Tag Archives: family planning

Ensuring access to essential sexual and reproductive health products during COVID-19: Challenges and future directions

Posted on November 18, 2020 by phpunsal

By Hamsadvani Anand Kuganantham, MBBS, MSc, HPPF; Independent consultant, Sexual and Reproductive Health In this blogpost, we focus on maintaining access to key Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) products included in the Minimum Initial Service Package, essential maternal care medicines … Continue reading →

Can sexuality education can help prevent partner violence?

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Sam Miles

Today’s blog is very topical because LSHTM doctoral researcher and DEPTH member Shelly Makleff has been attending the SVRI Forum  2019 in Cape Town this week to present a co-produced project by LSHTM, IPPF/WHR and Mexfam that highlights the potential … Continue reading →

Why neglect of STIs and infertility could be undermining family planning programmes

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Sam Miles

  In a new blog comissioned for BMJ, DEPTH team member Professor Cicely Marston and Dr Suzanna Francis argue that neglect of STIs and infertility undermines family planning programmes worldwide. Why do people still not use effective contraceptive methods? One … Continue reading →