Availability and access to family planning services may be impacted as recent evidence shows that the need for family planning increased during the period of imposition of isolation and lockdown at home. As public health infrastructure shifts to support and treat people with covid-19, it is essential that we maintain access to essential maternal health services and commodities including family planning. This is an ideal time to integrate family planning services across Health and Population Welfare Departments. All workers providing family planning services must suggest and provide alternate methods to women to meet their immediate contraceptive needs. Investment in training and human development through technology is integral to all family planning programmes.

Source: Pakistan Today October 29, 2020 20:46 UTC