The number of women using family planning continues to rise even as states “graduate” from CCP-led program.
CCP’s HCD work is a successful model for developing customized solutions based on the specific needs of communities around the world.
Taking social norms into account, a CCP-led program helps women in conservative northern Nigeria get the services – and privacy – they need.
The Challenge Initiative, led by CCP in Nigeria, wants all health facilities, not just public ones, to provide needed services.
“We wanted to … give this huge group of young people an education in tuberculosis – and, in turn, reduce the spread of disease,” says CCP’s Olusola Adeoye.
CCP researchers find that changing the relationship between community health workers and caregivers benefits everyone and improves outcomes.
A CCP-led campaign to promote COVID-19 and routine vaccinations in several African countries earlier this year has won a Silver Anthem Award.
Maryam Abubakar Haruna lost her first three pregnancies. After a conversation with a community volunteer trained by the CCP-led Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria project, she attended prenatal care appointments – and gave birth to her first healthy baby.
When rumors surfaced about Nigerians dying of a mysterious illness after crossing the local river, CCP training alleviated fears, and helped people to seek health care again on the other shore.
A model used in Nigeria to help pay for certain family planning expenses at the state level is sustainable and could be a blueprint for others trying to stretch reproductive health dollars.
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