Cities in Francophone West Africa Add Over 350,000 New Family Planning Users Reposted with permission from IntraHealth International Over 350,000 new contraceptive users were added in 12 cities throughout francophone West Africa over the past five years. The...
Senegal Facility Makeovers of Youth Spaces Leads to Increase in Uptake of AYSRH Services Contributors: Fatimata Sow and Annette McFarland Four health centers in Ziguinchor, Oussouye, and Thionck-Essyl municipalities in Senegal recently received makeovers of interior...
Postnatal Consultations Can Be an Important Gateway for Recruiting New FP Users in Niamey, Niger Contributors: Prudencia Ayivi, Fatimata Sow and Annette McFarland Niger has one of the highest fertility rates in the world with women having an average of 7.6 children...
Engaging the Private Sector to Ensure Scale Up of High-impact Approaches in Abomey-Calavi, Benin Contributors: Hugues Gnahoui and Maurice Mensah When The Challenge Initiative (TCI) began working in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, the public health system did not have a formal...
TCI Helps Address Family Planning Cost Barriers in Cotonou and UCOZ, Benin, with Standardized Pricing Contributors: Hugues Gnahoui and Maurice Mensah As in most of Francophone West Africa, the cost of family planning services in Benin is a huge barrier to the uptake...
Promoting Data Use to Strengthen Family Planning Programming in Senegal Contributor: Jean Firmin Nakoulma Municipalities in Senegal are legally required to take health issues into account in their respective budgets. Before The Challenge Initiative (TCI) began working...