In this post on Management Sciences for Health’s (MSH) “Global Health Impact” blog, MSH President and CEO Jonathan Quick discusses how investing in family planning services and integrating those services into other health care initiatives can save money over the long term and strengthen health systems. “Indeed, strengthening health systems is key to meeting the need for family planning. It will take strong political commitment, country ownership and leadership, multi-sectoral collaboration, and both health and non-health interventions,” he writes (11/28).