The COVID pandemic has strained health systems around the world and disrupted access to essential services, including family planning. An estimated 12 million women in low- and middle-income countries lost access to family planning services during the first year of the COVID pandemic, resulting in nearly 1. While this number is significant, it is much lower than the figure projected at the beginning of the pandemic, when it was estimated that 47 million women could lose access to family planning services.
A portion of much-needed family planning resources and attention has been shifted to emergency COVID response measures, and the economic impact of the pandemic is likely to linger for years to come. These shifts demonstrate the need for an expanded pool of donors and more sustainable funding for family planning. They also highlight the need for family planning to be considered a vital component of strong primary health care systems—essential to improving maternal and child health and critical to achieving the goal of health care for all.
But to do this, we must preserve family planning funding to protect decades of progress and build back in a more equitable and sustainable way. Our work. Family Planning our goal. We are working to empower women and girls to take charge of their own health, enabling them to make informed decisions about family planning and have access to contraceptive options that meet their needs.
At a glance. Thanks to the dedication and ingenuity of the global family planning community, 60 million more women are using modern contraceptives to plan their families today than a decade ago. At the same time, development of new contraceptive technologies is chronically underfunded and investments have remained stagnant for years.
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Watch the Video. Download Report. Read Self-Report. Over time, the U. Historically, these debates have concerned both the amount of U. In FY , U. Endnotes WHO, et al. Population Fund: Background and the U.
Funding Debate , Feb. Topics Global Health Policy. Also of Interest The U. Adolescent Birth Rate per 1, NOTES: Unmet need and contraceptive prevalence rates are for modern methods of contraception and for married or in-union women aged Country classifications are based on SDG regional designations. Table 2: U. Cumulatively, these benefits contribute to poverty reduction and global development. There are clear economic benefits to investing in family planning. For every additional dollar that is invested in contraception, the cost of pregnancy-related care will be reduced by about three dollars, according to recent projections by UNFPA's partner Guttmacher.
Yet women and girls around the world face serious barriers to using contraceptives. The UN Population Division's estimates show that in , some million women in developing countries wanted to prevent or delay pregnancy but were not using one of the modern, reliable forms of contraception. Common reasons why women do not use reliable, modern contraceptives include logistical problems, such as difficulty travelling to health facilities or stock outs at health clinics, and social barriers, such as opposition by partners or families.
Lack of knowledge also plays a role, with many women not understanding that they are able to become pregnant, not knowing what contraceptive methods are available, or having incorrect information about modern methods. Poorer women and those in rural areas often have less access to family planning information and services. Certain groups — including adolescents, unmarried people, the urban poor, rural populations, sex workers and people living with HIV — also face additional barriers to family planning.
This can lead to higher rates of unintended pregnancy, increased risk of HIV and other STIs, limited choice of contraceptive methods, and higher levels of unmet need for family planning. Particular attention must be paid to promoting their reproductive rights, access to family planning, and other sexual and reproductive health services.
UNFPA works at every level to improve access to family planning and empower individual choices. UNFPA works with governments, NGOs, community-service organizations, faith-based organizations, youth groups and the private sector to strengthen community-based and youth-friendly reproductive health services, and to provide these services during humanitarian crises.
UNFPA also works to integrate family planning services into primary health care, so that women and girls are able to access information and contraceptives no matter what health facility they visit. UNFPA is a key partner in the Family Planning FP global partnership, which aims to achieve voluntary modern contraceptive use by anyone who wants it. This contributes towards a future where women and girls everywhere have the freedom and ability to lead healthy lives, make their own informed decisions about using contraception and having children, and participate as equals in society and its development.
With its current strategic plan , UNFPA aims to achieve three world-changing transformative results: ending maternal deaths, ending unmet need for family planning, and ending gender-based violence and harmful practices.
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