About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and future of family planning and reproductive rights with leaders in the field.

Let’s face it: It’s been a challenging year for family planning and reproductive rights more broadly. What can we do from here? We were eager to catch up with family planning leaders at Foreign Policy’s Her Power Summit, which took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. In a live panel discussion, host Reena Ninan spoke with Dr. Samukeliso Dube, Executive Director of FP2030 and a return guest to the show. Dr. Dube described their Made Possible by Family Planning campaign and how they have shifted their messaging since we last caught up with her in spring 2024. Dr. Dube was also joined by George Roberts, Bayer’s global lead of impact partnerships, as well as Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, Director of Non-Communicable Diseases for the Indonesia Ministry of Health. They shared how the private and public sectors are approaching family planning at this time. The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women is a production of Foreign Policy, with support for this episode from FP2030’s Made Possible by Family Planning campaign. Guests and organizations: Dr. Samukeliso Dube, Executive Director of FP203 George Roberts, Global Lead of Impact Partnerships, Bayer Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi…

People in this episode

Host: Reena Ninan

Guests: Dr. Samukeliso Dube, George Roberts, Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi

Topics covered

• family planning
• reproductive rights
• public health
• private sector
• UN General Assembly
• Her Power Summit

Keywords

• family planning
• reproductive rights
• FP2030
• UN General Assembly
• public health
• private sector partnerships

Sponsors

FP2030

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FP2030, Bayer, Indonesia Ministry of Health

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