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Social franchising has the potential to help family planning programs reach the FP2020 goal of providing access to modern contraception to 120 million additional clients by 2020. The editors of Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) indicate that this service delivery approach “should be pursued vigorously,” based on findings from two landmark articles published in the June 2015 issue. These articles showcase the accomplishments made by Marie Stopes International (MSI) and Population Services International (PSI), two of the largest global franchisor entities. In just one year, the couple-years of protection (CYPs) delivered by these two organizations grew by a remarkable 25%—from 8.6 million to 10.8 million. Read more about what MSI and PSI have accomplished with social franchising, as well as summaries of other GHSP articles, in the latest “GHSP Journal in Brief” blog post.