PS Kenya at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2018
We invite you to join PS Kenya at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Kigali, Rwanda from November 12 to 15, as we share our impact on Family Planning in Kenya.
Please view our conference schedule below and join us for our poster presentations to interact with our cutting-edge interventions in creating demand for and expanding access to quality Family Planning services in Kenya.
Tuesday, November 13
The role of private sector in increasing access to contraceptive services in Kenya. Case study of the Tunza Franchise.
Waita Javan, Dr. Makoyo Job, Sylvia Wamuhu, Sillingi Lilian, Mutweleli Joseph
Women and adolescent girls have the right to access, high quality and effective contraceptive services and information. However, availability and access of quality contraceptive services and products is one of the key challenges affecting contraceptive prevalence rate globally. This problem is more prevalent in developing countries and Kenya is not left out. In Kenya 27% of women of reproductive age have unmet need for contraceptives and this is solely associated with access and availability of quality family planning services and products. Social franchising has proved to be a key strategy in expanding access to family planning services globally and also in Kenya. Franchising gives an opportunity to private providers to be in a network that standardize quality and monitors the service provision through health care standards.
· Presenter: Javan Waita
· Time: 11:30–14:00am
· Location: Auditorium Terrace
· Poster Presentation №2.077
Improving contraceptive commodity security in private sector. Case study of Tunza Franchise, Kenya.
Javan Waita, Job Makoyo, Collins Muchoki, Sillingi Lilian, Mutweleli Joseph
The women of reproductive age as well as demand for modern contraceptives is globally increasing. In Sub Saharan Africa, women aged 15–45 years using contraceptives in 2010 was 167 million and this is expected to increase to over 214 million new users in 2020. (United Nations 2013). To meet the increasing demand for contraceptives, stakeholders must factor in additional resources and strategies needed to ensure contraceptive commodity security in both the public and private sector facilities in low and middle income countries. In Kenya, commodity security is assured in the public sector facilities supported by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with the private sector been overlooked despite it being a key contributor family planning service provider. While social franchising is considered a high impact intervention in increasing access family planning services, an in-depth analysis of how social franchising improves contraceptive commodity security has not been documented.
· Presenter: Javan Waita
· Time: 14:30–15:30
· Location: Auditorium Terrace
· Poster Presentation №3.051
Wednesday, November 14
Contraceptive method mix among adolescents and youth attending Tunza social franchise clinics in 2017 in Kenya.
Joseph Mutweleli, Rachel Mutuku, Joyce Wanderi, Hildah Essendi, Javan Waita
Access to a wider range of contraceptive options to adolescent girls and young women provides them with the opportunity of choosing a contraceptive method that is suitable to their fertility preferences and intentions. This means that the young women are able to access and use a contraceptive method that enables them to have a child when they will want to. We hypothesize that when adolescent girls and young women are offered a wide range of contraceptive options, they will choose a contraceptive method that adequately suits their needs.
· Presenter: Joseph Mutweleli
· Time: 8:00–11:00
· Location: Auditorium Terrace
· Poster Presentation №4.042
