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<p>The UK proudly continues to work with our key partners, including UN agencies,
national governments and civil society, to protect and advocate for sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR), to ensure that decades of progress toward securing universal
access are not reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>We remain committed to supporting
the Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crises and have provided
UNFPA with an additional £10 million for life-saving SRH services as part of the global
humanitarian response plan to COVID-19.</p><p>The UK-aid funded Global Financing Facility
is continuing to support governments to maintain health systems in 36 affected countries,
with a focus on protecting reproductive, maternal and newborn health services. Our
flagship SRHR programme ‘WISH’ is delivering desperately-needed services and supplies
during the pandemic across 27 countries, including increasing use of technologies,
more self-care delivery and working to ensure SRHR is part of national COVID-19 essential
service delivery. Ensuring that no-one is left behind is key to this effort. Local
radio and SMS are providing critical messages on SRHR and COVID-19 to those living
in remote areas. Where possible, fee waiver schemes are removing cost-barriers for
the poorest and community outreach services continue in rural areas where it remains
safe to do so.</p>
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