Success story/FAMILY PLANNING USE INCREASES ASRELIGIOUS LEADERS PROMOTE HEALTHYTIMING AND SPACING OF PREGNANCIES
Success story of women accessing family planning services at four heatlh facilities in Uganda after trained religious leaders in their communities encouraged healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies.
Monitoring Environmental Health in Maternal and Newborn Health Programs in Health Care Facilities
Many health care facilities in low-and middle-income countries have substandard water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and lack adequate infection prevention and control items, policies, protocols, and behaviors. These inadequate conditions lead to higher rates of health care acquired infections and increased rates of morbidity and mortality. The...
Increasing Family Planning Access in Kenya Through Engagement of Faith-Based Health Facilities, Religious Leaders, and Community Health Volunteers
The Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) partnered with health facilities managed by faith-based organizations (FBOs), religious leaders, and community health volunteers to increase access to family planning in western Kenya. FBO-managed health facilities saw large increases in family planning uptake over the 5-year project, particularly for implants.
Pastoral Letters on Healthy Families and Youth from the Church of Uganda
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda released two letters on family health issues in March 2019. This letter provided scriptural support for family planning and responsible procreation, including statements on the health benefits of spacing pregnancies for mothers and children, and the positive affects of planning pregnancies...