Family Planning & Universal Health Coverage

Innovate. Collaborate. Accelerate

The ICFP 2022 theme underscores the key role that family planning plays in achieving universal health coverage.


ICFP Partners and community members have contributed to the evidence, research and lessons learned about the power family planning plays in achieving Universal Health Coverage.This page is a curation of the expertise, resources, opinions, and innovative thinking of the ICFP partners.

We invite you to learn more by exploring the content below.

An undeniable link

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FP & UHC EXPLAINED

ICFP Partners provide background content on the essential link between family planning systems, services and products and Universal Health Coverage.

Universal Health Coverage: Not Without Family Planning
Self-care is a key pillar to realizing UHC – and advocacy can help us get there.
Adolescents and Youth Are Key to Fully Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Small and medium private providers are missing from UHC initiatives
Planning Down to the Last Mile
Who pays for family planning? Taking a step towards national health insurance coverage.
Just because it’s covered doesn’t mean it’s covered
Part of the Same Equation: UHC & SRHR

Perpectives & Successes

THE POWER OF A LOCAL APPROACH

Country-level examples and learnings that highlight the importance of local advocacy.

Adapter les activités de planification familiale à l’heure du COVID-19
Delivering Health Care for Prisoners in Zimbabwe
Free Maternal Healthcare in Kenya Saves Lives
Reforms Lead to a Healthy Outlook for Nigerians
Country-level Action for UHC and Ensuring Universal Access to SRHR
Leading the Charge: Insight into Country-level SRH Advocacy in Zambia’s UHC Financing Reforms

UHC + FP Toolkit

RESOURCES, RESEARCH, & DATA

A sampling of resources, guides and research.

Inter-Agency Field Manual on Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings 2018
Adapter les activités de planification familiale à l’heure du COVID-19
Adapting Family Planning Activities in the time of COVID-19
Five Ways Advocates Can Help Ensure That Self-Care is Part of Universal Health Care
Universal Health Coverage: Not Without Family Planning
Delivering Health Care for Prisoners in Zimbabwe
No Missed Opportunities – Developing Composite Indicators for Integrated FP/MNCH/N services.
Self-care is a key pillar to realizing UHC – and advocacy can help us get there.
Adolescents and Youth Are Key to Fully Achieving Universal Health Coverage
Small and medium private providers are missing from UHC initiatives
Planning Down to the Last Mile
Contraceptive Security Linked to Universal Health Coverage
Increasing domestic financing for family planning commodities in Kenya
Who pays for family planning? Taking a step towards national health insurance coverage.
Just because it’s covered doesn’t mean it’s covered
Taking Steps to Advance Universal Access to Family Planning: Key Lessons from 16 Francophone Countries
Free Maternal Healthcare in Kenya Saves Lives
Reforms Lead to a Healthy Outlook for Nigerians
ICFP Community Action Alert on Universal Health Coverage
Private Sector Counts: Explore the role of public and private sources of care
Part of the Same Equation: UHC & SRHR
Integrating Family Planning into Universal Health Coverage Efforts
Country-level Action for UHC and Ensuring Universal Access to SRHR
Leading the Charge: Insight into Country-level SRH Advocacy in Zambia’s UHC Financing Reforms