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Closer to Home, Closer to Choice: TCI Helps Expand FP Services and Method Choice in Cuttack, Odisha

Closer to Home, Closer to Choice: TCI Helps Expand FP Services and Method Choice in Cuttack, Odisha

Jun 9, 2026

Jhansi, a 38-year-old woman from Cuttack, Odisha, reflects a challenge shared by many women: Household responsibilities often consume most of my time, leaving me unable to focus on my reproductive health needs. Visiting a health facility felt like a luxury I could not...
How a FOGSI Doctor Volunteered Her Time to Restore Family Planning Services at a Patna Health Center

How a FOGSI Doctor Volunteered Her Time to Restore Family Planning Services at a Patna Health Center

May 26, 2026

At Rukanpura Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in Patna (Bihar State, India) , the absence of medical officers and trained staff made it difficult to deliver family planning services effectively. Despite adequate infrastructure and supplies, the center was losing...
How Data and Specialized Training Helped One Counselor Revolutionize Family Planning Services in Dhanbad

How Data and Specialized Training Helped One Counselor Revolutionize Family Planning Services in Dhanbad

May 15, 2026

Priti Kumari is a family planning counselor with 12 years of experience at Patliputra Medical College and Hospital in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. After the new District Hospital opened, she was asked to support family planning services. She reflects: The journey from...
How One District Health Leader in Madhya Pradesh Turned Commitment and Coordination Into a 37% Rise in Postpartum FP

How One District Health Leader in Madhya Pradesh Turned Commitment and Coordination Into a 37% Rise in Postpartum FP

Apr 9, 2026

The District Hospital in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, is on a mission to expand comprehensive family planning services. Before collaborating with The Challenge Initiative (TCI), the city struggled with low adoption of postpartum family planning (PPFP) services. That began...
A Noida Counselor’s Commitment Is Making Postpartum Family Planning More Accessible for Women and Families

A Noida Counselor’s Commitment Is Making Postpartum Family Planning More Accessible for Women and Families

Mar 4, 2026

At the District Women’s Hospital in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, family planning is a clear priority. Beyond the neatly organized family planning corner, quality services are driven by the dedication of a calm and thoughtful family planning counselor, Seema Devi. This story...
ANM Suman Boosts Male Family Planning Participation In Etawah By Turning Schools Into Trusted NSV Referral Pathways

ANM Suman Boosts Male Family Planning Participation In Etawah By Turning Schools Into Trusted NSV Referral Pathways

Dec 9, 2025

Data from Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, showed very low male participation in family planning. Suman, an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) at Kokpura Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC), decided to tackle the gap head-on after a district capacity-building meeting led by the...
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  • Siaya County Strengthens Family Planning and Maternal Health Services Through Sustainable Partnership With The Challenge Initiative July 13, 2026
  • Indonesia July 10, 2026
  • In Bangladesh, Dhaka South and TCI Begin a City-Led Family Planning Partnership Rooted in Evidence and Ownership July 10, 2026
  • New Evidence Shows How Partnership-Driven Programs Can Expand Family Planning Access in Pakistan’s Cities July 6, 2026
  • Bangladesh Toolkit June 10, 2026
  • Indonesia Toolkit June 10, 2026
  • Closer to Home, Closer to Choice: TCI Helps Expand FP Services and Method Choice in Cuttack, Odisha June 9, 2026
  • When Data Drives Decisions: How Francophone West Africa Is Building Family Planning Programs That Last June 8, 2026
  • From Volunteers to Government Employees: How TCI-Trained CHVs Are Sustaining Family Planning Gains in Pakistan June 1, 2026
  • How a FOGSI Doctor Volunteered Her Time to Restore Family Planning Services at a Patna Health Center May 26, 2026

The Challenge Initiative is led by the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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