World Population Day: BKKBN campaigns against unwanted pregnancy
The National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) remains committed to the family planning campaign amid concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on demographics.
News Topic: Contraceptive Security
Meeting family planning needs in Nepal’s quarantine centres
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, visiting service providers are coordinating with local authorities to help make sure women do not lose access to these services.
Doing Things Differently: What It Would Take to Ensure Continued Access to Contraception During COVID-19
The negative impact of COVID‐19 on contraception and sexual and reproductive health: Could immediate postpartum LARCs be the solution?
The COVID‐19 pandemic has taken much of the world by surprise. With over 4 700 000 infections to date across 188 countries and more than 310 000 deaths worldwide over the course of just 5 months, we were remarkably unprepared.
DKT Liberia innovates its actions to mitigate COVID-19 impact on access to Family Planning
DKT launched an SOS hotline for pregnant women and women who need assistance and identifying maternal health or Family Planning service providers.We rolled out a phone survey to identify healthcare providers willing to remain open and offered special promotions for Family Planning coupled with a phone survey reaching out to DKT potential clients previously recruited in communities.
Providing Contraception for Young People During a Pandemic Is Essential Health Care
Adolescent and young adult reproductive health care needs are not diminished during pandemics.
Lack of Family Planning Access Due to COVID-19 Could Cause a Rise in Unintended Pregnancies in Indonesia
A family planning board is predicting an uptick in unintended pregnancies in Indonesia as condoms and other forms of birth control are becoming less available amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Family Planning Efforts Upended by the Coronavirus
In India and around the world, community health workers are being rerouted to deal with the pandemic—with dangerous results.
Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study
Although mortality rates for COVID-19 appear to be low in children and in women of reproductive age, these groups might be disproportionately affected by the disruption of routine health services, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Weekly COVID-19 Updates & Resources from FP2020
Family planning is an essential health service, and the need for it does not diminish in a crisis—even as obstacles to health care mount.
