10 Top Tweets from the Family Planning Conference: Day 2

Choosing ten top tweets from day two of the International Conference on Family Planning wasn’t easy. Thousands of experts, researchers, those representing NGOs, and stakeholders are in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this week at the largest conference on family planning and reproductive health. Below are ten tweets we feel are informative and provide fantastic discussion points about the issues and solutions for family planning access and services.

Look: Trends in maternal mortality ratio (per 100000 births) by region, 1990-2010http://t.co/22BUe12HF2 #dataviz #ICFP2013
— World Bank Health (@WBG_Health) November 14, 2013

Collaborative efforts are scaling-up delivery of injectable contraceptives, like Sayana Press http://t.co/0UBnfcLSx8 @FP2020Global #ICFP2013
— USAID Global Health (@USAIDGH) November 13, 2013

"It will take all of us." yes, it will. Make sure you read great piece by @DrTedros in @allafrica. MT @FPAddis2013 #ICFP2013 #FamilyPlanning
— GlobalLeadersCouncil (@GLCRHresolve) November 13, 2013

FACT: Modern contraceptive use among married women rose most in Eastern Africa fr 20% to 27% btwn ’08 & ’12 http://t.co/jTTySLsBjN #ICFP2013
— Guttmacher Institute (@Guttmacher) November 13, 2013

1/2 of @FP2020Global commitment-making countries have held natl #familyplanning conferences http://t.co/0UBnfcLSx8 #ICFP2013 @FPAddis2013
— USAID Global Health (@USAIDGH) November 13, 2013

"An Open Mind and a Hard Back: Conversations with African Women Leaders" http://t.co/yoIyS7crMg @LMGforHealth #ICFP2013 #globalhealth
— MSH (@MSHHealthImpact) November 13, 2013

New blog by @SuzannePAI & @KJOcheltr! #FP2020 can't make real progress without addressing women's #rights: http://t.co/7GyuAYzhQ4 #ICFP2013
— PAI (@pai_org) November 13, 2013

''We must do away with child marriage'' - @_AfricanUnion throw their weight behind global problem http://t.co/srD5iJyIHn #ICFP2013
— Global Development (@GdnDevelopment) November 13, 2013

#SecKerry's video remarks for Third International Conference on Family Planning http://t.co/smnr1S3K0o #ICFP #ICFP2013 #ICPFLive
— Ambassador Michele Sison (@State_IO) November 13, 2013

NEWS ALERT: Five countries announce new pledges to #FP2020. Read more: http://t.co/obhH4zd1o6 #FP2020progress #Familyplanning #ICFP2013
— FP2030 (@FP2030Global) November 13, 2013