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Family planning use and unmet need

Rebecca Best describes the unmet need for contraception and outlines the huge potential health benefits that could be realised if this need were met.

We’ve determined that family planning has a range of benefits to health and beyond, but what if women can’t access the contraception they want or need?

In this step Rebecca Best will describe the unmet need for contraception and explore its causes, then outline the huge potential health benefits that could be realised if this need were met.

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Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action

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