Increasing access to reproductive health care through improved service delivery

With a population of about 208 million that is growing at slightly more than 2 percent a year, Pakistan faces what may legitimately be called a population emergency. Fertility is declining, but not as fast as in most of the rest of South Asiadespite high levels of unmet need. Among the provinces, Pu...

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Published in:Policy File 2017
Main Authors: Rashida, Gul, Kamran, Iram, Khalil, Muhammad, Tasneem, Zeba, Niazi, Rehan M, Khan, Mumraiz, parveen, Tahira
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing countries
LDCs
Population Council
Reproductive health
Women
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Summary:With a population of about 208 million that is growing at slightly more than 2 percent a year, Pakistan faces what may legitimately be called a population emergency. Fertility is declining, but not as fast as in most of the rest of South Asiadespite high levels of unmet need. Among the provinces, Punjab, where half of the national population resides, has the highest contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), at 41 percent (PDHS 2012-13). However, of the total 18 million currently married women of reproductive agein the province, 3.2millionare still living with unmet need for family planning (FP), comprising a huge untapped opportunity for reining in population growth. The Punjab provincial government is keen to increase the CPR to 55 percent by 2020, primarily by eliminating existing unmet need.The study documented in this report examines the provision and utilization of public and private sector maternal and child health services in Punjab, with a focus on family planning services. It is aimed at enabling a better understanding of the specific demand and supply dynamics leading to low contraceptive prevalence despite unmet need, and the opportunities that must be seized to enhance access to quality family planning services.