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The author is Executive Director, Population Foundation of India. She also serves as a member of the FP2020 Reference Group - a global initiative to develop a new global architecture for increasing access to voluntary family planning services.
VARIETY
| 6-minute read
Why family planning cannot be only women's responsibility
World Vasectomy Day is observed every year on November 20 to raise awareness on the role of men in family planning and prevent unintended pregnancies.
VARIETY
| 4-minute read
How Covid-19 has impacted India's young
Access to essential health services has suffered a major setback, as the focus of India’s public health system shifted to managing and containing the Covid-19 pandemic.
VARIETY
| 4-minute read
World Population Day: How Covid-19 risks reversal of progress made on gender equality
The fear of contracting coronavirus has kept many young women from accessing health facilities and interacting with frontline health workers on family planning.
LIFE
| 3-minute read
How can people even think breastfeeding is an indecent act?
Society should make every effort to create conditions for safe breastfeeding in the best interests of the mother and the child.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Zindagi ke Crossroads could have been the dialogue on abortion India needs to have
It is time we aborted the stigma associated with sexual health.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Make women the heart of progress to smash patriarchy
Create a new vocabulary to speak to girls and boys about health, especially women's health and sexuality — shatter gender stereotypes.
POLITICS
| 3-minute read