Maintaining the Momentum of the Family Planning Task Force Recommendations in Pakistan
A Gates Foundation-supported initiative that developed and communicated evidence-based 'Best Bets' for accelerating family planning progress in Pakistan and sustaining momentum around national family planning recommendations.
Project Overview
About the project
This project responded to national concern over Pakistan's population growth and supported implementation of recommendations adopted through the Council of Common Interests. The Population Council worked with the Government of Pakistan to reframe population messaging around voluntary and rights-based approaches, provide national and provincial task forces with evidence to support priority actions, and advocate for improvements in the quality and availability of family planning data. The project also produced evidence-based 'Best Bets' on financing, community health workers, private-sector engagement, voluntary rights-based vouchers, and engagement of men and boys.
Resources
Project Resources
Brief
Additional Funding for Family Planning
This brief makes the case for additional and sustained financing for family planning in Pakistan, drawing on international evidence on investment needs, financing gaps, and the wider health and development benefits of expanding access to contraceptive services.
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Vouchers for Rights-based Voluntary Family Planning
This brief reviews international and Pakistan evidence on family planning vouchers as a demand- and supply-side financing mechanism to improve equitable access, expand contraceptive choice, and reach underserved populations while maintaining voluntary and rights-based service delivery.
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The Case for Engaging Family Physicians and the For-Profit Private Sector
This brief examines the potential of family physicians and the commercial private sector to expand access to family planning in Pakistan through a total market approach, including provider engagement, pharmaceutical-sector participation, training, commodity access, and sustainable business models.
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Invest in Community Health Workers (CHWs)
This brief reviews international and Pakistan evidence on the role of community health workers in family planning and considers how trained, equipped, supervised, and supported community-based workers can complement facility-based services and improve access for underserved communities.
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Inducting Men, Sharing Responsibility
This brief examines why men and boys should be engaged more systematically in family planning and sexual and reproductive health, including as supportive partners, contraceptive users, and agents of change in social and gender norms.