Family Planning in Pakistan

Pakistan can progress with sensible family planning.

‘Only Systems Thinking Can Improve Family Planning Program in Pakistan’: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Background Family Planning (FP) program in Pakistan has been struggling to achieve the desired indicators. Despite a well-timed initiation of the program in late 50s, fertility decline has been sparingly slow. As a result, rapid population growth is impeding economic development in the country. A high population growth rate, the current fertility rate, a stagnant contraceptive prevalence rate a...

Family Planning in Islam

ازدیاد توالد و  تناسل اگرچه مطلوب شارع مقدس بوده و در حد امکان نباید جلوگیری شود ولیکن اصل اساسی تر از آن  چگونگی تربیت و تأمین آینده ای بهتر برای فرزندان است، از اینرو غالب اندیشمندان اسلامی، مسئله تنظیم خانواده را جایز می دانند.

Post-abortion care family planning use in Pakistan

Introduction: The stagnated CPR and high unmet need for contraception lead to approximately 890,000 induced abortions every year in Pakistan. A fairly recent study from Pakistan also revealed that around 40% of abortions are performed by unskilled workers in backstreet clinics. Considering these grave statistics, it should not come as surprise that unwanted pregnancies are the leading cause of ...

Family planning in Pakistan: applying what we have learned.

Despite six decades of government and private sector programs, CPR in Pakistan is among the lowest in the region. This article reviews published and grey literature to understand why despite sufficient time and usually sufficient funding, CPR remains low in Pakistan. This paper looks beyond the usual factors of quality of services, coverage and supplies and management issues to examine how fami...