Ten Defining Family Planning Achievements of the Decade

By Brittany Goetsch, Program Officer at Johns Hopkins University A happy young mother with her infant in Zomba, Malawi. Photo © 2018 Nandi Bwanali/One Community, Courtesy of Photoshare.January 29, 2020The last 10 years has been a time of immense growth and innovation for the family planning community, as well as new challenges and opportunities. Here, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs-led Knowledge SUCCESS project reflects on 10 defining achievements, in no particular order of importance, that have shaped and continue to inform family planning programs and services over the past decade.1. Including youth in the conversationFrom the establishment of the International Youth Alliance for Family Planning in 2013 to the increase in youth-led organizations at the country level, young people have revolutionized global family planning programs in the last decade. Including youth in the family planning dialogue has expanded our understanding of how to make family planning services more accessible and responsive to their needs. Moving forward, funding key youth-led organizations and recognizing the inherent leadership of youth advocates is how solutions not only involve youth, but are driven by youth.Also read: This Nigerien Med Student Has a Plan to Tackle Family Planning Taboo2. Integrating family planning into other health and development areasThe shift from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Deve...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Family Planning & Reproductive Health Source Type: news