Le Sénégal : Un leader pendant la COVID-19 pour l’accès aux soins de PF/SR
L’expérience de la COVID-19 a démontré l’impact des épidémies dans la continuité de l’offre de soins particulièrement celle de PF/SR. C’est pour cela, qu’en dehors de mesures prises pour lutter contre la COVID-19, on a compris qu’il est important de conduire parallèlement des actions qui garantissent la disponibilité et continuité des services essentiels SRMNIA.
Five Market Indicators that Signal the Hormonal IUS Will Take Off
The hormonal Intrauterine System (IUS), also known as the LNG-IUS, is a highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method. PSI shares five market indicators that suggest the hormonal IUS access will take off this decade, becoming a standard part of the contraceptive method mix in the many countries where it has previously been out of reach
How Are Governments Ensuring that Voluntary Family Planning Remains an “Essential Service” During COVID-19?
In a variety of ways that suit their contexts, countries around the world have adapted international guidance on providing family planning care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tracking the extent to which these new policies are successful in maintaining women’s access to safe, high-quality care will provide valuable lessons for responses to future public health emergencies.
20 Essential FP/RH Resources for Francophone Programs
A collection curated by Knowledge SUCCESS and Family Planning 2020 for family planning professionals who design and implement programs in low- and middle-income French-speaking countries.
Visualizing Family Planning Market Scenarios
When public health officials make decisions, they are faced with competing demands on financial resources, conflicting interests, and the imperative to meet national health goals. Decision-makers need tools to help them establish a healthy market, particularly in resource-constrained settings. SHOPS Plus found this to be the case in a recent activity in Tanzania, where their ultimate
Recap of “Connecting Conversations” Series Session Two
On July 29, Knowledge SUCCESS and FP2020 hosted the second session in our new webinar series, "Connecting Conversations"—a series of discussions on adolescent and youth reproductive health. Missed this webinar? You can follow the links below to watch the recording and register for future sessions.
Integrating FP/RH into HIV Programming: Experiences from the Kibera Reach 90 Project
The integration of voluntary family planning and reproductive health care (FP/RH) with HIV service provision ensures FP information and services are made available to women and couples living with HIV without discrimination. Our partners at Amref Health Africa discuss the challenges of effectively addressing FP needs for vulnerable clients living in informal settlements and slum areas,
A New Quality of Care Framework to Measure and Respond to People’s Experience with Self-Care
To mark International Self-Care Day, Population Services International and partners under the Self-Care Trailblazers Working Group are sharing a new Quality of Care Framework for Self-Care to help health systems monitor and support clients accessing health care on their own—without hindering clients’ ability to do so. Adapted from the Bruce-Jain family planning quality of care framework,
Malawi’s Self-Care Success Story: Rapid Introduction of Self-Injectable Contraception
The chronicle of Malawi’s rapid, efficient introduction of self-injected subcutaneous DMPA (DMPA-SC) into the method mix is a model of teamwork and coordination. Although this process typically takes about 10 years, Malawi achieved it in fewer than three. Self-injected DMPA-SC epitomizes the ideal of self-care by empowering women to learn how to inject themselves, and has
Hen Mpoano: Building a Healthy Environment and Healthy Families at the Last Mile
Ghanaian nonprofit Hen Mpoano implements and supports coastal and marine ecosystems governance projects and best practices. Tamar Abrams talks with Hen Mpoano's deputy director about a recent project that took a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) approach, integrating the health of both the environment and those who live there.