Jamaica Family Planning Association (FAMPLAN) FAMPLAN pioneered
family planning in Jamaica in 1957. It responds to the demand
for sexual and reproductive health services, particularly among
vulnerable communities, by providing a full range of services
that include contraceptives, gynecological care, Pap tests,
pregnancy tests, HIV and STI prevention and screening, breast
exams, gender-based violence screening and referrals, vasectomy,
post-abortion counseling, and pre- and post-natal care. FAMPLAN
is a major advocate of school-based comprehensive sexuality
education and the need for health professionals to understand
and support youth-friendly services. It also works to increase
gender equality and teaches women safer sex negotiation skills
to help them assert their right to refuse unsafe sex.