[afro-nets] New materials on long-acting and permanent methods of contraception

["David Hock" <DHock@fhi.org>]

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 publications@fhi.org.

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)

Family Health International, January 2008 ■ 
P.O Box 13950, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA ■ 
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David Hock
mailto:DHock@fhi.org