resources / Intrahealth

Government Implementation and Institutionalization of the Universal Referral Approach for Family Planning in francophone West Africa

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INTRODUCTION West Africa has one of the highest fertility rates in the world at 5.5 children per woman (Ouagadougou Partnership 2011). The region also has one of the lowest contraceptive prevalence rates (19.1%) and one of the highest rates of unmet need for contraception (27.2%) in the world (Ouagadougou Partnership 2011). The resulting large number […]

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resources / FPTraining

Video: Training Resource Package for Family Planning

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A new video showcasing the Training Resource Package (TRP) by www.fptraining.org has been pubished. The Training Resource Package (TRP) for Family Planning is designed to address the dynamic professional needs of health workers across all clinical and community-based cadres and for adaptation and use for ‘in-service’ and ‘pre-service’ competency-based training.  The Package includes modules, training […]

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resources / Global Health: Science and Practise

FIELD ACTION REPORT Increasing Contraceptive Use Through Free Family Planning Special Days in Poor Urban Areas in Francophone West Africa

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Introduction: In francophone West Africa (FWA), contraceptive uptake remains limited, often due to geographic, economic, and social barriers. With technical support from The Challenge Initiative (TCI), municipalities and health systems implemented Family Planning Special Days (FPSDs) to improve family planning (FP) uptake and reduce high unmet need. The FPSD intervention consisted of organizing free FP […]

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resources / Guttmacher Institute

Interactive Tool: Estimates the Benefits of Investing in Family Planning in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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The Guttmacher Institute is pleased to announce the release of the Family Planning Investment Impact Calculator, an interactive tool designed to help advocates, donors and governments estimate the benefits that would accrue from investing in family planning programs and services in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).This tool offers a new way to showcase how access […]

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Webinar Recording: How Can SBC Programming Address Equity and Social Determinants of Health Considerations in FP/RH?

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This webinar presented on April 26, 2022, focused on how social and behavior change programming is well suited to addressing equity and social determinants of health in family planning/reproductive health. It also explored how to apply these to efforts for social and structural change pertaining to contraceptive autonomy and reproductive empowerment. Presentations featured the voices and […]

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resources / Women's Refugee Commission

Contraceptive Services in Humanitarian Settings and in the Humanitarian-Development Nexus

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The Women’s Refugee Commission completed a landscaping assessment from 2018–2020 to evaluate and build the evidence base on barriers, opportunities, and effective strategies to provide contraceptive services to women and girls affected by crises. Despite some progress made toward making contraceptives available in humanitarian settings, contraceptive service provision continues to be a gap in humanitarian […]

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resources / PRB

Choices and Challenges: Trends in Women’s Contraceptive Uptake, Discontinuation, and Method Switching.

The PACE Project by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is delighted to announce an exciting update of our Choices and Challenges tool, which highlights trends in women’s contraceptive uptake, discontinuation, and method-switching by age group, as well as reasons for discontinuation and related reproductive outcomes, in an accessible, user-friendly format. Our 2022 update now includes […]

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resources / Knowledge Success

Connecting the Dots Between Evidence and Experience: Impact of COVID-19 on Family Planning in Africa and Asia

Knowledge Success have release new interactive data charts exploring the question: COVID-19 was expected to have devastating impacts on family planning. Did it?  Connecting the Dots between Evidence and Experience is a new series that combines the latest evidence with implementation experiences to help technical advisors and program managers understand emerging trends in family planning and […]

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resources / HIP - High Impact Planning

Contraceptive Method Introduction to Expand Choice

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This Strategic Planning Guide is intended to lead program managers, planners, national policy makers, and other stakeholders through a strategic process to coordinate the introduction of contraceptive methods through public and private access channels. The guide was developed through consultation with technical experts and summarizes guidance from key resources for method introduction. It provides an […]

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resources / Plos Journal

A cross-sectional study on Family Planning factors during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

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Prevalence and factors associated with family planning during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health systems worldwide, including Bangladesh, limiting access to family planning information (FP) and services. This study examined the socioeconomic, demographic, and other critical factors linked to the use of FP in the studied areas […]

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