After 70 years as New Zealand’s pre-eminent sexual and reproductive health organisation, the Family Planning Association has today launched a new brand and logo – and an almost new name.

A call by the Prime Minister for the Ministry of Health to investigate fast-tracking the introduction of the vaccine against cervical cancer has been welcomed by Family Planning which has been advocating for the introduction of the vaccine.

Family Planning says every year New Zealand doesn’t have the HPV vaccine Gardasil available another group of young women become sexually active and are potentially infected with HPV – the virus responsible for cervical cancer.

Family Planning says New Zealand’s ranking on UNICEF’s table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations is an urgent reminder of the need for this country to develop a teenage pregnancy strategy which addresses all the issues involved with teenage pregnancy.

Family Planning joins calls for action on teen pregnancy rates

Family Planning welcomes new Chief Executive