Tunza Mama: Community Midwifery Increases FP/RH Access at Home in Kenya
Our colleagues at Amref share how the Tunza Mama network improves the socio-economic status of midwives while positively impacting the health indicators of mothers and children in Kenya.
Reimagining Delivery of Essential Health Care
With the prospect of delivering an effective COVID-19 vaccine ever changing, public health professionals have a responsibility to ensure uninterrupted access to essential health care to women and their families. We must take this opportunity to reinvigorate health systems strengthening efforts that prioritize decentralized, community-based and client-focused mechanisms for accessing health products, services and information.
Sustaining Access to Voluntary Reproductive Health Care in East Africa
Youth and adolescents need special consideration. This article articulates the important role of decision makers and technical advisors in enhancing access to RH services by youth during COVID-19.
A Practical Guide for Service Delivery During a Pandemic
Jhpiego's guide synthesizes global recommendations, current best evidence and critical resources and is organized to provide specific guidance by technical area (e.g., family planning/sexual and reproductive health, malaria, tuberculosis).
COVID-19: What Will the World Look Like Nine Months On?
COVID-19 has upended our lives and, possibly more significantly, many of our assumptions about its impact on the world. Experts in family planning are deeply concerned that interruptions in the contraceptive supply chain may result in a spike in unplanned births over the next six to nine months. And, if that proves to be true, what
Engaging Drug Shops: Critical to Increasing Family Planning Access
Donors and a small group of implementing partners are working to understand how to best support and involve drug shops as safe and reliable family planning providers. Expanding the broader community of family planning professionals’ understanding of the drug shop operators’ impact is going to be important for ensuring a supportive policy and programmatic environment for
Opening Doors: Mentoring for Effective Advocacy
Young leaders can be a powerful force for change, and they can be even more effective when they have access to seasoned allies. USAID's Health Policy Plus (HP+) shares insights from an intergenerational mentoring program in Malawi. Young leaders receive the support they need to engage village, district, and national stakeholders to deliver on the promises
What’s the Potential for Drug Shops to Improve Access to Injectables?
Injectables are the most popular family planning method in Uganda but, until recently, were offered only by community health workers and at health facilities and hospitals. In contrast, the country’s 10,000 drug shops, which provide greater access in hard-to-reach rural areas, were authorized to supply only short-acting, nonprescription methods. FHI 360 supported the government of Uganda
Are We Staying True to Our Commitments to Young People?
In October 2018, more than 100 organizations signed on to the Global Consensus on Meaningful Adolescent and Youth Engagement (MAYE). The question remains: what has been the impact of MAYE? We asked a few young leaders in the family planning movement to share their views.
Accélération de l’offre de l’auto-prise en charge au temps de COVID-19 : Ce que cela signifie pour aujourd’hui et pour l’avenir.
Comment les mesures d'auto-prise en charge peuvent-elles mieux nous équiper pour lutter contre la pandémie de COVID-19 ? Les contributeurs invités de PSI et Jhpiego offrent un aperçu et des conseils.