Committee on Contraception
The Committee on Contraception is committed to developing information about and supporting access to comprehensive contraceptive care to enhance the lives of women and girls and to support them in fulfilling their rights to sexual and reproductive health and education.
The committee works with member societies to uphold the policies and actions that ensure the availability of affordable, accessible and culturally appropriate contraceptive options globally. It enhances the voice of FIGO member societies and health care partners with education and research implementation. It also provides tools for our member societies to advocate for contraceptive access and promote capacity building to enhance contraceptive service delivery.
Committee Objectives
- Raise the profile of FIGO and its potential as a global leader in women’s contraceptive care.
- Use modern technology and communications strategies to educate health care partners and women on the full scope of contraceptive options. Contribute to the virtual FIGO resource library to be accessed by member societies.
- Establish a visible role in contraceptive health policy to promote access to contraception and raise the status of women and girls globally.
- Encourage collaboration with organisations that strive towards similar goals within member society countries.
- Publish guidance on evidence-based contraceptive knowledge for member societies and other health care partners.
Committee Members
Chair
Dr Asha Kasliwal - United Kingdom
Vice Chair
Dr Azra Ahsan - Pakistan
Members
Dr Aparna Sridhar - Past-Chair - USA
Dr Cuauhtemoc Celis González - Mexico
Dr Wai-cheung Lam - Hong Kong
Dr Silvia Bonsergent - Argentina
Professor Felix Momat - Congo
Associate Professor Helena Kopp Kallner - Sweden
WATOG Representative
Dr Sara Ooi - Australia
Associate Members
Ms Nomi Fuchs-Montgomery - USA
Dr Anita Makins - Brazil
Ms Monica Kerrigan - USA
Dr Ian Askew - Kenya
Ex-Officio Trustee
Dr Ravi Chandran - Malaysia