Elements of Family Planning Success

Contraceptive security exists when all individuals are able to choose, obtain, and use high-quality contraceptives when they need them. This report summarizes case studies on the innovative regional strategies that LAC countries have been implementing since 2003 to achieve contraceptive security. In numerous countries, locally formed contraceptive security committees have been spearheading and coordinating CS efforts, generally operating at a technical level. The objective of this study was to analyze the experience of committees and assess their role in working to achieve contraceptive security. The study focused on the activities of CS committees in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Paraguay from 2003 to early 2007. According to the results of the analysis, the committees played a key role in making progress toward contraceptive security.