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Universal Referrals in Francophone West Africa Expected to Increase Demand for Modern Contraception
Aug 7, 2018 | Categories: Francophone West Africa and TCI News.
Between April and June 2018, 16% of women who came to the Bohicon Health Center in the Zou Commune of Benin for a variety of maternal and child health preventive and curative services left with a modern contraceptive method.
East Africa Team Ramps up Implementation Headed into Year Three
Jul 27, 2018 | Categories: East Africa and TCI News.
The East Africa team has secured financial commitments from all of its 14 implementing geographies as it significantly ramps up program implementation in Year 3. Tupange Pamoja is providing integrated community outreaches in urban slums, training...
Sparking a Movement in Nigeria for Advancing Reproductive Health Interventions
Jul 27, 2018 | Categories: Nigeria and TCI News.
The Challenge Initiative is igniting a movement for the spread of sustained reproductive health interventions in Nigeria. Using its signature “business unusual” model, the Initiative supports Nigerian states to lead the design and...
The Initiative Begins Collecting Learnings to Adapt and Improve Approaches
Jul 15, 2018 | Categories: TCI News and TCI University.
Contributors: Victor Igharo (Nigeria), Lekan Ajijola (Nigeria), Prabhat Jah (India) and Allan Katamba (East Africa) Learning is the foundation of The Challenge Initiative’s model. As its regional hubs support local governments in implementing...
Koudougou Officials in Burkina Faso Decide to Take a ‘Business Unusual’ Approach to Family Planning
Jun 26, 2018 | Categories: Francophone West Africa and TCI News.
The Challenge Initiative (TCI) officially launched in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, on June 4, representing the city’s continued commitment to improving family planning and its desire to try the Initiative’s “business unusual” model of implementing...
Delta State Kicks Off Series of 72-Hour Family Planning Clinic Makeovers with TCI
Jun 13, 2018 | Categories: Nigeria and TCI News.
Delta State Kicks Off Series of 72-Hour Family Planning Clinic Makeovers with TCI by Kim Martin | Jun 13, 2018 The Challenge Initiative (the Initiative) in Nigeria conducted 72-hour makeovers at three family planning clinics in Delta State: the...
TCI Welcomes IntraHealth President and CEO Pape Gaye to the Gates Institute
Jun 1, 2018 | Categories: Francophone West Africa and TCI News.
On May 30, The Challenge Initiative (the Initiative) was honored to welcome IntraHealth International (IntraHealth) President and CEO Pape Amadou Gaye to its Baltimore headquarters. A native of Senegal, Gaye has spent his career advocating for...
Gaining Trust and Using Knowledge to Demystify Family Planning Services in Kenya
May 1, 2018 | Categories: East Africa and TCI News.
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...
TCIHC’s New MIS System Shows Promising Results in India with Data for Decision-Making
Apr 25, 2018 | Categories: India and TCI News.
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...
New Family Planning Champions in Bauchi State Push for Child Birth Spacing Support
Apr 18, 2018 | Categories: Nigeria and TCI News.
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...
Betty Receives Family Planning Services and Counseling at Outreach Event in Ki-Mombasa Slum
Apr 12, 2018 | Categories: East Africa and TCI News. Tags: Comic Relief.
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...
The Challenge Initiative Scores Another High-Profile Family Planning Champion in Nigeria’s Delta State
Apr 4, 2018 | Categories: Nigeria and TCI News.
The Challenge Initiative (the Initiative) made headlines last month in Nigeria when Her Royal Highness the Omu of Asaba, Dr. Ada Biosah, agreed to serve as family planning champion in Delta State. As a traditional ruler with international standing,...
Kampala City Doctor Embodies TCI’s City-Led Model for Family Planning Sustainability
Mar 27, 2018 | Categories: East Africa and TCI News.
There isn’t much that Isaiah Chebrot, M.D., doesn’t love about public health. “You learn a lot about protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. I love working with people from all walks of life,” he says, adding that he...
Ogun State’s Indigenous Festival Provides Opportunity to Promote Family Planning
Mar 14, 2018 | Categories: Nigeria and TCI News.
The Lisabi Festival is one of the most celebrated and well-attended festivals in Ogun State, Nigeria. It is held in remembrance of Lisabi, a warrior who rescued the Egba people from oppression in the 18th century. The Challenge Initiative’s...
Comic Relief and U.K. Celebrity Stacey Solomon Visit Kampala Integrated Community Outreach Event
Mar 12, 2018 | Categories: East Africa and TCI News.
U.K. celebrity Stacey Solomon visited Kampala, Uganda, March 5 and 6 with U.K. charity Comic Relief to meet women living in the Ki-Mombasa slum of Kawempe District and then participated in an integrated community outreach event held by The...
