New Zealand
Funding and access to contraception is still "variable and inconsistent" across New Zealand despite a $6 million government initiative to increase its access, according to a new Viewpoint article. New Zealand researchers looked at how DHBs and primary health organisations chose to structure their services after the initiative began in 2019. They write that different DHBs have different funding criteria for women with mental health or substance abuse issues, or that, in some areas, women must now disclose sensitive personal details in order to access funded contraception. They suggest that New Zealand needs a national women’s health strategy, which should address these funding variations.
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