Bayer Celebrates 60 Years of Progress in Empowering Women
Mumbai: On the International Day of Action for Women's Health, Bayer is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Contraceptive Pill that has impacted millions of women across the globe. This pill has opened a world of opportunity by giving women and couples the right to have a child by choice, not chance. It has enabled women of different generations to engage in a wide range of careers, spanning continents and changing lives, in the last 60 years.
Amidst this global pandemic, women have access to a limited set of health services and facilities. Many of them are also skipping important medical check-ups due to fear of contracting the virus. The United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) reported recently that 47 million women in 114 low- and middle-income countries may not be able to access modern contraceptives and 7 million unintended pregnancies are expected to occur if the lockdown continues for 6 months and there are major disruptions to health services. The pandemic is deepening inequalities, as millions of women and girls risk losing the ability to plan for their families and protect their bodies and their health[1].
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