Amid USAID’s dismantling, the narrative around reproductive health and family planning needs to change, making it more central to global development, a panel of experts told Devex.
The recent U.S. aid cuts “are a wake-up call to say, ‘Why have we not been prioritizing health financing in general and reproductive health financing in particular?’” said Dr. Samukeliso Dube, executive director of FP2030, at a Devex event last week in Geneva, Switzerland, during the World Health Assembly.
“It’s about human beings,” she said. “So why do we deprioritize it when it’s inconvenient?”
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Tania Karas@TaniaKaras
Tania Karas is a Senior Editor at Devex, where she edits coverage on global development and humanitarian aid in the Americas. Previously, she managed the digital team for The World, where she oversaw content production for the website, podcast, newsletter, and social media platforms. Tania also spent three years as a foreign correspondent in Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon, covering the Syrian refugee crisis and European politics. She started her career as a staff reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering immigration and access to justice.
