| 31 March 2016
Vietnam Family Planning Association
The Vietnam Family Planning Association (VINAFPA) complements and supplements the Vietnamese government’s family planning programme, by providing direct services and information, education and communication (IEC) programmes. Over recent years, the country has experienced falling levels of fertility and reduced maternal and child mortality. VINAFPA has played a vital role in delivering these improvements. The organization runs over 1,350 distinct service points, including: 19 permanent clinics, 21 mobile facilities and a ground force of over 1,200 community-based distributors (CBDs). These CBDs are VINAFPA-trained individuals, living in a particular locality, who distribute supplies and offer advice and information. The intensity and impact of their work is borne out by the numbers. Currently, the unmet need for contraception rate runs at 5%, but VINAFPA is working hard to improve this.
| 23 January 2025
Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning
Founded in 1968, JOICFP marked its 50th anniversary in 2018. Over the past 50 years, JOICFP’s international projects have spread to 36 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where community people remain central to all efforts. As the IPPF Tokyo Liaison Office, JOICFP has been providing technical and logistics support to IPPF. To further strengthen the relationship, JOICFP became IPPF’s International Collaborative Partner in May 2020.