TITLE: Davao City Heightens Family Planning Drive

AUTHOR:

DATE PUBLISHED: August 2, 2022

KEY CONTENT: The Davao City Government, as it partners with the Department of Health, boosts its Family Planning Month campaign with the theme "Bata, Bata, Planado kang Ginawa," promoting family planning. They encourage couples to avail their free family planning or birth control while also spreading awareness of the role of family planning in molding relationships and responsibilities.

TITLE: The State of Family Planning in the Philippines

DATE PUBLISHED: March 5, 2018

KEY CONTENT: Family planning programs in the Philippines faced obstacles, such as inadequate education, cultural and religious views, and limited access to birth control. This highlights the need for comprehensive sex education and the enhancement of reproductive health services. This can notably impact Mindanao, underscoring the cruciality of accessing the information and services to amend their decision-making in family planning.

TITLE: Family Planning: a Global Handbook for Providers

DATE PUBLISHED: November 15, 2022

AUTHOR: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs Knowledge for Health Project, USAID, World Health Organization

KEY CONTENT: The book provides a detailed guide for women on the available family planning options best suited to their requirements and health conditions. A series of books were released occasionally to provide updated guidelines and awareness of the risk one might have if family planning is not carefully evaluated and practiced. Ensuring medical practitioners in Mindanao collaborate with the government to hand proper information and guidelines will be presented to the people, ensuring public safety.

TITLE: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of family planning services among healthcare workers in Kashmir - A cross-sectional study

DATE PUBLISHED: April 8, 2019

AUTHOR: J Family Med Prim Care

KEY CONTENT: Medical practitioners play a vital role in spreading awareness and information on what birth controls are best suited for each woman, as it depends on the requirement or situation that they are in. In the Philippines, due to poverty and the limited capacity of the government to provide such programs, women tend to use any available resources for family planning and birth control, regardless of its harmful effects. This impacts Mindanao in providing proper information and guidance from medical practitioners to lessen the risk and government support for societal improvement.

TITLE: Family planning/contraception methods

DATE PUBLISHED: September 5, 2023

AUTHOR: World Health Organization

KEY CONTENT: Contraception is the most widely used form of birth control and family planning. In the Philippines, the majority of the women population used contraception due to its accessibility and user-friendliness. However, according to studies, these types of birth control will cause harm to the body, implying its necessity for proper guidance and evaluation from medical practitioners to ensure safety. In Mindanao, ensuring safe contraceptive practices is crucial to ensure safety in reproductive health while helping individuals in their family planning progress.

TITLE: Family Planning

DATE PUBLISHED: 2015

AUTHOR: Claire Barliant

KEY CONTENT: Examines how family dynamics are shaped in an environment and explores the diverse living spaces in traditional nuclear families. This focuses on how our homes can significantly affect us and our families. This exploration captures the influence of diverse living spaces in Mindanao by presenting alternatives and reimagining the space that suited the family model, fostering belongingness, inclusivity, and social cohesion.

TITLE: Department of Health (Philippines): Family Planning

DATE PUBLISHED: August 30, 2017

AUTHOR: Department of Health (Philippines)

KEY CONTENT: Family planning plays a vital role in maintaining harmony in the family. Couples who practice birth control and family planning tend to experience a stable life while being equipped to provide for the family's needs and wants, in contrast to those who do not. In Davao, impoverished families often face challenges, namely uncontrolled pregnancy, despite struggling with necessities.

TITLE: Responsible Parenthood: 18 Family Planning Methods You Should Know About

DATE PUBLISHED: September 20, 2020

AUTHOR: Makati Medical Center

KEY INFO: Health/medical professionals must educate the public about family planning and responsible parenthood. As technologies grow through this generation, medical technology has a crucial role in people's access to different planning methods. However, most people are unaware of how to properly perform these methods (18 family planning methods) and end up having an unplanned pregnancy. The benefit of these methods is that they help governments regulate the population in the Philippines, especially in some Mindanao areas.

TITLE: SDG 3

DATE PUBLISHED: July 31, 2021

KEY INFO: Talks about SDG 3, which emphasizes securing health while fostering the wellness of all ages, focusing on potential actionable steps in reaching the goal. Spreading awareness about family planning improves maternal and child health and reduces infant mortality rates. This impacts Mindanao by encouraging access to healthcare services to foster development.

TITLE: Facts for Family Planning

DATE PUBLISHED: n.d.

AUTHOR: Irina Yacobson, Kaaren

KEY CONTENT: It is primarily designed to offer precise guidance for individuals seeking messages and comprehensive information on family planning methods, modeled of Facts for Life. This aims to build communication for an in-depth understanding and assistance in selecting a suitable family planning method. This resource holds empowerment and voice in Mindanao to help earn knowledge and decision-making about family planning.

TITLE: Philippines: Making family planning possible for the poorest of the poor

DATE PUBLISHED: October 29, 2013

KEY CONTENT: This emphasizes the importance of access to contraception and reproductive health services, empowering women and families to make informed choices about their future. With support from UNFPA, the national government has procured commodities for family planning for the first time in over 40 years, providing necessary resources and contributing to combating the cycle of poverty and improving the community's well-being. The initiative could lend a foundation or guide in improving reproductive health services in Mindanao.

TITLE: Of demographics and global population shifts

DATE PUBLISHED: March 26, 2023

AUTHOR: Dr. Kristian Alexander

KEY CONTENT: The availability of insufficient reproductive health services and programs for family planning and birth control was very evident in underdeveloped countries. This is very apparent in the less fortunate areas of Davao, wherein there is limited access to information and support from the government for birth control and family planning. The government should invest a sufficient budget to accommodate the needs of the people and ensure that suitable programs for family planning, birth control, and reproductive health services are available and can be accessed as they will benefit the country's economic and social conditions.

TITLE: Facing the tests of global family planning

DATE PUBLISHED: November 28, 2014

KEY CONTENT: India's mission aims to combat unintended pregnancies, population growth, and difficulties in providing access to services in rural parts of India. Fortunately, they have seen growth in women using contraception pills and continue to provide access in rural parts, with the aim of balancing the population with family planning. The strategy used as India reaches its mission can serve as a model to Mindanao in alleviating the lack of family planning and enhancing access to services, especially in rural areas.

TITLE: Let's put birth control back on the agenda

DATE PUBLISHED: April 2012

AUTHOR: Melinda Gates

KEY CONTENT: Melinda Gates discusses the importance of making birth control accessible to all, emphasizing that it is not about population control or abortion but about giving women the power to decide when they want to have children. She addresses concerns about population growth and the role of contraception, inviting people to join the conversation and share their stories to help bring this matter back on the global health agenda. Enhancing the accessibility of birth control in Mindanao can empower women with decision-making and reduce unintended pregnancy, fostering equality and sustainability in the region.

TITLE: Improving the quality of family planning services in the Philippines: Barriers and opportunities

DATE PUBLISHED: July 24, 2023

AUTHOR: Trisolini, M., et al.

KEY CONTENT: This qualitative research conducted in the Philippines assesses barriers and opportunities to enhance family planning services and aims to identify themes and implications for amending the quality of programs. Examining different levels of the health systems to foster improvement in family planning outcomes while helping reduce teenage pregnancy rates. This research grasps relevance and guidance for Mindanao, offering insights that can help amend and address issues like teenage pregnancy and limited access to reproductive health services.

AUTHOR: KhairKhwah

DATE PUBLISHED: February 13, 2024

KEY CONTENT: The Instagram post highlights how crucial family planning is in building a healthy environment in a household. A household where your children can thrive and no longer have to worry about their needs and wants as they grow. Nevertheless, the portrayal of people's emotions in this post captures the challenges faced in Mindanao due to the lack of family planning, implying the line "bigger families, bigger responsibilities," hindering progress in Mindanao.

TITLE: Family planning future rests on counties

DATE PUBLISHED: May 11, 2015

KEY CONTENT: The art carries the message of Homa Bay County in implementing a Sh1.8 billion family planning strategy to break the high maternal mortality rate and HIV ascendancy, playing a role as a model for reproductive health strategies in Kenya. This urges other countries to prioritize providing access, specifically contraceptive access and designating a budget for family planning to aim for nationwide health progress by The National Council on Population and Development (NCPD). Improving access in Mindanao could address the lack of family planning, which equates to social and economic growth.

TITLE: Proper family planning to address Philippine poverty

DATE PUBLISHED: December 5, 2021

KEY CONTENT: The Philippine government highlights the importance of family planning in combating poverty in the Philippines, aiming to enhance reproductive health and family planning programs. This also includes helping teenage mothers and improving sex education. This impacts Mindanao through reproductive health education and access services, which can reduce poverty in the region.

TITLE: Popcom exec: Cut in DOH budget could impact family planning program in Normin | Davao Today

AUTHOR: Jigger J. Jerusalem

DATE PUBLISHED: March 10, 2020

KEY CONTENT: The Department of Health cut the P200 million budget, significantly reducing access to progestin subdermal implants (PSI) in Northern Mindanao. This impacted over 613,836 women of reproductive age while violating the Magna Carta of Women Act of 2009. This sets a concern in gender equality and reproductive rights throughout Mindanao, potentially blocking women's empowerment and sustainable development across Mindanao.

TITLE: The importance of family planning for Filipinos

AUTHOR: CNN Philippines

DATE PUBLISHED: 2022

KEY CONTENT: The news highlights how the absence of family planning, especially for young mothers and their children, can potentially put their financial, physical, and mental health at risk. Family planning can be a helpful path to having a healthy and active family and ensuring a great future with good opportunities for your children. The lack of family planning in Mindanao can continue the cycle of poverty and limit opportunities for them and their children, indicating the urgency for accessible reproductive services in Mindanao.