Checklist
This high-level checklist is a starting point to identify areas in countries — from policy to services to data — that might require prioritized focus and further investment to achieve zero unmet need for family planning by 2030. The checklist is a guide for prioritization. A
Answering “No” to any question in the checklist indicates an area that might require prioritized action in your country. A link will take you to relevant priority actions and programmatic options. The checklist is linked to recommended interventions for further assessment and exploration.
Where is progress being made? Where do barriers and gaps impede progress?
Checklist
Has UNFPA assessed the socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning, the context including laws and policies such as universal health coverage, and extent of government leadership on FP?
2. Are the cross-cutting dimensions of FP clearly articulated in terms of civil society and private sector engagement, the value added by different stakeholders, South-South cooperation and the integration of FP in non-health sectors?
3. Is accountability for FP availability, access and quality of supplies and services an active priority addressed by governmental mechanisms at global, regional and country levels?
4. Does financing for FP leverage domestic resources, private sector resources and innovative financing mechanisms, and is political commitment mobilized by investment cases based on analysis?
5. Are users of family planning offered a choice of at least five modern methods of contraception and do health service providers have the tools and equipment they need to provide services?
6. Is there competency-based family planning training curriculum for pre-service and in-service community health workers, midwives and nurses?
7. Are the benefits of family planning being communicated at the community level through dialogues, digital technologies, media and other communications channels to increase demand?
8. Is reproductive health commodity security (right time, right place, right quantity and quality) included in the country’s policies and plans? Is there a national committee?
9. Does the government lead on forecasting and quantification of contraceptive needs, and is this in collaboration with NGOs and civil society?
10. Is there a logistics management information system (LMIS) in place? Are there bottlenecks in last mile delivery of contraceptives?
11. Does the government take a human rights-based approach to family planning and is there a mechanism to track adherence and progress?
12. Are barriers to equity for those “left behind” (e.g. persons with disabilities, refugees, youth) understood and addressed in laws and policies that improve availability and access?
13. Are a wide range of approaches employed to reduce barriers and change social norms, such as behaviour change communication, campaigns to sensitize and raise awareness, and engagement of men and boys in SRH, economic empowerment and self-care interventions?
14. Is the social participation of women and girls promoted through feminist groups and other civil society organizations for collective action and advocacy around social norms change?
15. Is the national health/logistics management information system (HMIS/LMIS) functional and is the data reviewed regularly?
16. Is the data collected of sufficient quality to assess the socioeconomic context of family planning and position it in national development plans? Beyond the HMIS/LMIS, do other data sources such as surveys provide insight into unmet need, method mix or other data for decision-making?
17. Are lessons learned and success stories being documented? Are data disaggregated and made available in easy-to-digest dashboards and is this information being used to inform decision-making?
18. Are there real-time monitoring mechanisms to track contraceptive availability and the provision of family planning services?
19. Are accountability mechanisms in place such as a monitoring plan for data and a data quality assurance process?
20. Is there up-to-date and disaggregated data on family planning available to support forecasting before, during and after humanitarian situations?
21. Is funding for family planning prioritized in crisis and throughout the humanitarian-development-peace continuum?
22. Are governments and partners prepared to implement the Minimum Initial Services Package, including for family planning in crisis situations? Is there MISP training and readiness assessment?
23. In humanitarian settings, is family planning integrated with gender-based violence and other sexual and reproductive health services, and are the necessary tools adapted to support family planning during crises?
24. In crisis and emergency situations, is there national capacity for supply chain management at the national and local levels, and for supply forecasting to the last mile?
25. Does the government have plans in place to strengthen resilience in family planning provision at all levels in emergencies and for climate adaptation contingencies?
26. Has the country taken steps to identify and reduce legal, policy, social and gender barriers to family planning access by young people?
27. Is disaggregated data available to identify sub-national variations, inequities and inequalities among adolescents and youth?
28. Are family planning services responsive to the needs of adolescents and youth? Do they offer method choice and respectful, confidential counseling around the effectiveness and side effects of the full range of modern contraceptives?
29. Are adolescents and youth empowered to advocate for family planning through youth-led initiatives, included in the design of family planning programming and consulted in evaluations?
30. Have partnerships been established with national and local organizations and networks of adolescents and youth left behind, e.g. LGBTIQ+, persons with disabilities or sex workers? Do the partnerships ensure reach and facilitate co-creation of initiatives aiming at increasing access to contraceptive information and services?
