New Evidence-Based Advocacy Package for Program Managers and Policy-Makers 

 

Family Health International is pleased to announce the release of a new evidence-based advocacy package: "Long-Acting and Permanent Methods: Addressing Unmet Need for Family Planning in Africa." The package can be accessed at:

http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/LAPM/index.htm

 

This package can help inform policy-makers, program managers, and donors on the benefits of and approaches for introducing or revitalizing long-acting and permanent methods (LAPMs) within national reproductive health and family planning programs in Africa. 

 

Despite their many advantages, LAPMs are the least accessible and least used methods of family planning in sub-Saharan Africa. This class of modern contraceptive methods is comprised of four highly effective methods for delaying, spacing, or limiting births. These include the intrauterine device (IUD), contraceptive implant, vasectomy, and female sterilization. Increasing access to high-quality LAPM services will ensure that women and men can choose from a balanced mix of contraceptive methods and fulfill their reproductive intentions. 

 

This new advocacy package contains a set of eight briefs. These briefs describe the current status of family planning in Africa, including evidence that suggests a substantial unmet need for LAPMs in the region. They address the unique advantages of LAPMs and benefits to individuals, couples and national programs. They also provide examples of several pilot and national efforts that have incorporated both traditional and innovative approaches to improve and expand LAPM provision. Four method-specific briefs complete the package.

 

The complete set is available as one file <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/eroru7dasbmxxtbffpga4prp2v3bfinpbc6jfams2qn7asyk2yjra7xpkbi4jbrpkduv7bkdovqrhj/LAPMbriefsall.pdf>  (PDF, 1.74 MB) or you may download the individual briefs below. The complete package will soon be available in French as well. To request hard copies, send an e-mail to [log in to unmask]

 

Brief 1: The Case for Long-Acting and Permanent Methods <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/evwqxemmr22e4riesd4rjqh7mnvs5y7hghajp2cbcknhgnwanlzwhoyuzlposxnwl7lipybzmxcm7i/LAPMbrief1.pdf>  (PDF, 502 KB)

Brief 2: The Benefits of Long-Acting and Permanent Methods for Individuals <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/eideplkvixtyow2v5f7g3cqbji6qnyronjlau5t4oxfpezn446gobyqzguxla26tz7doymowgrc6xk/LAPMbrief9.pdf>  (PDF, 252 KB)

Brief 3: The Role of Long-Acting and Permanent Methods in National Programs <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/emy5wwaeyzshluvat7kzryajm4lz4k4pr76xd465qcewg4544li6sbiwombdwwyoom7wn7dgid6w7h/LAPMbrief3.pdf>  (PDF, 231 KB)

Brief 4: Strategies to Improve Availability, Access, and Acceptability <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/erkqubqp3hh3hvt6fhp4zvp64ocu2tazrxypd3lxvv2hntamiv5qf54ervujpmgfpsusrlouvgfbep/LAPMbrief4.pdf>  (PDF, 189 KB)

Brief 5: Contraceptive Implants: Safe, Effective, Long-Acting, Reversible <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/esmphdhl2vl4gun4xecvmezmkuauwwsdcvk5eswngbk7vp5i3z3iry4cdiuovwy5k7y6pibqozytzp/LAPMbrief5.pdf>  (PDF, 199 KB)

Brief 6: IUDs: A Resurging Method <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/er2pswleq5lwe3itov35cg3rcsgxzmzbwmsqcyixm7b4o2emsjzaau54ae5f4mu2us3bjzagbk3ajf/LAPMbrief91.pdf>  (PDF, 605 KB)

Brief 7: Female Sterilization: The Most Popular Method of Modern Contraception <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/erio4gpkfvfzbjimreqc3bh2rpwbsurs7fiiopqjgzdid5xbwmkufrxjcjwk3rmt5j4mnnah4i4r4b/LAPMbrief7.pdf>  (PDF, 572 KB)

Brief 8: Vasectomy: Safe, Convenient, Effective - and Underutilized <http://www.fhi.org/NR/rdonlyres/erqhjsqcjz4hji6u4knwa4jxfaarng6dhdy6uxlmtfqsz2mwm6rfe3lpbav526f6iippmzdacaeq4j/LAPMbrief8.pdf>  (PDF, 213 KB)

 

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