
Bangladesh's Family Planning Programme Faces Shortages
Bangladesh's family planning programme is faltering due to shortages of basic contraceptives, affecting services for underprivileged people.

Bangladesh's family planning programme is faltering due to shortages of basic contraceptives, affecting services for underprivileged people.

The second Trump administration's elimination of US international family planning programs has created what experts call the largest disruption ever to global family planning efforts. In Uganda, community health workers like Prossy Muyingo have lost their jobs and stipends, leaving women who previously accessed contraception through US-funded programs now facing unintended pregnancies. Congress appropriated $575 million for family planning but the administration has not spent it. The US was responsible for over 40% of donor funding worldwide, providing 47 million women with contraceptive access annually.
Sonia Gandhi questioned the Modi government's planned delimitation, demanding it be preceded by a census and be politically equitable. She also called for an OBC sub-quota for women and labeled the process 'deeply flawed'.