In the response to COVID‐19, we can’t forget health system commitments to contraception and family planning
Document Type
Commentary
Publication Date
5-16-2020
Abstract
Contraceptive and family planning services and supplies are core components of essential health services, and access to these services is a fundamental human right. This standard must continue to be respected and protected as such by governments prioritizing scarce resources during this COVID‐19 pandemic. But with many health systems currently focusing on the response to the pandemic, the provision of basic contraception counselling, the delivery of contraceptive products and services, and the functioning of supply chains have been disrupted.
Recommended Citation
Townsend, John, Petra ten Hoope-Bender, Jill Sheffield, and The FIGO Contraception, Family Planning Committee. 2020. "In the response to COVID‐19, we can’t forget health system commitments to contraception and family planning," International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13226.
DOI
10.1002/ijgo.13226
Language
English
Project
Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic