Survey: Most women in Kitui not on family planning methods
Most women in Kitui county who are under no family planning method are still finding reasons not to use any birth control technique, despite increased...
Contraceptives
Covid-19 pandemic disrupts uptake of contraceptives
Contraceptives use among women of reproductive health in Kenya has been on an upward trajectory from 37.2 percent in 2017/18 to 44 percent in 2019/2020....
Use of modern contraceptive methods increases to 46pc
The use of modern contraceptive methods among all women of reproductive age has increased to 46% in 2020, up from 38% in 2014, a new...
Public hospitals report increase in demand for family planning services
A new survey has revealed that the uptake of contraceptives has contributed to the decline in unintended pregnancy from 42 to 37 per cent in...
Breaking the contraception taboo in India
Contraception is a taboo topic in India – resulting in high fertility rates. In Bihar, one of the country’s poorest states, women have an average...
Filipinas offered free contraceptives
By BBC Government agencies in the Philippines have been ordered to offer free contraceptives to an estimated six million women who cannot obtain them. President...