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
Sisi-Kwa-Sisi Coached Nurse Transforms Tanzanian City, Contributing to Increase in LARC Users
Sisi-Kwa-Sisi coached nurse transforms district and contributes to 28% increase in long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) users (from December 2019 to baseline)
ASHAs Promote Family Planning by Building Relationships with Key Decision-Makers
ASHAs in India are building relationships with family decision-makers to promote family planning among young first-time mothers.
Completing Referrals Across Nigeria: TCI Bridges the Gap in 10 States
In Nigeria, TCI set out to bridge the gap between just making referrals to family planning services and successfully completing those referrals.
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