Family Planning

Family planning and ensuring access to preferred contraceptive methods for women and couples in younger and later stages of life is essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of women while supporting the health and development of communities.Family planning and ensuring access to preferred contraceptive methods for women and couples is essential to securing the well-being and autonomy of women, while supporting the health and development of communities.

A woman’s ability to choose if and when to become pregnant has a direct impact on her health and well-being. Family planning allows spacing of pregnancies and can delay pregnancies in young women. It prevents unintended pregnancies, including those of older women who face increased risks related to pregnancy. Family planning enables women who wish to limit the size of their families to do so.