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PSI Uganda, which was re-established in 2017, complements the efforts of the Ministry of Health in Uganda in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and maternal and child health. Using PSI’s market development approach and targeted social behavior change, PSI Uganda works to shape the health market and strengthen the public and private health sector across the country.

Organisation's Contributions

Process Indicator Contribution Description
Implementing the SBCC strategy for increasing demand Worked with MOH and other partners to develop 30 key messages on Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, and Cervical Cancer. Worked with MOH and other partners to develop 30 key messages on Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, and Cervical Cancer. These messages were uploaded onto Airtel’s 161 services and are available to all Airtel subscribers in voice and text format. Bottleneck has been low demand for the service. PSI/ Uganda is planning for an awareness campaign to increase utilization of the service.
Service providers trained on provision of LARCs and PMs by level of care Trained 24 service providers in public facilities in PPIUD insertions Trained 24 service providers in public facilities in PPIUD insertions (11 providers from Health Centre IV, 10 from HC III, and 3 providers from hospitals). Trained 14 private clinic providers in PPIUD insertion.
All HC IIIs, IVs and Hospitals offering LARCs Strengthened capacity of 272 public facilities to provide LARCs. Strengthened capacity of 272 public facilities to provide LARCs yielding 10,259 IUD insertions in quarter 2 of 2017/18, and of private franchise clinics in LARCs yielding 14,477 IUD insertions.
Number of SDPs providing FP services Strengthened the capacity of 178 Profam franchise of private clinics. Strengthened the capacity of 178 Profam franchise of private clinics to offer Long-Acting and short-term methods of family planning, countrywide.
Train Community Health Workers on provision of FP Have FP interventions that focus on community health worker. Have FP interventions that focus on community health worker.