Contraceptive Shortages Threaten Family Planning in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's family planning system is struggling with severe contraceptive shortages, leading to fears of increased unplanned pregnancies in the densely populated country. The once-successful program, known for its door-to-door outreach, is now faltering.
Bangladesh’s once-praised family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages, raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries. For decades, the South Asian nation was hailed as a success for slashing birth rates through an expansive state-backed family planning programme that sent field workers door to door with pills, condoms and advice on birth spacing. But that system is now faltering, with government clinics across....