Strengthening Integrated Approaches for Family Planning and Menstrual Health
2023
The family planning (FP) and menstrual health (MH) fields share goals and areas of work, serve similar populations, and have the potential to learn from and enhance one another, but they are not effectively integrated, which can result in missed opportunities to improve individuals' health, well-being, and dignity. Integrating FP and MH ensures that both FP and MH commodities and services are provided under a single programmatic umbrella that may include both same-day, co-located services and referral-based approaches. This article outlines the key areas for integration between these two fields.