Burkina Faso: Investment in Postpartum Family Planning Gives Women Increased Access

Burkina Faso: Investment in Postpartum Family Planning Gives Women Increased Access

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso—With grit, tenacity, just $200,000 in startup funding and a dynamic team of family planning (FP) trainers, an effort to provide women in Burkina Faso with access to long-acting FP immediately following childbirth has succeeded beyond all expectations. The success of that initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), has leveraged additional resources from UNFPA and other donors to scale up the availability of postpartum family planning (PPFP) services and access to the IUD in the immediate postpartum period, broadening access to FP even more widely in the West African country. Since April 2013, more than 1,600 Burkinabé women have adopted a PPIUD through this initiative.

Jhpiego Convenes Senior Clinicians in West Africa to Strengthen Infection Prevention and Control Measures against Ebola

Health workers in protective suits.

Baltimore, MD—Committed to preventing the spread of Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa, Jhpiego, an international health non-profit and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is bringing together health officials and clinicians from across the region to Ghana for specialized training in infection prevention to prepare for future health emergencies. Jhpiego technical experts will hold two workshops