14 January 2020
Commitment title:
Reduce Unmet need for Family Planning
Commitment description:Unmet need for family planning accounts for 20% of maternal deaths, and currently the country is experiencing social and religious threats for the National FP program. Hence the government will take actions to strengthen the Family Planning program with adequate financing for advocacy, capacity building, community empowerment and making safe commodities available across the country.
Commitment to be actioned in:
Sri Lanka
Submitted from:
Sri Lanka
Submitted by
Sri Lanka
Thematic area
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health as a part of universal health coverage (UHC)
Commitment category
(2) Zero unmet need for family planning information and services, and universal availability of quality, affordable and safe modern contraceptives.
