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- Trends in and Correlates of Short-Acting Contraceptive Stock-Outs: Multicountry Analysis of Performance Monitoring for Action Agile Platform Data
Stock-outs of short-acting contraceptives are still common in many settings. Measuring and monitoring contraceptive stock-outs is crucial for identifying and addressing issues related to the availability and supply of short-acting contraceptives.
- Performance of Pit Latrines and Their Herd Protection Against Diarrhea: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Rural Ethiopia
We believe that the potential of improved sanitation in many existing studies may have been frequently underestimated because the quality was poor and the coverage, particularly of improved latrines, was low or did not reach a sufficient level.
- Accelerating COVID-19 Vaccination Among People Living With HIV and Health Care Workers in Tanzania: A Case Study
Within a 12-month period, targeted strategies increased COVID-19 vaccination uptake, minimized wastage of limited vaccine supply, and reduced missed opportunities for vaccination among people living with HIV and health care workers in Tanzania.
- Examining Public Sector Availability and Supply Chain Management Practices for Malaria Commodities: Findings From Northern Nigeria
The supply management challenges identified in this study underscore the urgent need to implement effective interventions to address the observed gaps in malaria commodity availability to help reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, especially among children aged younger than 5 years.
- Improving Contraceptive Service Quality and Accessibility for Adolescents and Youth Through Proprietary Patent Medicine Vendors in Four Nigerian States
Building a collaborative partnership between public and private sector health entities can expand access to and improve the quality of contraceptive information and services provided to adolescents and youth living in urban poor communities.
- The Challenge Initiative: Lessons on Rapid Scale-Up of Family Planning and Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
The articles in this supplement showcase The Challenge Initiative’s strategies and insights for sustainably scaling evidence-based family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health interventions and emphasize the need for multipronged interventions that address the complex web of factors influencing adolescents’ and youth’s access to contraceptive services.
- A Platform for Sustainable Scale: The Challenge Initiative’s Innovative Approach to Scaling Proven Interventions
The Challenge Initiative’s innovative approach to scale prioritizes local government ownership and meaningful leadership of key local stakeholders to implement high-impact interventions with built-in sustainability by strengthening local capacity and health systems.
- Boosting Contraceptive Uptake in Urban Uganda: Older Women Benefit When Layering Adolescent and Youth Interventions Onto Existing Family Planning Programming
Layering interventions designed to increase access to contraceptive uptake for adolescents and youth onto existing family planning programming resulted in boosting uptake for older women as well as adolescents and youth.
- What Underlies State Government Performance in Scaling Family Planning Programming? A Study of The Challenge Initiative State Partnerships in Nigeria
This study generated insights for government partners as they expand and institutionalize interventions introduced by intermediary scaling partners such as TCI and shows the value of strengthening the factors that best support local government scaling efforts.
- Implementing Quality Improvement Initiatives to Improve the Use of Adolescent- and Youth-Friendly Health Services in Zou, Benin
Implementing initiatives to improve the quality of adolescent- and youth-friendly health services resulted in improvements in quality assessment scores and increased contraceptive uptake among adolescents and youth.