Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- In Bangladesh, nearly 5 million women still want to use modern family planning methods but are not receiving services, experts said.
Experts believe that meeting this unmet need alone could prevent 1.2 million unintended pregnancies every year and reduce maternal deaths by one-third. They therefore stressed the need to make family planning services more effective and accessible for all.
These observations were shared on the final day of a three-day workshop held at a hotel on Tuesday in the capital. The workshop was organized by the Directorate General of Family Planning and attended by officials from various departments of the Ministry of Health, representatives from UN agencies, development organizations, and civil soc...