Global Health Leaders Converge in Bogotá to Tackle Reproductive Rights and Funding Gaps
World leaders, researchers, and advocates are set to gather in Bogotá for the Seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025), the world’s largest sexual and reproductive health conference. Taking place from 3–6 November at the Ágora Convention Center, the conference will focus on evidence-based solutions to advance access, equity, and autonomy worldwide.
For the first time held in Latin America, ICFP 2025 will bring together more than 800 organisations from over 120 countries, including 50+ ministers and parliamentarians, 15+ UN and multilateral agencies, and 60+ research institutions. The event will feature over 2,000 scientific presentations, robust virtual programming, and side summits addressing the global reproductive-health financing shortfall and the shifting political climate around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).
Amid historic rollbacks of reproductive rights and a projected US $1.5 billion shortfall in reproductive-health commodity financing by 2030, the conference offers a critical platform for governments, civil society, and communities to align policies, share innovations, and mobilise resources.
“Latin America has shown that progress is possible, even in the toughest contexts,” said Marta Royo, Executive Director of Profamilia. “From innovative models of care to bold partnerships and financing approaches, our region is proving that rights can advance through resilience, creativity, and collective action.”
Hosted by the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Government of Colombia, Profamilia, and Fundación Valle del Lili, ICFP 2025 aims to transform evidence into policy and measurable impact.
Key themes include innovation and technology, financing and systems resilience, expanding rights, gender transformation, and youth inclusion. Groundbreaking research from countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Ghana, and the Philippines will be presented, demonstrating how AI, digital health tools, and rights-based care models are reshaping family planning access worldwide.
Dr. Philip Anglewicz, Director of the Gates Institute, said: “Evidence must outpace ideology. Bogotá will be where science, community, and political leadership align to protect rights and rebuild momentum.”
Global policy leaders confirmed to speak include UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita, Anita Zaidi of the Gates Foundation, and Alvaro Bermejo of IPPF. Regional and community voices, such as Marta Royo (Profamilia, Colombia) and Ejike Oji (FP Nigeria), will spotlight local solutions for global replication.
With over 2,500 journalists engaged and live coverage available through the Family Planning News Network (FPNN), ICFP 2025 will ensure the voices of communities, health workers, and youth are heard alongside scientific evidence and policy discussions.
As the world works to meet the 2030 SDG targets, ICFP 2025 is poised to chart a clear path from evidence to action, ensuring reproductive rights are protected, accessible, and sustainable for all.
Media registration is open: Accredited journalists can attend on-site or virtually via FPNN. For high-resolution images, B-roll, and interview scheduling, visit ICFP Media Centre.
