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| International Conference on Family Planning | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Conference on Family Planning |
| Status | Defunct (last held 2018) |
| Genre | Conference |
| Frequency | Quadrennial (2013–2018), biennial (2018–) |
| Venue | Various |
| Location | Various international cities |
| First | 2013 (as a branded series) |
| Last | 2018 |
| Organized | Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; other partners |
International Conference on Family Planning The International Conference on Family Planning convened global stakeholders to address contraceptive access, reproductive health, and population dynamics through multidisciplinary dialogue across public health, development, and policy sectors. Drawing researchers, policymakers, implementers, and advocates, the conference linked evidence from clinical trials, demographic studies, health systems, and humanitarian programming to influence international funding and national strategies.
The conference lineage traces to fora that brought together actors from World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, Guttmacher Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, United Nations Children's Fund, World Bank, United States Agency for International Development, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pathfinder International, Population Council, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Population Reference Bureau, Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy, Futures Group, Marie Stopes International, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Columbia University, University of California, San Francisco, University of Nairobi, Makerere University, Karolinska Institutet, Institut Pasteur, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DFID (now Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), and regional ministries of health. Early assemblies engaged scholars active in Millennium Development Goals discussions, contributors to Family planning programs in Bangladesh and China population policy, and advocates involved with the International Conference on Population and Development process in Cairo. Subsequent conferences formalized a branded series supported by academic and philanthropic institutions, reflecting influences from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, and policy networks linked to Global Gag Rule debates and reproductive rights jurisprudence shaped by decisions like Roe v. Wade discussions (United States) and rulings in India and South Africa.
The conference aimed to accelerate progress on contraceptive access and method choice through thematic tracks spanning program delivery, research, financing, adolescent health, and humanitarian contexts. Sessions integrated work from investigators at Guttmacher Institute, Population Council, ICRW, Jhpiego, Marie Stopes International, EngenderHealth, FHI 360, IntraHealth International, Oxford University, Cambridge University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Cape Town, University of Ghana, Université de Montréal, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Thematic emphases drew on initiatives like FP2020, Sustainable Development Goals, Family Planning 2020 Summit, Countdown to 2015, Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health, and clinical frameworks endorsed by World Health Organization technical guidelines and International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics statements.
Planning consortia combined academic hubs, philanthropic funders, and multilateral agencies including Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Guttmacher Institute, UNFPA, WHO, USAID, DFID, World Bank, and civil society partners such as International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International. Steering committees featured representatives from national ministries of health (for example Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Ministry of Health of Nigeria, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)), donor agencies including Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and implementers like Save the Children, CARE International, Plan International, and World Vision. Governance structures reflected academic conference norms influenced by professional societies such as the American Public Health Association and International Union for the Scientific Study of Population.
Notable meetings occurred in cities hosting major global health dialogues, where plenaries featured leaders from UNFPA, WHO, World Bank President, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, ministers like Amina Mohammed, researchers like Gita Sen, Kirsten Austad, and advocates from IPPF. Scientific highlights included presentations on long-acting reversible contraception evaluated in trials supported by NIH, programmatic evaluations from Jhpiego and Marie Stopes International, cost-effectiveness analyses tied to Disease Control Priorities, and policy dialogues referencing Addis Ababa Action Agenda, Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and national commitments under FP2020. Side events linked to networks such as Family Planning 2020 and coalitions like Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, with awards and recognitions from foundations and institutes.
The conference catalyzed research collaborations among investigators from Johns Hopkins, LSHTM, Harvard, Columbia, UCSF, Karolinska Institutet, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Utrecht, and University of Amsterdam. Findings presented influenced program guidelines produced by WHO, financing strategies adopted by World Bank and bilateral donors such as USAID and DFID, and national policies in countries including Ethiopia, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal. Conference outputs informed commodity security efforts with partners like Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, procurement mechanisms of UNFPA Supplies, and monitoring frameworks tied to DHS and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
Delegates included researchers, ministers, and civil society leaders from institutions such as Ministry of Health (Rwanda), Ministry of Health (Kenya), National Population Commission (Nigeria), and Ethiopian Public Health Institute, as well as staff from WHO, UNFPA, World Bank, USAID, Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and implementing NGOs including Marie Stopes International, IPPF, Population Council, FHI 360, Jhpiego, IntraHealth International, PATH, Abt Associates, EngenderHealth, Options Consultancy Services, and regional academic partners.
The conference faced critique related to the politics of reproductive rights involving actors such as United States Agency for International Development policy shifts like the Mexico City Policy (Global Gag Rule), tensions with faith-based organizations including Catholic Church actors and debates reflecting jurisprudence in United States and policy contests in India and Philippines. Some observers raised concerns about donor influence from foundations like Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust, while others questioned the balance between global evidence promoted by WHO and national sovereignty in program choice, citing disagreements with organizations such as International Planned Parenthood Federation and national advocacy coalitions.
Category:Family planning conferences