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Virus crisis restricts access to family planning services

Covid-19 lockdown affected sexual and reproductive services, shows health ministry dataIntrauterine device insertions fell 21% from 260,615 last December to 205,395 in March

3 min read16 Jul 2020
News

Why are men missing in family planning in India?

The uptake of male contraception methods remain constant and low in 10 yearsThe findings are part of a recent study published in the International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health

4 min read13 Jul 2019
Science

Not condoms or pills, but monthly shots

The contraceptive shot offers protection to women of reproductive age when injected monthly

2 min read7 Dec 2018
Money

Eight excuses that prevent you from investing right

Delaying the investing decision, staying away from equity and going in for wrong advice are some of the common mistakes people make

8 min read3 Dec 2018
Opinion

How India can sustain progress in family planning

The issue is not just the number of children a woman bears, but if she has the freedom of choice in terms of 'if, when and how' to have a baby

3 min read24 Jul 2018
Politics

Parliamentary panel suggests abortions be allowed till 24 weeks of pregnancy

The move is aimed at preventing women from turning to fake clinics that perform unsafe abortions

2 min read13 Feb 2018
Politics

Women remain the sole acceptors for surgical birth control in India

The Indian family planning programme's near-total dependence on women is evident from the fact that the male versus female ratio for sterilization in 2016-17 stood at staggering 1:52

2 min read25 Jan 2018
Special-reports

Financial decisions that you have to take before planning a second child

The decision of adding a new member to the family comes with a list of responsibilities that cannot be ignored

4 min read5 Feb 2018
Opinion

Building on India’s family planning success

Empowering women to make reproductive choices is the best way to address fertility, and its associated health challenges in India

4 min read18 Jan 2018
Politics

Govt failed to use 40% of funds for family planning this financial year: report

The lowest utilization of funds for family planning was recorded by Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Chhattisgarh, the report says

2 min read2 Jan 2018
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