Expanding sexual and reproductive healthcare requires breaking through access barriers and reaching groups – like out-of-school adolescent girls – that health systems can easily miss.

Women-led community teams tackled local taboos and vaccine hesitancy head-on. Paired with clear, real-time tracking, they lifted coverage to 74% of all eligible girls.
In Ethiopia, digital microplanning and geospatial mapping across six pilot zones helped regional health teams locate and protect adolescent girls consistently missed by traditional drives.
Within a year, local leadership in Sokoto, Nigeria, optimised delivery chains, reduced clinic stockouts, and empowered frontline workers – driving a surge in overall uptake and a 132% increase in first-time contraceptive users.

Women-led community teams tackled local taboos and vaccine hesitancy head-on. Paired with clear, real-time tracking, they lifted coverage to 74% of all eligible girls.

In Ethiopia, digital microplanning and geospatial mapping across six pilot zones helped regional health teams locate and protect adolescent girls consistently missed by traditional drives.

Within a year, local leadership in Sokoto, Nigeria, optimised delivery chains, reduced clinic stockouts, and empowered frontline workers – driving a surge in overall uptake and a 132% increase in first-time contraceptive users.
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July 11, 2024
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Even where the demand for HPV vaccines is high, opportunities are being missed to vaccinate girls. But there are ways to ensure girls receive the vacc…
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July 10, 2024
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