Reproductive health problems are a leading cause of death for women of childbearing age worldwide. Far too many women still have little or no access to family planning, maternal health care and HIV prevention services. Every year, 287,000 women die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, nearly all of them in the developing world. And more than 214 million women want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern method of family planning.

USAID advances voluntary family planning and reproductive health across the globe. Our programs that address reproductive health include:

• Child Marriage
• Family Planning
• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting [PDF, 703KB]
• Fistula Prevention
• Gender-Based Violence
• HIV and AIDS
• Maternal Health

Women and girls everywhere should achieve the freedom to decide family size for themselves. They should also have access to healthcare, so they can enjoy strong, healthy families and live in self-reliant communities and nations.

Related Resources

• Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: United States Government’s Response
• Child, Early, And Forced Marriage: United States Government’s Response