Zim maintains family planning course

ZIMBABWE has met and surpassed some of its 2020 goals for family planning, with statistics from the Ministry of Health and Child Care pointing towards a remarkable increase in the uptake of modern contraception.

In 2012, the country made commitments at the London Family Planning Global Summit affirming its recognition of the right to quality reproductive health services for women and children, paving the way for the creation of a National Family Strategy (2016-2020).

Key among the commitments made in 2012 were increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) from 59% to 68%, increase the budget allocation for family planning from 1,7% to 3%, and reduce the unmet need for family planning from 13% to 6,5%.

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