In Francophone West Africa (FWA), significant efforts are underway to meet national commitments and targets aimed at enhancing maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and increasing family planning (FP) utilization. Two notable regional investment programs...
On #WorldHealthDay 2024, The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI’s) Francophone West Africa (FWA) hub celebrates health workers like Diouf Halimatou Biteye, a midwife in Thiès, Senegal. World Health Day took place on April 7, 2024, with the theme of...
Speaking at the opening session of one of The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI’s) program monthly coordination meeting, Amadou Diarra – Mayor of the Pikine-Nord commune in Sénégal – said the following about TCI’s impact on his community: Since the...
A delegation visiting a primary health facility supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in the commune of Koumassi in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, witnessed the power of TCI’s work supporting local governments in scaling up high-impact practices and other...
Joseph Gomado Koamy is the Mayor of Commune Golf 1, a city supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) in Lomé, Togo. During a recent advocacy meeting with TCI, Koamy discussed TCI’s transformative role in empowering his city. The TCI program represents a...
Over the years, the health district in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, has received financial and technical support from a variety of partners to implement public health programs, including family planning (FP) and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH)....