Securing women s body autonomy
published : 6 Jul 2021 at 04:00
By the age of 24, Maya Bohara had borne four children, and she and her husband decided that their family was large enough. For nine years thereafter, despite living in a poor region of Nepal, she could rely on a local health clinic for injectable contraceptives.
But then came Covid-19, which disrupted medical supply chains and health budgets around the world. By June 2020, Maya s clinic was out of the contraceptive she had been using; and by February 2021, her fifth child was born. Although the Boharas new baby is deeply loved, a vulnerable family has now been put in an even more precarious position.
Empower women to decide their reproductive life
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One year into the pandemic, UNFPA estimates 12 million women have seen contraceptive interruptions, leading to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies
11 March 2021
Author: UNFPA
Supply chain problems, mobility restrictions and fear of seeking health services contributed to family planning disruptions for millions of women. Pictured, empty shelves at a store in the United Kingdom at the height of the pandemic; the pandemic may be affecting women differently across affluent and lower-income countries. © Unsplash/Carlos de Toro
KATHMANDU, Nepal/UNITED NATIONS, New York – An estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions in their family planning services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, according to new estimates released today by UNFPA and Avenir Health.