The Challenge Initiative | Urban Reproductive Health

Urban Reproductive Health

Unlocking personal and community potential.

Healthier Cities

Enabling sustained health and economic growth.

Business 'Unusual'

Modeling innovative development financing.

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

Working with the Media to Get Family Planning Messages Out in Anambra, Nigeria

Anambra State, Nigeria and TCI worked with the media to promote family planning messages.

TCI University 2019 User Survey Shows TCI-U Is a Frequently Used and Trusted Resource

TCI University 2019 User Survey shows TCI-U Is a frequently used and trusted resource

Broadening TCI’s Impact in Tanga, Tanzania, to Provide Youth-Friendly Services

Asha Hanafi Ally is a nurse in Tanga City, Tanzania, whose experience shows how TCI's approaches can diffuse beyond facilities directly supported by TCI.