Family Planning 2020’s groundbreaking new report on family planning in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries released this month shows more women and adolescent girls than ever before are making the voluntary choice to use contraception in their everyday lives. More importantly, country governments are prioritizing family planning programs as an essential part of their development strategies. Below is a round-up of media attention the report has received throughout Asia.
Updated on November 16, 2018
Regional

Media Outreach: New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception Rising in Afghanistan (Reposted in: VietNamNews, Business Insider Malaysia)
Media Outreach: New Report Shows over 2.6 Million More Users of Modern Contraception in Bangladesh since 2012 (Reposted in: Business Insider Malaysia)
Media Outreach: New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in Nepal (Reposted in: Business Insider Malaysia)
Media Outreach: New Report Shows Use of Modern Contraception on the Rise in the Philippines (Reposted in: VietNamNews, Business Insider Singapore)

Bangladesh

The Daily Star: Use of modern contraception: Number of women growing slowly in Bangladesh

China

Xinhua: More women, adolescent girls in lowest-income countries use modern contraceptives: report (Reposted in: China.org.cn, Brinkwire)
Xinhua: Rwanda seeks to increase contraceptive prevalence to 60 percent by 2024 (Reposted in: China.org.cn)

India

Medi Bulletin: After US funding ended last year, UNFPA faced $350 mn gap
The Indian Express: Contraception in African country: Health workers in Rwanda use Bible to spread family planning message By Abantika Ghosh
MediBulletin: At Kigali leaders lament likelihood of FP2020 target being missed By Dr O P Choudhury

Indonesia

The Jakarta Post: Family planning spurs economic growth, reduces poverty
The Jakarta Post: Indonesia, India, Bangladesh lead pledges
The Jakarta Post: Conference kicks off in Kigali; Indonesian agency no show By Rita Widiadana