The Botswana medical eligibility criteria wheel : adapting a tool to meet the needs of Botswana's family planning program : original research

In efforts to strive for family planning repositioning in Botswana, the Ministry of Health convened a meeting to undertake an adaptation of the Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (MEC) wheel. The main objectives of this process were to present technical updates of the various contraceptive methods, to update the current medical conditions prevalent to Botswana and to adapt the MEC wheel to meet the needs of the Botswanian people. This commentary focuses on the adaptation process that occurred during the week-long stakeholder workshop. It concludes with the key elements learned from this process that can potentially inform countries who are interested in undergoing a similar exercise to strengthen their family planning needs. Dans les efforts visant a lutter pour repositionner la planification familiale au Botswana, le ministere de la Sante a convoque une reunion pour proceder a une adaptation des criteres d'admissibilite medicale pour la roue de l'utilisation de contraceptifs (CAM). Les principaux objectifs de ce processus ont ete de presenter des mises a jour techniques des differentes methodes de contraception, de mettre a jour les conditions medicales actuelles qui prevalent au Botswana et d'adapter la roue MEC pour repondre aux besoins de la population botswanaise. Ce commentaire met l'accent sur le processus d'adaptation qui a eu lieu au cours de l'atelier des parties prenantes qui a dure une semaine. Il conclut avec les elements cles tires de ce processus qui peuvent potentiellement informer les pays qui sont interesses a entreprendre un exercice similaire pour renforcer leurs besoins en matiere de la planification familiale.