The government is set to strengthen reproductive health and family planning services across the country with the introduction of a major new initiative titled "Climate Responsive Reproductive Health and Population Services Improvement and System Strengthening Project for Result." 

The project, to be implemented by the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP), aims to build a climate-resilient, equitable, and high-quality service delivery system nationwide.

Recommended by the Planning Commission's Socio-Economic Infrastructure Division, the project was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its last meeting with an estimated cost of Taka 4,062.07 crore. 

Of the total allocation, Taka 2,763.02 crore will come from the government exchequer, while Taka 1,299.05 crore will be financed through World Bank assistance. The four-year project will run till June 2029 and cover all divisions, districts, and upazilas of Bangladesh.

According to Planning Commission officials, the project has been designed at a time when the health sector is transitioning from the long-standing sector-program-based approach to a project-based development framework.