Contraceptive Choice: Worldwide Access to Family Planning.

Paying for Reproductive Health Care: What is Needed, and What is Available?

“…In 1995, Population Action International published a comprehensive analysis of developing country expenditures on family planning. 17 In the 79 countries studied (representing 91% of the population of the developing world), domestic government expenditures accounted for an average of 65% of total global spending, or $2 billion. This proportion varied widely by region, however, ranging from 22% in Sub-Saharan Africa to 88% in East and Southeast Asia.…”

“…Estimates based on these sources for 79 countries showed consumer spending in the private sector totaling $427 million, or 14% of global spending on family planning. 25 This total may underestimate consumer expenditures because, as the analysts note, the prices used reflected the low end of the scale. Additionally, they observe, there is wide variation among regions in the proportion of total spending with information on domestic spending for national AIDS programs for prevention, care and research, revealed that 35% of HIV and AIDS expenditures in low-income countries go to prevention activities.…”

Impediments to effective fertility reduction

“…Condoms, oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, and male and female sterilisation account for 98% of all modern methods used in developing countries 12. Competent, appropriately trained paramedics or specialist auxiliaries can provide these methods as safely as medical practitioners 13.…”