Private Sector Health Care Providers in Morocco: Family Planning Attitudes and Characteristics

National programs have played a major role in the improvement of reproductive and child health. Social marketing has contributed to the expansion of family planning (FP) and relieved some of the burden on the public sector. Challenges remain, however, as more women want to limit the number of children they have. Longer-term methods of FP, such as injectables and intrauterine devices (IUDs), are becoming a larger focus of the FP program. Also, the sustainability of FP programs is becoming a greater concern as donors are considering withdrawing or reducing their assistance to these programs. One mechanism for increasing the sustainability of national programs is to increase the private sector's role in the supply and delivery of reproductive and child health services and products.