The Philippines has the largest annual population growth rate in Southeast Asia, with family sizes and birth rates that are among the region
s highest. In 2016, two million pregnancies occurred to Filipino women who wanted to wait to have more children or stop having children altogether. Yet, more than two-thirds of married women use less effective, short-acting contraceptive methods, such as pills or condoms.
PRB partnered with The Forum for Family Planning & Development, Inc., in the Philippines to create a suite of products to address misinformation about family planning methods and convince policymakers to fund family planning services.
- A video highlights the state of family planning in the Philippines. It also emphasizes the need to provide universal access to a full range of contraceptive methods and provide reproductive health education and counseling for women and their partners.
- Infographics outline available contraceptive options, their effectiveness, and common misconceptions about oral contraceptives, implants, injectables, and intrauterine devices.
- A fact sheet targeting policymakers emphasizes the need to transition political support for family planning into tangible action.