Billionaire American philanthropist Bill Gates pointed out in the annual Goalkeepers report that we are “missing the mark” when it comes to reaching our highest potential as international development practitioners, and we agree. As seasoned professionals in the sexual and reproductive health sector, we believe that to do better, the SRHR field needs the support of governments, donors, local and international NGO partners, and the private sector.
FP2030 works directly with governments and other partners, while DKT International uses social marketing to build sustainable family planning business models around the world. With teams on the ground in almost every low- and middle-income country in the world, both our organizations understand what is needed to catalyze change in the sexual and reproductive health field.
To galvanize that change we are putting forward a “wish list” of actions that governments, organizations, and the private sector can take now to ensure progress for women, girls, and anyone who wants to have more control over their fertility.
About the authors
Dr. Samukeliso Dube
Dr. Samukeliso Dube is the executive director of FP2030. Dr. Dube has more than 20 years of experience in health care, including several senior roles in the delivery and financing of health care. She previously worked at Afrocentric Health as a general manager, leading health policy and medical advisory, and has worked at Royal Philips as medical counsel for Africa and business development manager for southern Africa.
Chris Purdy
Chris Purdy is the president and CEO of DKT International. From 1996 to 2011, he served as country director of DKT programs in Turkey, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, where he managed the largest private social marketing family planning program in the world. He served as executive vice president from 2011 to 2013. He also serves as the CEO of carafem, a network of reproductive health centers serving populations in the U.S. He is the author of numerous articles on family planning and social entrepreneurship.
