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The Challenge Initiative – A New Model for Urban Reproductive Health

The Challenge Initiative is led by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Initiative represents an exciting new approach to providing life-saving reproductive health and family planning information and services to individuals, families and communities, building on the demonstrated success of the Gates Foundation’s Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (URHI).

News from the Initiative

Eight Committed Doctors Lead to LARC Acceptors Increasing 143% in Kigamboni, Tanzania

May 20, 2019

In Dar es Salaam’s Kigamboni district, the Initiative’s efforts were boosted by eight committed doctors, leading to a whopping 143% increase in LARC acceptors and a 60% increase in short-term acceptors between March 2018 and March 2019.

Integrating Family Planning into MNCH Week Yields Significant Increase in New Acceptors in Niger State

May 8, 2019

TCI’s work with Niger State officials in Nigeria to get family planning integrated into Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) week led to a dramatic increase in the number of family planning acceptors.

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Officially Endorse Nine of TCI’s Proven Approaches for All Cities

May 7, 2019

The state governments in both Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madyha Pradesh (MP) have officially endorsed nine of The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities’ (TCIHC) proven approaches.

WhatsAppGroup Provides Virtual, Cost-Efficient Coaching for Taraba State’s Family Planning Coordinators

May 6, 2019

TCI’s WhatsApp group in Taraba State, Nigeria, provides constant mentorship and coaching on all aspects of family planning to the state’s Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Coordinators.