Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of India's Young People: Challenges and Opportunities

Young people, aged 15–29 years, comprise more than 27.5% of India’s population and, according to the National Youth Policy 2014, contribute about 34% of India’s gross national income. The adolescent cohort (10-19 years) currently at 253 million is expected to swell further to nearly half a billion in the next ten years. Reaping this demographic dividend would require concerted action among various stakeholders including the public and private sector, to ensure that they emerge as productive contributors to the economy.

With an aim to enhance the health and well-being of young people, ASSOCHAM and MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India are partnering to organize a thought-provoking webinar Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of India’s Young People: Challenges and Opportunities” on Friday, 24^th September 2021 at 11.00 AM  to 12.30 PM the eve of the ‘World Contraceptive Day’.

The ‘World Contraceptive Day’ aims to improve awareness of all contraceptive methods available and to enable young people to make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health. This webinar will feature a distinguished panel who will deliberate on existing market constraints that impede access to contraception as well as emerging opportunities that could be leveraged.

Ensuring a well-functioning market where young people get access to a method of their choice at a price that they can afford necessities addressing market constraints that impede access.  ASSOCHAM hosts the secretariat of the Condom Alliance and is committed to engaging with various market actors to improve the health of contraceptive market while serving the cause of safeguarding the health of India’s growing young population.

The US Agency for International Development’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership project, led by Jhpiego, has the goal of supporting young people realize their full potential by making informed & responsible decisions for their health & well-being. We hope the combined efforts of both entities that this webinar will herald will result in a well-functioning and dynamic market that serves young people by diversifying the method mix in the country and increase market performance across all FP methods.