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"Over the last two decades, through a mix of demand-side and supply-side
interventions and data-driven strategies, Malawi has emerged as a leader in
improving women’s access to contraception.
Women in Malawi have roughly double the rate of modern contraceptive use (58%)
when compared with women across the rest of sub-Saharan Africa (29%). This
access to and use of contraception has helped Malawi improve women’s health and
socioeconomic wellbeing.
Malawi has faced significant hurdles in its journey to improve access to family
planning. In 1983, the country had only two family planning clinics, and the
nation is overwhelmingly rural, complicating distribution.
Nevertheless, Malawi has succeeded in making a range of contraceptive choices –
including self-injectables and long-acting reversible contraceptives (implants
and intrauterine devices) available across the nation – including the 85% of
the population living in rural areas. The country has even been able to reach
adolescents, a traditionally difficult population to serve, with contraception
services.
In advance of this week’s International Conference on Family Planning in
Thailand,
Exemplars News spoke with Dr. Fannie Kachale, Malawi’s Director of
Reproductive Health at the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, about what
other health leaders can learn from her country’s success."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
