Family Planning Saves Lives: Why World Contraception Day Matters

Join Global Health on Follow Global Health on On September 26, 2013, World Contraception Day draws attention to the fact that more than 222 million women in the developing world say they want to delay or avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern method of contraception. Enabling couples to determine whether, when, and how often to have children has profound health, economic, and social benefits for families and communities. As the world’s largest bilateral donor of family planning, USAID is committed to expanding access to affordable, high-quality family planning information, commodities and services. Learn More Join us on September 26th from 11am-12:30pm EST for a World Contraception Day Twitter chat with our partners. Follow @USAIDGH and join the conversation using #WCDChat. Read the Impact Blog post “Family Planning Improves and Saves Lives” by Ellen Starbird, USAID’s Director of the Office of Population and Reproductive Health. Visit USAID’s World Contraception Day page. View and share the “Contraceptives Save and Improve Lives” Infographic [PDF, 613KB]. Photo source: Derek Brown, USAID USAID.gov  |  Unsubscribe  |  Subscribe  | Privacy Policy Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Stay Connected with USAID           The KMS Project is sending these announcements on behalf of USAID’s Bureau for Global Health. The KMS Project is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 440, Washington DC 20004  • (202) 660-1860