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She will assume the role on April 1, 2026.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Bear joins Jhpiego with 25 years of experience in the global health sector, most recently serving as founder and CEO of the Baltimore-based public health consultancy Vennhealth. Throughout her career, she has led strategic and evaluative initiatives that have shaped major global health programs and investments. Notable achievements include revising USAID’s maternal and child health investment frameworks to align with the Sustainable Development Goals, evaluating USAID’s flagship maternal and child health program, and designing a $1 billion successor strategy. In addition, she led the evaluation of the $3.5 billion Feed the Future nutrition portfolio, providing evidence that informed its Congressional reauthorization.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The throughline of Allyson’s professional trajectory has been a profound commitment to alleviating human suffering and promoting human dignity and health for all—a background that aligns deeply with Jhpiego’s longstanding mission to provide access to lifesaving health care where it is needed most,” said Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels in an email to the Johns Hopkins University community. “She brings a proven track record in strategic growth, innovation, and resource mobilization across the global health, economic development, and humanitarian sectors.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Bear began her career focused on global market shaping and scale-up efforts, starting with Gavi’s PneumoADIP and Hib Initiative, where she provided technical assistance to Ministries of Health for vaccine rollout and impact evaluations. From 2009 to 2015, she worked at USAID, leading the development of flagship U.S. Government health initiatives. She has also held leadership positions at Corus International and Abt Associates, managing global health and economic development portfolios across West Africa, francophone Central Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. 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The fact that she was more educated than most women in the village, having an undergrad degree, helped.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Aryan, my son, is now five,” says Vandana. “Almost six,” quips the perky boy, correcting his mother as he pretends to play with her phone from a room that doubles as a small store run by Vandana’s mother-in-law.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4004\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-3.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-3-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-3-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vandana, accompanied by her son Aryan, sets out in the village.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vandana’s days are busy, ensuring the health and wellbeing of the 310 people in her village, especially the women and children. “I distribute iron and calcium tablets to pregnant women, ensure that they attend antenatal checkups, accompany them for their deliveries, ensure care for their newborns and young children and connect those who have issues with the health system. 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I carry condoms, oral contraceptive pills and Centchroman tablets in my kit.” — \u003Cem>Vandana Lodhi\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4005\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-4.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-4-300x100.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-4-768x256.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-4-375x125.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vandana visits Rashmi Pradhan, 22, who is pregnant with her first child. Vandana has counseled her on good nutrition and to stay active. She has ensured Rashmi attends her antenatal care check-ups and takes her vitamins. Rashmi wants Vandana with her when she gives birth and plans to adopt a family planning method to space her next pregnancy in a healthy manner.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The biggest struggle in this community is poverty,“ Vandana explains. “I try and explain the value of family planning to my villagers, to women and their husbands.” And handing people a method of their choice right there and then helps a great deal, she adds.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4008\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-6.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-6-300x100.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-6-768x256.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-6-375x125.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vandana visits with Anjali Gond Thakur, 26, her husband Ajay Gond Thakur, and their two children Vansh, 4, and Ansh, 2. Anjali is happy as the mother of two children and is currently using injectables as her family planning method.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An initiative of the government of India that has been a game-changer in enabling ASHAs like Vandana to distribute family planning methods to their communities’ women and men is the Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (\u003Ca href=\"https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/QUScfB9il8HhZ\">FPLMIS\u003C/a>). FPLMIS is a mobile phone application, or app, that allows ASHAs to order family planning methods for community distribution. USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash, led by Jhpiego, is providing technical support in 10 states of India in the rollout of the app.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4009\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-8.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-8-300x100.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-8-768x256.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-8-375x125.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vandana reporting in on needed family planning supplies using the FPLMIS app.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This support includes mapping of facility and FPLMIS users, offering training, implementing the online app for supply chain management, and optimizing transportation systems—all contributing to the successful rollout of this innovative program that aims to prevent supply chain disruptions. So far, 155,887 ASHAs like Vandana are trained and successfully using the FPLMIS application to manage family planning commodities and ensure their delivery to eligible clients.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"799\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-10.jpg 533w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-10-200x300.jpg 200w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-10-360x540.jpg 360w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-10-375x562.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vandana stands at the door of the family home with her mother-in-law Ramkali and son Aryan.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I received the FPLMIS training in 2020. This application is very useful. Earlier, we had to rely on others to get us the contraceptive supplies from the hospital. This would lead to shortages, stock-outs or even wastage of unwanted inventory. Some women would endure a break in their family planning usage due to a supply gap, leading to an accidental pregnancy. Now we ourselves order family planning methods as per our community’s needs. There are no stock-outs now,” says Vandana.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many things Vandana loves about her job. “I feel happiest when I am able to help the women in need, especially those who don’t have the resources or the information to plan their families,” she says. “My wish for my community is for them to educate their children well. And this is possible only if they have smaller families. They will then be able to do well within their resources.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about herself, she smiles. “I find my job empowering and want to progress in my field. I want to work hard and become an ASHA supervisor one day. I want my son to study and do well in his life, too. I have the support of my mother-in-law. I see my future as bright!”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A mobile app to efficiently manage family planning supplies\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Problem:\u003C/strong> Insufficient timely supply of contraceptives at public health facilities in India due to overstocking, stock-outs and excessive paperwork. This was especially problematic for community health workers trying to meet the family planning needs in their communities.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Solution:\u003C/strong> A digitized application introduced by the government of India to streamline supply chain operations, reduce disparities and regulate the flow of family planning supplies. The Family Planning Logistics Management Information System (FPLMIS) addresses supplies at every level of the health system, down to the frontline health workers, district and block storekeepers, and, most important, women and their partners.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cstrong>Outcome:\u003C/strong> USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership: India-Yash supports 10 states of India in the rollout of the app. So far, 255,865 FPLMIS users have been mapped, and out of all ASHAs mapped at village level, 71% (or 155,887) use the FPLMIS app to order commodities and ensure delivery to women. The total average stock-out of all contraceptives at district level decreased from 25% to 4%; at block level, this decrease in stock-out was recorded from 35% to 15%.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Anne Pfitzer, Technical Director of Family Planning for the Jhpiego-led MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership project, reviewed this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Indrani Kashyap, Associate Director, Regional Global Communications, is based in Jhpiego’s New Delhi office. Photographer Karen Kasmauski works as a consultant for Jhpiego.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Health workers in India and an app ensure contraceptive supplies reach the right women at the right time As Vandana…\u003C/p>\n","finding-purpose-in-service","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/finding-purpose-in-service/","/our-stories/p/finding-purpose-in-service/","2024-02-28T22:05:00","2025-08-13T22:12:26",{"id":990,"src":991,"width":992,"height":993,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":994,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":995,"srcset":996,"sizes":997,"meta":998,"acf":1017},4013,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image.jpg",800,534,"Story-finding purpose in service-image","\u003Cimg width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />","https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-375x250.jpg 375w","(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px",{"width":992,"height":993,"file":999,"filesize":1000,"sizes":1001,"imageMeta":1014},"2025/08/Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image.jpg",380068,{"medium":1002,"thumbnail":1005,"mediumLarge":1008,"smallPreview":1011},{"file":1003,"width":34,"height":35,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1004},"Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-300x200.jpg",27226,{"file":1006,"width":44,"height":44,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1007},"Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-150x150.jpg",17889,{"file":1009,"width":48,"height":49,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1010},"Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-768x513.jpg",117138,{"file":1012,"width":68,"height":69,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1013},"Story-finding-purpose-in-service-image-375x250.jpg",36422,{"aperture":87,"credit":88,"camera":21,"caption":21,"createdTimestamp":87,"copyright":1015,"focalLength":87,"iso":87,"shutterSpeed":87,"title":21,"orientation":310,"keywords":1016},"� 2023 Karen Kasmauski",[],{"primaryColor":1018,"blurhash":1019},"#6d645d","U6DI|1-p56_L4:?bkXD*00a%~pt6?aDjog%L",{"category":1021,"postTag":1033,"postFormat":315,"areaOfExpertiseTax":315,"expertsTag":315},[1022,1027],{"id":1023,"name":1024,"slug":1025,"parent":315,"uri":1026,"to":1026},20,"Asia","asia","/our-stories/c/asia/",{"id":1028,"name":1029,"slug":1030,"parent":1031,"uri":1032,"to":1032},69,"India","india",{"id":1023,"name":1024,"slug":1025,"parent":315,"uri":1026,"to":1026},"/our-stories/c/asia/india/",[1034],{"id":44,"name":731,"slug":1035,"parent":315,"uri":735,"to":735},"story",{"credits":1037},[1038,1041],{"role":1039,"name":1040},"Author","Indrani Kashyap",{"role":1042,"name":88},"Photos",{"id":84,"guid":1044,"title":1045,"content":1046,"excerpt":1047,"excerptRaw":1047,"slug":1048,"url":1049,"uri":1050,"to":1050,"status":326,"date":1051,"modified":1052,"type":329,"authorId":497,"featuredMedia":1053,"terms":1088,"acf":1105},"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=1282","A Dose in Time to Prevent Malaria","\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seasonal malaria chemoprevention offers children protection through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative and Jhpiego-led Integrated Health Services project.\u003C/h2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It rains a lot in Diébougou in the Sud-Ouest region of Burkina Faso. This means that malaria transmission occurs throughout the year in this West African country, but it’s especially high during the peak season, which runs from June to October, increasing the importance of community-based health care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the health facility in Diébougou, the capital of Bougouriba Province, health workers must travel 12 kilometers to reach communities.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We walk an additional seven kilometers through a hamlet of crops [farming village] to reach the families in Limalia village,” says Hélène Sebgo, a community health worker. “When it rains, it’s impossible to get there by motorbike because of the poor state of the track. It takes an added three hours to travel through streams and mud.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"488\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_Helene-Sebgo_CHW_02_22_2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1283\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_Helene-Sebgo_CHW_02_22_2024.jpg 651w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_Helene-Sebgo_CHW_02_22_2024-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_Helene-Sebgo_CHW_02_22_2024-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A midwife demonstrates the infection prevention and control training that has taken place at the Emergency Maternity unit at  Bosse Health Centre Bosse,  Burkina Faso Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Jhpiego has been working in Burkina Faso for the last 22 years, transforming maternal and child healthcare for women and children.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adama Sawadogo, who has been a community health worker for four years, accompanies Hélène, who has worked for the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene for the past two years.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“During the visits, we focus on malaria prevention for children under five years,” says Adama.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They promote seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), one of the major interventions implemented during periods of high malaria transmission. The campaign aims to prevent malaria in children between 3 and 59 months by administration of regular doses of antimalarial medication during the rainy season.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We focus on communicating the importance of giving children this medicine at the same time every day, for three days. \u003Ca>The mothers\u003C/a> understand the message and follow the instructions,” says Hélène.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To be effective, Hélène and Adama rely on interpersonal strategies to mobilize men through the religious leader—the village imam—to encourage mothers to administer the medicine correctly and on time to their children. “The imam is a respected person in the village. Before the campaign begins, we talk to him to pass on the information to the husbands and men, who in turn talk to their wives and families. This makes our work a lot easier in the village,” says Adama.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u003Ca href=\"https://www.pmi.gov/\">U.S. President’s Malaria \u003C/a>Initiative through the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jhpiego.org/countries-we-support/burkina-faso/\">Integrated Health Services project, which Jhpiego leads, is supporting the Government of Burkina Faso\u003C/a> in implementing the SMC campaign to prevent malaria in more than 843,000 children from 19 districts in three regions: Centre-Est, Centre-Ouest, and Sud-Ouest.\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"661\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024.jpg 663w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024-300x300.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024-150x150.jpg 150w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024-542x540.jpg 542w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Burkina_HSebgo-with-moms_02_22_2024-375x374.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community health worker Hélène Sebgo meets with mothers to follow up on malaria prevention for their children. Photo by Aminata Savadogo\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the SMC campaign is not the only tactic used to prevent malaria. Community distributors encourage families to sleep under insecticide-treated nets every day and night and pregnant women to follow the advice of health workers regarding intermittent preventive treatment for malaria. Two local partners, Association Songui Manégré/Aide au Développement Endogène and Conseil Burkinabè des Organisations de Développement Communautaire, also conduct social behavior change activities through community dialogue sessions to complement these campaigns.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“According to the data in our consultation registers, from June to October 2023, we received 11 children from Limalia. But none of these children were admitted because of malaria. This was also the case in 2022. Hélène and Adama’s commitment is great as they focus on finding every child in the village—including hard-to-reach areas—and ensuring that the three doses are administered correctly, completely, and on time,” says Djingri Sogli, nurse in charge at Diébougou health facility.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difficulties in reaching villages, such as Limalia, do not dampen Hélène’s and Adama’s spirits and commitment because the mothers recognize their work. They recall one mother’s feedback, “If you have agreed to brave the challenges of coming to our village to give medicine to children, this must be very important. Thank you very much for what you do.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>This article was reviewed by Dr. Gladys Tetteh, Jhpiego’s Senior Technical Director for Malaria.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Souleymane Zaré is a communications specialist in Jhpiego’s Burkina Faso office.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-button\">\u003Ca class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https://google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this is a button\u003C/a>\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Seasonal malaria chemoprevention offers children protection through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative and Jhpiego-led Integrated Health Services 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Children stayed away from her.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When my friends were going to school and playing together—I was on my own. They said I smelled and didn’t want to get close to me,” says Mary Wambua, 48. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3996\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-1024x682.png 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-300x200.png 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-768x512.png 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-810x540.png 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-375x250.png 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1-960x640.png 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1.png 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Mary Wambua on the day of her recommitment ceremony.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary had a fistula—an abnormal passage between the bladder and vagina that caused her to leak urine constantly. She remembers her childhood in school as one of loneliness, filled with shame and doubt.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When the schoolteachers asked me to stay away, my father spoke to the education officers to let me stay in school. I tried to study but when my classmates made fun of me, I asked my parents to [let me] drop out of school.” — Mary Wambua\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Determined to help their daughter, Mary’s parents sought medical treatment at a hospital. She received a total of four surgeries, which were not successful, and she continued to leak urine. Then, they turned to traditional methods. This didn’t work. Mary needed a respite—and a refuge. She went to live with her elder brother in Nairobi city and there met her husband, Cosmas Wambua.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I loved her. I asked her to be my wife and she didn’t understand. I told Mary that her problems would be our secret—no one knew, not even my family members,” says Cosmas, 49.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They got married and had two children. But Mary still battled with incontinence. This affected her socially. She avoided going to church, attending family functions and getting a job. Mary stayed indoors and away from people as the smell of urine drove everyone away. Cosmas was the sole wage earner for this family. But in 2017 when the company he worked for downsized its operations, Cosmas lost his job. He moved his family back to the village.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then in early 2023, Mary heard a radio ad about a program to treat women with fistula. Jhpiego, through \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jnj.com/our-giving/fistula-infographic\">The Obstetric Fistula project, funded by Johnson & Johnson\u003C/a>, at Makueni Hospital, offered surgical repairs for women with fistula. Mary went to the hospital early the next day and was admitted for repair.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her life hasn’t been the same since.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When Mary reported to the hospital, she could barely express herself and was very brief in her responses to questions. With the help of an expert fistula surgeon, Dr. Hilary Mabeya, Mary had a successful surgery. Due to the complexity of the surgery, the team felt she would probably require a repeat surgery but, to our surprise, she became continent,” says Dr. Doris Mbithi, obstetrician-gynecologist surgeon in Makueni County Referral Hospital.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“She followed all of her post-repair instructions and clinics.”  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary cannot hide her joy whenever she comes for a follow-up appointment and always makes sure to pass by the fistula ward to encourage the other patients.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I can’t believe it! I wake up and the bed is not wet.” — Mary Wambua\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3997\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-812x540.jpg 812w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-375x249.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-960x638.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2-1280x851.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-2.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Mary and Cosmas exchange vows at Mwaani Catholic, Makueni county, Kenya.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new chapter in Mary and Cosmas’ lives excited them so they decided to solemnize their marriage. “My favorite moment was exchanging the vows—a lifetime commitment to walk together and support each other.” Mary recalls the couple’s recommitment ceremony on November 4\u003Cem>. \u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kenya, an estimated 24,000 women are living with obstetric fistula, with around 3,000 new cases every year. Many women are unable to access fistula repair services. Of the nearly 2,500 women who do seek care, only around 730 (29%) are surgically treated each year due to lack of surgical capacity, resulting in an intractable surgical backlog of obstetric fistula cases. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A collaborative effort led by Jhpiego in conjunction with the county government of Makueni and the national Ministry of Health initiated the obstetric fistula project. A multi-disciplinary approach was used to identify and train the fistula care team comprising a fistula surgeon, nurses, anesthetists, a physiotherapist, a counseling psychologist and a nutritionist. To date, the fistula care team has performed repairs for 40 women, giving them the chance to reclaim their health and dignity.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The aim of the project is to build capacity, address the surgical backlog and establish a fistula center to improve access to medical services. We are working to foster safe, quality, respectful care and ensure successful rehabilitation and reintegration following repair,” says Mary Muthengi, a technical officer with Jhpiego in Kenya. “After leaking and living a life of isolation for more than 40 years, Mary is now set to make a fresh start in her life.”  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3998\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-1024x682.png 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-300x200.png 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-768x512.png 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-810x540.png 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-375x250.png 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3-960x640.png 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-3.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Mary, Cosmas and their granddaughter at their home in Makueni county, Kenya. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Lisa Noguchi, Jhpiego’s Director of Maternal and Newborn Health, reviewed this story. \u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Joan Nduta is Jhpiego’s Senior Communications Manager, Africa Region. Photos by\u003C/em>\u003Cem> \u003C/em>\u003Cem>Pius Mukusya Maundu.\u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Restored dignity, confidence—a fresh start, and Jhpiego’s commitment to women’s health  As a youngster in Kenya, Mary Wambua was different….\u003C/p>\n","a-new-beginning","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/a-new-beginning/","/our-stories/p/a-new-beginning/","2024-01-29T21:56:00","2025-08-13T22:01:13",{"id":1122,"src":1123,"width":1124,"height":1125,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":1126,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1127,"srcset":1128,"sizes":1129,"meta":1130,"acf":1161},3996,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1.png",1253,835,"Story-A new beginning-image 1","\u003Cimg width=\"1253\" height=\"835\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-A-new-beginning-image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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Kevin Nabuzale, a psychosocial support counselor with Mbale Youth Group. In some districts in Uganda, teenage pregnancies increased by \u003Ca href=\"https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30%–50% in 2021\u003C/a> compared to the pre-pandemic period. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few young people were going to health facilities for family planning services.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We had to use new ways. The youth leaders decided to meet the young people where they live—in the community—for education sessions. The sessions are held outdoors and draw 20 to 50 people, both men and women, aged 15 to 25. Here, we talk about HIV prevention and family planning.” – Teddy Kevin Nabuzale\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2240\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Teddy-Kevin-Nabuzale-of-the-Mbale-Youth-Group-speaks-about-family-planning-methods-in-Bukiende-village-Mbale-district-Eastern-Uganda-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 22% between the ages of 15 and 24. Youth face a multitude of challenges, including high rates of teenage pregnancies, estimated at 25%. Only 9% of youth ages 15–19 and 28% of 20–24-year-olds currently use a modern family planning method, and unmet need for family planning is around 30%.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To improve these numbers, Teddy’s youth group partnered with the Ministry of Health to combine health talks with family planning services. They convene up to five education sessions each month.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The majority of the participants are adolescent girls and young women. We, therefore, tailor our sessions to respond to frequently asked questions on family planning, birth planning and economic empowerment. We make referrals to health facilities for family planning services,” says Teddy.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul Wanzala serves as a nurse at Tororo General Hospital, one of the health facilities that provide these services. Paul is one of 15 health workers trained by \u003Ca href=\"https://tciurbanhealth.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Challenge Initiative (TCI)\u003C/a>, with support from Jhpiego, as district family planning master coaches. These coaches are based in 31 health facilities. Paul’s day-to-day activities include leading health education sessions and family planning counseling for women.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“On a normal day, I will meet up to 20 mothers. Twenty mothers means 20 families. Twenty families are equipped with information on managing their family size based on income and lifestyle.” – Paul Wanzala\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2241\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-talks-to-mothers-about-family-planning-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TCI, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, supports youth and village health teams to mobilize activities to reach as many people as possible. Through the program, youth reach out to other youth for family planning awareness and refer them to health facilities where they can receive family planning services.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I first came here [Tororo hospital] when my baby was eight months old . . . I listened to the nurse and there were several options [for family planning] to choose from. I want to concentrate on taking care of my baby and on farming,” says Agatha Awori, 28.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2242\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Nurse-Paul-Wanzala-administers-an-injectable-family-planning-method-to-Agatha-Awori-at-Tororo-General-Hospital-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The first time I heard Teddy talk about family planning, I understood. She was patient and answered all my questions. I know that family planning prevents having children ‘together–together’\u003Cem> \u003C/em>without spacing. It helps me space my family and have time for income-generating activities,” says Evon Mutuwa, 23.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2243\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evon-Mutuwa-center-asks-questions-about-the-family-planning-cycle-beads-approach-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TCI aims to increase access to modern contraception for urban poor women. Through TCI, Jhpiego provides technical assistance to local governments in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they implement interventions in family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evon and Agatha are among 61,454, young women ages 15 to 24 who received family planning services in 2022 and 2023 through TCI-supported facilities in Mbale.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Reproductive health services are administered by health care providers at the facility. But we only reach mothers and families who come to the health facility,” says Stella Abigail, Assistant District Health Officer, Mbale district.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>“The Mbale Youth Group is able to reach a larger number of people—adolescents, young men and women in the communities who we would not have reached. We partner with young people, such as Teddy, to reach more people and draw them to visit our health facilities,” she says. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teddy hopes the young people in her community will make informed decisions about their reproductive health and overall well-being. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“An informed decision on reproductive health means making a decision to receive family planning services to prevent unwanted pregnancies, reduce maternal deaths and prevent the spread of STIs [sexually transmitted infections] and HIV. The more information a young person gets, the better their life choices,” says Teddy, who is among the local community leaders making a difference by helping women access family planning services. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>Janet Adongo, Senior Technical Specialist in Family Planning and Reproductive Health in Uganda reviewed this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Joan Nduta is the Senior Communications Manager, Africa Region. Photos by Peter Caton for Jhpiego.\u003C/em>  \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>To improve family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Teddy Kevin Nabuzale’s youth group partnered with the Ministry of Health to combine health talks with family planning services. 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