DKT’s Partner Clinic network reached the 100-member mark in July 2018, a milestone outlined in the organization’s grant with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). “Having 100 high-quality partners across Ethiopia means we have viable service points for comprehensive family planning and reproductive health
One of the great distinctions of social marketing is the volume of sales data generated. Years and even decades of transaction history are available to help program managers refine existing product offerings and plan for the next generation of products to meet consumer needs. DKT
Could experienced Health Extension Workers (L4HEWs) be the key to catalysing uptake of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) in Ethiopia? An 8-month pilot conducted at 52 health posts in four regions in 2016-17 suggests that L4HEWs have the ability to effectively provide LARC insertion and removal
Fifth-year medical students at St Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) recently helped test the Pregna PPIUD(TM) against traditional, Kelly forceps-based intrauterine device (IUD) insertion. The students, who had no prior experience with IUD insertion, successfully used the Pregna PPIUD 28/33 (84.8%) times compared to
Can an IUCD get lost in the cervix? Do contraceptives make women infertile? Are implants painful? This infographic considers five common misconceptions about family planning in Ethiopia.
In 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) spells good news for Ethiopia’s fight against HIV/AIDS, though experts caution that the fight is far from over. According to the EDHS, overall prevalence decreased from 1.5% in 2011 to 0.9% in 2016. Prevalence continues to be
DKT’s dedicated phone hotline for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) questions is receiving a large volume of calls from an unexpected source: clinics seeking to join DKT’s Partner Clinic network. “We received more than 20 calls over the past three months from clinics asking
Women’s healthcare providers in Ethiopia can often encapsulate the effects of unsafe abortion in a few words. The septic room. The ward at Black Lion. They easily recall stories of women injured or lost from a self-induced abortion. A trail of blood on the clinic floor. A beautiful
DKT is in the final stages of preparing the introduction of orange-flavored LemLem and LemLem Plus. Since 2000, DKT has distributed over 30 million sachets of LemLem. DKT’s brand is so synonymous with ORS in Ethiopia that the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) refers interchangeably to “LemLem” as
The 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey is out! Download the full report here:
