Family Planning—A Smart Investment for India to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-148
Author(s):  
Poonam Muttreja
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Moving forward to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals: How do we secure sustainable investments for family planning?

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1531
Author(s):  
Gifty Addico ◽  
Jennie Greaney ◽  
Yann Lacayo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Level ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sustainable Financing

Evidence demonstrates how rights-based family planning (FP) brings transformational benefits to women, families, communities and countries. Investing in FP is not only a human rights issue, but also a key catalytic factor for countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable and equitable access to FP has a tremendous socioeconomic impact and boosts synergistic efforts to reduce poverty, achieve food security and improved nutrition, save lives and improve health and well-being, improve women’s and girls’ education, advance gender equality and empowerment, mitigate the effects of access to water and sanitation, reduce the impact on health of climate change, and contribute to economic growth and social inclusion. Nevertheless, while the benefits are realized across many other sectors, the burden of financing for FP is born predominantly by the health sector. Although there have been several attempts to integrate FP into other sectors’ initiatives, the results have not yet been fully systematized or scaled up. This open letter calls for a new approach to broaden the attention of different sectors to invest in FP as a catalytic intervention to achieve the SDGs. Using the UNFPA Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Financing for Family Planning, we will highlight elements to be considered by development actors in shaping national, regional and global actions. By exploring new funding sources and mechanisms to increase investments in FP, maximizing efficiency, and overall, revamping FP beyond the health sector, we intend to expand the reach of the discussions across non-traditional actors, underscoring the need to increase efforts towards guaranteeing universal health access for all as a main contributor to achieve the 2030 agenda. Further, we will detail experiences of how UNFPA and development partners have incorporated innovative approaches to secure sustainable financing for FP at the national level providing concrete examples on how to proceed in this area.

scholarly journals Why the Promotion of Family Planning Makes More Sense Now Than Ever Before?

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-214
Author(s):  
Vinit Sharma ◽  
Davide De Beni ◽  
Annette Sachs Robertson ◽  
Federica Maurizio
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Development Goals

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented scenarios and challenges for programme managers. Health systems have been overwhelmed with the increasing number of cases, and the focus has shifted to saving lives. Furthermore, lockdowns have adversely affected the production and distribution of products and availability of commodities, while the restrictions in movement have limited individuals’ access to services. This article analyses the possible consequences of the pandemic on the rights of individuals and couples and endeavours to provide justifications for continued national commitment and investments in family planning, especially during these challenging times. As sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, it is critical to focus on ensuring rights-based family planning, because it is intimately associated with fundamental human rights, addresses the issue of equity, equality and universality and provides valid and practical solutions to the vital economic quagmire that has unfolded as a consequence of this global crisis.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

10.1596/27533 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mills ◽  
Carla Abouzahr ◽  
Jane Kim ◽  
Bahie M. Rassekh ◽  
Deborah Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Development Goals
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