Provision of injectable contraception services through community-based distribution. Implementation handbook.

This handbook describes how to introduce injectable contraceptives to the suite of family planning services offered in an existing community-based distribution (CBD) program. The approach is based on the experiences of two recent pilot projects in Uganda and Madagascar. These countries were chosen because of a dire need for family planning services the existence of established CBD programs and the willingness of their governments to adopt this method of providing injectable contraceptives. The project in Uganda began in the Nakasongola district in 2004 and continues to this day. Its achievements have encouraged the addition of injectable contraceptives to CBD programs in other districts. The program was sponsored by Family Health International (FHI) Ugandas Reproductive Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Save the Children. (excerpt)