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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

Gaining Trust and Using Knowledge to Demystify Family Planning Services in Kenya

May 1, 2018

Efforts to counter persistent myths and misconceptions around family planning in Kenya recently received a refresh after the introduction of community “sensitization sessions” to improve knowledge and awareness of family planning methods and services in Kilifi and...

TCIHC’s New MIS System Shows Promising Results in India with Data for Decision-Making

Apr 25, 2018

The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities (TCIHC) in India rolled out a new, robust management information system (MIS) in February in TCIHC’s first five cities in Uttar Pradesh (UP). This allows it to track near and real-time data on a set of outcome and impact...

New Family Planning Champions in Bauchi State Push for Child Birth Spacing Support

Apr 18, 2018

In Bauchi State, Nigeria, The Challenge Initiative has identified three influential family planning champions, including the wife of Bauchi State’s Governor, Hajiya Hadiza M.A. Abubakar; the wife of Bauchi State’s Deputy Governor, Hajiya Fatima Nuhu Gidado; and a...

Betty Receives Family Planning Services and Counseling at Outreach Event in Ki-Mombasa Slum

Apr 12, 2018

Betty lives in Kampala’s Ki-Mombasa slum, where women face several barriers when trying to access family planning services. But that all changed in March when The Challenge Initiative, its implementing partner Jhpiego and the Kampala Capital City Authority held an...