SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; MALAWI
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.
Learn more about the Sayana® Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Health for All Initiative (HAI) distributes low-cost self-injectable contraceptives to adolescent girls and women in Malawi.
The Initiative will identify groups of adolescent girls and women and increase awareness about Sayana Press by addressing cultural and religious beliefs that affect family planning uptake. Motivated community health workers (CHWs) in targeted districts and communities will be trained in counseling, storage and handling of Sayana Press, and behavior change activities to decrease stigma and promote knowledge about contraception for women. Coordination with community leaders and healthcare officials will enable widespread awareness campaigns and access to Sayana Press. Regular focus groups and collaboration with other NGOs will improve understanding of successes and drawbacks of our model and feedback will be integrated as we continue to expand our project. Health for All Initiative believes tackling the root cause of low contraceptive uptake will help in scaling up the distribution of Sayanna Press.
Health for all Initiative was founded in 2021 by Jemimah Nyirongo, Albert Kaonga, and Madeleine Dirmaco, Leonard Mndala and Madeline Stark.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Provide 500 women with access to Sayana Press during the three-month pilot
Reach 4,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1
Reach 10,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 2
FOUNDING TEAM
Jemimah Nyirongo - Executive Director
Madeleine Dimarco - Fundraising & Marketing Director
Leonard Mndala - Implementation Director
Madeline Stark - Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor
Albert Kaonga - Operations & Quality Improvement Director