The INFO Project Blog

An article in Ghana’s Public Agenda drew our attention today to a report from Population Reference Bureau (PRB) showing that demand for family planning services is growing around the world.

According to Toshiko Kaneda, co-author of the new data sheet Family Planning Worldwide, the increase is due to two key trends: the huge numbers of young people entering childbearing age in the developing world, and the increasing adoption of contraceptive use.

According to the report, the growth is concentrated especially in certain countries. In Tanzania, the number of women using modern contraception is projected to grow by more than 90 percent between 2005 and 2015.

As the graph above shows–and as we reported in this space earlier–Colombia’s family planning program is among the strongest.

Also new from PRB? A policy brief highlighting the need to ensure a wide range of contraceptive choices to ensure a high quality of care for all clients, and raise the overall levels of family planning use.

PRB hosts an online discussion tomorrow, June 5, ”Ensuring a Wide Range of Family Planning Services.”

Read more, on the Elements of Family Planning Success network, about how family planning programs can ensure client-centered care.