Uganda

Photo of a midwife showing DMPA-IM to a client
Midwife shows a VHT member how to provide DMPA-IM to client during training. Photo credit: Evelyn Akumu, FHI 360.

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Uganda-Specific Resources

Community-Based Provisions of Emergency Contraceptives in Uganda
July 2019 | Brief

Community-based family planning (CBFP) is a high-impact practice for extending reproductive services to women, especially those who live in hard-to-reach places. Condoms, oral contraceptive pills, injectable contraceptives, and even self-injection are provided by community health workers through family planning programs. Yet many of these programs do not include emergency contraceptive pills. APC grantee WellShare International started researching why a method with no medical contraindications was excluded from the CBFP method mix in Uganda.

Increasing Access to Quality, Community-Based Family Planning Services: APC’s Comprehensive Approach in Uganda
August 2018 | Brief

To help ensure that all Ugandans have access to quality, voluntary FP services, USAID’s Advancing Partners and Communities Project (APC) — led by JSI Research & Training Insitute, Inc. and implemented by FHI 360 in Uganda — supports the Ministry of Health (MOH) to implement a comprehensive approach to community-based family planning (CBFP).

Family Planning - HIV Services Integration: Client Flow chart
July 2018 | Job Aid

To support providers with the integration of FP and HIV services, APC Uganda developed and distributed supportive materials, such as a FP/HIV integration client flow chart.

Answers to FAQs about Family Planning and HIV/AIDS Service Integration
July 2018 | Publication

To support providers with the integration of FP and HIV services, APC Uganda developed and distributed supportive materials, such as Q&A guide for providers to respond to frequently asked questions.

Strengthening Community-based Family Planning Systems through Collaborative Improvement in Uganda: Lessons and Results
May 2018 | Brief

Since 2015, the Advancing Partners and Communities (APC) project has worked in partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) to improve the quality of and access to community-based family planning (CBFP) services.

News from Uganda

2017

Bringing Family Planning to Women in Uganda
June 02, 2017 | Blog

Jackqueline Bwire Nabwire, a community health worker trained by APC Uganda, works to bring family planning to women in her village.

Dr. Tonny Tumwesigye, Executive Director, Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau Featured on Family Planning Voices
April 26, 2017 | Announcement

The Family Planning Voices (#FPVoices) Tumblr documents and shares real stories from real people around the world who are passionate about family planning. Dr. Tonny Tumwesigye shares his story.

Beyond Research: Using Science to Transform Women’s Lives
March 24, 2017 | Blog

Translating research into policy and practice was key to the acceptance of CBA2I in Africa.

APC at the Community Health Workers' Symposium in Kampala, Uganda
February 21, 2017 to February 23, 2017 | Announcement

Join Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) at the first International Symposium on Community Health Workers in Kampala, Uganda from February 21st to February 23rd, 2017.

2016

Male Role Models in Uganda
September 08, 2016 | Announcement

The Emanzi intervention, implemented by FHI 360 in partnership with APC, targets men with partners with the intent of transforming them into male role models who will positively influence the attitudes of other men in their communities.