WORLD DAY 2020 - -

- Malaysia's Government Commitment in Safeguarding the - -

Putting the Brakes on Covid-19: - Health of Women and Girls - -

How to Safeguard the Health and Rights - LPPKN partnered with UNFPA to Government enforces -

- provide online Movement's Control -

of Women and Girls Now -

- advice, contraceptive delivery Order (MCO) to ensure -

- services to clients and online the safety of women

World Population Day is celebrated every year on July 11th aimed to raise public awareness - - and girls' health of the population issues and challenges. The theme for this year’s Day is - reproductive education to -

''Putting the Brakes on Covid-19: How to Safeguard the Health and Rights of Women and - teens - -

Girls Now''. The Covid-19 pandemic not only caused a crisis in public health, but affected the - x

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economy and the labor market as a whole. Women constitute 70% of the workers in the - -

health and social sector globally, should be commended and appreciated as they work hard - Employers encouraged - 24-hour Talian Kasih - workers to work from to ensure the safety and health of every netizen against the outbreak. - 15999 hotline is set up to -

- provide psychological home (WFH) -

Impact of Covid-19 on Ending Unmet Need for Family Planning -

- support ------An additional For every 3 months the ------

- lockdown continues, assuming - -

47 million - - -

- 7 million -

women in 114 low- and middle- -

- high levels of disruption, -

- unintended pregnancies - - Malaysia's Success in Flattening the Covid-19 Curve - - income countries are projected up to - - - are expected to occur, if - - - -

- 2 million

to be unable to use modern - - - additional women may be Malaysia has been recognised as one of the most successful countries in the - the lockdown continues - - -

contraceptives if the average - - -

- unable to use modern world in handling and controlling the Covid-19 pandemic. The trend of

- for 6 month and there are - - -

lockdown, or Covid-19-related - - contraceptives - decreasing number of local daily cases recently has shown the level of public - - major sevice disruption - - - disruption, continues for 6 - - - - awareness on the Covid-19 outbreak and public’s compliance with the SOP.

- due to Covid-19 - - -

months with major disruptions ------Covid-19 Cases in Malaysia

to services ------

- 97.8% 10,000 X X -

------Estimated number of women not able to Estimated number of unintended - among HIGHEST recovery - 7,500 use modern contraceptives (million) pregnancies (million) High health - - rate in ASEAN region Cumulative cases 60 15 service disruptions - 5,000 - Active cases -

Medium health - 40 10 - 2,500

service disruptions - 1.39% - -

Low health - among LOWEST fatality 0 date

20 5 - /3 /3 /4 /4 /4 /4 /4 /5 /5 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 /6 /7 service disruptions - 8 5 1 8 5 2 9 6 3 0 7 3 0 7 4 1 rate in the WORLD 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 lockdown lockdown - period period - 0 0 - 3 6 9 12 (month) 3 6 9 12 (month) - - Source: -

- 1. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning and For more information: - Ending Gender-based Violence, Female Genital Mutilation Wash Wear Warn -

Population and Family Research Division, - Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan Keluaga Negara and Child Marriage United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) NATIONAL POPULATION AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, - - 2. International Labour Organization (ILO) Ministry of Women, Family and Communtiy Development 1 Meter 3. Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) PUBLISHED : 11 JULY 2020 @lppkn_pop www.lppkn.gov.my