Third Quarter

With support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID is supporting the follow-on to a study on PPFP uptake among women in first year postpartum. The study, carried out in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Oromia Regional Health Bureau, examined how to use comprehensive postpartum family planning (PPFP) programming to increase PPFP uptake among women in their first year postpartum.

Post-partum FP services scaled up in 150 hospitals that have high delivery caseload to address high unmet need among postpartum women and HMIS is revised to capture Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP

Transform HDR has conducted post-partum family planning (PPFP) training to health care providers working in delivery rooms in the health centres and equip 58 health centres with IUCD kits. Post LARC training follow up conducted in 22 health facilities (12 in Afar, five in Benshangul Gumuz and five in Gambella regions) to observe trained providers applying the skills learned from the training and provide onsite mentoring and coaching to improve quality of services.

Level four HEWs were trained on comprehensive FP provision, focusing on Implanon insertion/removal and IUCD services. More than 23,000 of the level three Health Extension Workers (HEWs) have been graduated as level 4 Health Extension- Professionals (HE-Ps) and redeployed to their Kebeles. In addition, health posts were assessed for readiness, level 4 HEWs trained on IUCD insertion and removal, and health posts were equipped with equipment for IUCD insertion and removal in bid to expand IUCD service to the community.

CORHA in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Federal HIV Prevention and Control Office (HAPCO) conducted the study to document cases of sexual and reproductive health problems and service as well as demand for services in selected universities. The study has clearly informed the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Health and other partners to develop strategies for demand creation and comprehensive in-campus SRH and HIV prevention programs.

Conducted Training for Academic leaders & teachers and trained Community change agents (Admin & supportive staff, campus polices and proctors) in SRH and Youth responsive Service delivery.

DKT/ E conducted SRH discussions and distributed IEC/ BCC materials on about EC, female condoms and contraceptives. In addition they conducted Youth Networking and Experience Sharing Boot-camp training.

The revision of the scope of practice and curriculum for HEWs program has been completed. The 18 health extension packages, implementation manual and program framework documents have been prepared and technical and financial support have been given to regions for translation into their working languages and printing of the documents. The following documents were revised: Family planning guideline Postpartum family planning implementation guide draft Value Clarification and Attitude Transformation (VCAT) toolkit for family planning

Implemented a radio program, Tenama promoting reproductive health and family planning and aired to the public once a week on Ahadu Radio Station.

Amref Health Africa Is leading the implementation of USAIDTransform Health in Developing Regions (Gambela, Benishangul, Afar and Somali).