Family planning without the Catholics: What happens next?
Women carrying their babies queue for consultation during a past family planning campaign. PHOTO | FILE
Rwanda risks a reversal of gains in its family planning efforts after the Catholic church stopped the distribution of contraceptives at its affiliated health facilities around the country.
According to Dr Anicet Nzabonimpa, a family planning integration expert at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), this decision will put pressure on government health facilities to absorb those who were served by faith-based facilities.
