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Domestic resource mobilisation for sexual and reproductive health and rights: modalities of donor support
In this report we provide an overview of the main mechanisms used by donors to incentivise domestic resource mobilisation for sexual and reproductive health and rights in partner countries, present a critical analysis of risks and opportunities associated with these mechanisms, and offer recommendations for advocacy efforts and global health programming.
The COVID-19 pandemic had an economic fallout across the globe, limiting the ability to increase investments across the many competing priorities in health and beyond. As countries move towards the recovery phase, it becomes even more urgent to strengthen the dialogue on domestic resource mobilisation for health, and in particular for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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COVID‑19 and sexual and reproductive health in low and middle‑income countries
We took stock of the current evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including by looking at European donor trends related to sexual and reproductive health.
We concluded that COVID-19 has had a considerable impact on sexual and reproductive health spanning from:
- Substantial disruptions in sexual and reproductive health services, with contraceptive care, family planning and sexual and gender-based violence services most affected;
- Significant increases in maternal deaths, stillbirths, and maternal depression;
- Restricted access to education on sex and relationships due to school closures;
- To negative impact on access to HIV care, antiretroviral therapy and testing services for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Read our report.
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Ukraine crisis: sexual and reproductive health and rights are non-negotiable and lifesaving
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine on 24th February 2022, humanitarian needs have been increasing by the hour. Millions of people across Ukraine are fighting for their lives.
Anyone who has been forced to flee or who lives in an area of active fighting is particularly vulnerable, even more so women and girls. People’s access to health services may be suspended or the quality may be low, and they will not have access to lifesaving reproductive health care. They are in a dire state of emergency and further exposed to risk of sexual violence, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and unintended pregnancies. Amid the terrifying devastation experienced through a humanitarian crisis, people need first and foremost safety and protection. Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services can save lives and prevent further suffering.
These are the urgent actions to be taken by European humanitarian donors and actors.
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We stand in solidarity with those fighting go gain back their reproductive freedoms
In the wake of the loss of a key aspect of reproductive freedom in the U.S, Consortium partners will remain vigilant to analyze the repercussions this will have on access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including family planning, worldwide.
In our society, what affects one of us affects all of us. When people are being persecuted by being denied the ability to make decisions about their own health and bodies, this hurts our community, which is damaging to everyone.
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In case you missed it
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Countdown 2030 Europe are advocates for universal access to reproductive health in the developing world, working in 12 European countries and with the EU institutions to ensure funding and policy commitments for family planning and reproductive health in Europe and around the world. Visit our website for up-to-date information about related policies in European countries and the EU, as well as data about their funding commitments.
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