A delegation from Gates Foundation visited Kano State to assess the implementation of family planning initiatives and engage with key stakeholders.
The visit aimed to gain insight into the programmes’ impact, observe the effects of ongoing investments, and interact with beneficiaries, healthcare providers, and community members.
The visit included field visits to health facilities and communities where family planning services are being delivered by CPs & PPMVs and the Central Medical store where family planning commodities are stored in the State’s Drugs and Medical Consumable Supply Management Agency (DMCSA).
They also had interactive sessions with direct beneficiaries of the Foundation’s investments.
The Gates Foundation country impact team was particularly interested in observing how each partner is translating programme objectives into actionable, high-impact interventions that align with the broader goals of increasing mCPR, reducing unmet need for family planning, and improving maternal and child health outcomes in Kano State.
During the visit, the Gates Foundation country impact team had a session with Gates Foundation grantees working in family planning space in the State.
Society for Family Health (SFH) participated with IntegratE and SWIFT projects as representatives. The SFH team was led by the Director of Nutrition and RPL IntegratE Northwest Muhammad Murtala Ibrahim.
SFH made a presentation on the impact of IntegratE project initiative in the State which was followed by the presentation on the SWIFT project by the Project Lead Ummi Rahma Shehu highlighting the strategies of SWIFT to consolidate the gains of IntegratE through the female PPMVs empowerment initiative of the project.
The Two SFH projects are the grantees working with the private sector. The partners and Gates Foundation team interacted to identify areas of leverage and collaboration among the grantees.
SFH to this end, identified an opportunity for collaborating with the Samu Lafiya project to enhance referral to CPs and PPMVs from the Samu Lafiya field staff.