Public Stewardship, Private Innovation: Reimagining Partnerships for SRH Access and Self-Care

November 2 | 1 - 5 PM | Ágora Room G

Jhpiego Participant: Megan Christofield

Hosted by the Private Sector Sub-Committee, this half-day pre-conference event will bring leaders together to examine the evolving role of the private sector in advancing SRH. With donor transitions accelerating and demand for self-managed care on the rise, the event spotlights models, strategies, and partnerships that equitably expand access, elevate quality, and promote innovation. 

Scaling Success: Celebrating DMPA-SC and self-injection experiences, evidence, and evolution 

November 3 | 8:30 AM - 1 PM | Ágora Room EF

Jhpiego Participant: Charity Bwalya

Hosted by Path, this pre-conference showcase will celebrate national success stories from countries that have rapidly scaled self-injection access. Jhpiego Zambia’s incredible success in expanding choice and self-administered options across the country will be featured during a Knowledge Cafe session. 

Strengthening Community Pharmacy Family Planning Data Visibility in Kenya: Lessons from the Challenge Initiative (TCI)  

November 4 | 1:45 - 4:05 PM | Ágora Room C  

Jhpiego Participant: Kenneth Owino (on behalf of Morine Sirera)

Jhpiego and The Challenge Initiative’s Ken Owino will present learnings on how the contributions of community pharmacies, a vital access point to SRH services and products, can be more deliberately incorporated into health system data and decision making. 

Fostering Reproductive Autonomy and Choice 

November 5 | 7 - 8:30 AM | Ágora Room L 

Jhpiego Participant: Megan Christofield

In this breakfast session celebrating the exciting launch of the first generic DMPA-SC product, Jhpiego’s Megan Christofield will speak about the importance of building markets that optimize affordability and equity, right from the start. 

Click. Consult. Contracept: Scaling Digital Access to Family Planning through ePharmacy in Kenya and Nigeria 

November 5 | 10:20 - 11:40 AM | Ágora Room L 

Jhpiego Participant: Paul Nyachae

Jhpiego’s Country Director in Kenya, Paul Nyachae, will speak to the rationale, hurdles, and breakthroughs in expanding access to SRH through e-pharmacies in Kenya.  

Strengthening Health Systems through Integrated FP-MNCH Programming: The Challenge Initiative Experience in Migori County, Kenya 

November 5 | 10:20 - 11:40 | Ágora Room H

Jhpiego Participant: Njeri Nyamu (on behalf of Nancy Aloo)

Join Jhpiego and The Challenge Initiative’s Njeri Nyamu to hear about how we’re applying lessons and best practices from TCI’s ability to deliver results in family planning, to integrated maternal, newborn, and child health services.  

Unlocking Domestic Financing for Family Planning: Lessons from Kenya 

November 5 | 11:55 AM - 1:15 PM | Ágora Room F

Jhpiego Participant: Levis Otondi

Join Jhpiego and The Challenge Initiative’s Levis Otondi Onsase to hear about our efforts mobilizing government financial commitments and spending towards critical sexual and reproductive health activities. The approach to coaching local government leaders through financial management is worth learning about! 

Characteristics of Women Choosing Injectable Contraceptives: Findings From the Baseline of a Non-randomized Prospective Cohort Study in Punjab, Pakistan 

November 6 | 10:20 - 11:40 AM

Jhpiego Participant: Kanwal Qayyum 

Join Jhpiego’s Kanwal Qayyum to learn about the characteristics of women choosing injectable contraceptives (both intramuscular and sub-cutaneous) in two districts of Punjab Pakistan. The data is part of a larger cohort study in which we demonstrated higher continuation of DMPA-SC compared to DMPA-IM when women were followed for one-year, plus high rates of self-injection.