Since the launch of the Implant Access Program (IAP) in 2013, tremendous progress has been made toward expanding contraceptive access and options and strengthening global family planning systems overall. This brief provides an update on IAP's progress.

In November, FP2020 launched its third annual progress report, Commitment to Action 2014-2015, which details accomplishments over the three years since the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning, takes an honest look at where the partnership is falling short on its projections, and calls for increased efforts to accelerate progress.

The Guttmacher Institute has issued a list of recommended indicators to be used globally to measure progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal targets related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG IUS) has great potential, but also faces many challenges and so small-scale, targeted demonstrations should be implemented to determine its potential for widespread use.

The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG IUS) could provide reliable family planning across sub-Saharan Africa and reinvigorate interest in intrauterine contraception more broadly.

Global efforts to prevent unintended pregnancies and improve pregnancy spacing among adolescents and youth will reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, decrease rates of unsafe abortion, decrease HIV/STI incidence, improve nutritional status, keep girls in school, improve economic opportunities, and contribute toward reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.

PMA2015/Uganda announced results from the second round of data collection at a national dissemination workshop in Kampala, held on July 22, 2015. The results show promise for continued uptake of family planning and growing use of highly effective, long-acting contraceptive methods.

This two-page brief highlights preliminary results of key family planning indicators on access, equity, quality, and choice in Uganda from the first round of data collection.

The two main outputs produced by the tool are the country’s funding gaps for a national family planning program and for family planning commodities.