Cities in Francophone West Africa Add Over 350,000 New Family Planning Users

October 25, 2021Over 350,000 new contraceptive users were added in 12 cities throughout francophone West Africa over the past five years.The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI) West Africa Hub, led by IntraHealth International, contributed to these results by working with local health systems, young people, religious and government leaders, and community health workers to increase access to family planning.Since 2016, TCI’s francophone West Africa Hub has used a comprehensive approach to improve contraceptive use in six countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Niger, and Mali. In partnership with municipalities and local health systems, the hub expands access to family planning by supporting the implementation of high impact interventions such as universal referral and post-partum family planning while also working to make those services more youth friendly. To create demand for services, the Hub supports local community-based organizations, youth ambassadors, and religious leaders to promote the benefits of family planning, dispel myths and rumors about contraception, and encourage male involvement in family planning decisions.“We use high-impact interventions—including universal referral and free family planning days—to reach women and girls with critical family planning services,” saysHawa Talla, IntraHealth’s leader of TCI in West Africa.“And I’m so proud that we’ve been able to make sure they...
Source: IntraHealth International - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Benin Burkina Faso C ôte d’Ivoire Mali Niger Senegal The Challenge Initiative Family Planning & Reproductive Health Community Engagement Youth Source Type: news