for… Continue reading European Commission Official Report
Mozambique Official Report
Financial Commitment Update Mozambique will use the budget line for family planning in the Ministry of Health budget to procure contraceptive supplies, and will cover 5 percent (2012), 10 percent (2015), and 15 percent (2020) of contraceptive needs in the federal budget. The Government plans to secure additional funding needed to implement the national Family… Continue reading Mozambique Official Report
