“ World Contraception Day is a much-needed campaign to highlight the importance of enabling women and men to make informed decisions about becoming parents at a time that’s right for them. Unintended pregnancy is a widespread and under-recognised problem, not just in low-income countries but in the developed world as well. In fact, of the 28 million pregnancies in the developed world each year, 49% are unintended and 36% of those end in abortions. ” Dana Hovig, Chief Executive, Marie Stopes International.

 

Press release:

http://www.mariestopes.org/PressReleases.aspx?rid=1&x=&prid=26

 

 World Contraception Day (WCD) is a worldwide campaign with a vision for a world where every pregnancy is wanted. Its mission is to improve awareness of contraception to enable young people to make informed decisions on sexual and reproductive health. The focus of this year’s campaign is to encourage teenagers to talk to people they trust, so they have all the information they need to avoid an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection (STI).

 

World Contraception Day is an annual event taking place on 26th September each year. Every year, countries and regions around the world organize events to mark World Contraception Day and to demonstrate their commitment to raising awareness of contraception and improving education regarding reproductive and sexual health.

 

Press materials:

http://www.your-life.com/en/home/press/index.php