African women embrace contraceptives amid population growth dw.com 2/13/2021 Martina Schwikowski
An increasing number of women in Africa are taking advantage of family planning services. While this could be considered a success for governments and international partners, the birth rates are still high. © picture-alliance/Wildlife/M. Harvey More African women are using contraceptives thanks to consistent campaigns by governments and NGOs
But there are also positive trends. More and more women are using modern contraceptives. According to the latest Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) report, the number has increased by 66% since 2012 from 40 million to more than 66 million women and girls.
When governments, UN agencies, and private foundations launched the initiative eight years ago, they set an ambitious goal. 120 million more people in the world s 69 lowest-income countries would be using modern contraceptives by 2020.
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