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“M-PESA” (“pesa” means “money” in Swahili), which is the mobile banking product of Vodafone, is used by 13 million customers in Kenya and another six million in Tanzania. While several cell phone companies have introduced m-banking, Vodafone dominates…

The data analyzed in this report were derived from a multimethod qualitative study conducted in Benue and Oyo States of Nigeria in July and August 2011. The findings reveal the myriad of challenges associated with demand for, and provision of,…

This brief describes three important achievements of the Uganda MOH and the Fistula Technical Working Group: • Building an information base for obstetric fistula, to better plan for and manage prevention, treatment, and reintegration services •…

This brief describes three important achievements of the Uganda MOH and the Fistula Technical Working Group: • Building an information base for obstetric fistula, to better plan for and manage prevention, treatment, and reintegration services •…

The COPE® Approach for Contraceptive Security (COPE® for CS) was developed by EngenderHealth for global use and was tested in Tanzania to address clients’ rights and choices for family planning and the health care systems that serve them.

The RESPOND Project designed an intervention package aimed at increasing awareness and use of post-abortion care (PAC) services and improving family planning, reproductive health, and maternal health outcomes. As part of the intervention, RESPOND is…

In Nigeria, health care professionals formerly believed that obstetric fistula primarily occurred in the northern part of the country. However, field experience and recent findings from the Demographic and Health Survey have shown otherwise: In the 2008…

The RESPOND Project designed an intervention package aimed at increasing awareness and use of post-abortion care (PAC) services and improving family planning, reproductive health, and maternal health outcomes. Known as the Community Mobilization for…

Simply training surgeons in fistula repair is necessary but not sufficient to ensure that such services are provided within a health system. Thus, Fistula Care/Nigeria facilitated the formation of a clinical peer-support network to increase women’s…