Task sharing for family planning services, Burkina Faso

Millogo, T; Kouanda, S; Tran, NT; Kaboré, B; Keita, N; Ouedraogo, L; Tall, F; Kiarie, J; Thatte, N; Festin, M; Cuzin-Kihl, A

Task sharing for family planning services, Burkina Faso

Millogo, T Kouanda, S Tran, NT

Kaboré, B Keita, N Ouedraogo, L Tall, F Kiarie, J Thatte, N Festin, M Cuzin-Kihl, A

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Citation:: Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2019, 97 (11), pp. 783 - 788
Issue Date:: 2019-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Millogo, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kouanda, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tran, NT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7134-7878	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kaboré, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Keita, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ouedraogo, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tall, F	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kiarie, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Thatte, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Festin, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cuzin-Kihl, A	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-06-27	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2019, 97 (11), pp. 783 - 788	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0042-9686	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/137735
dc.description.abstract	© 2019, World Health Organization. All rights reserved. Problem In Burkina Faso, the coverage of services for family planning is low due to shortage of qualified health staff and limited access to services. Approach Following the launch of the Ouagadougou Partnership, an alliance to catalyse the expansion of family planning services, the health ministry created a consortium of family planning stakeholders in 2011. The consortium adopted a collaborative framework to implement a pilot project for task sharing in family planning at community and primary health-care centre levels in two rural districts. Stakeholders were responsible for their areas of expertise. These areas included advocacy; monitoring and evaluation; and capacity development of community health workers (CHWs) to offer oral and injectable contraceptives to new users and of auxiliary nurses and auxiliary midwives to provide implants and intrauterine devices. The health ministry implemented supportive supervision cascades involving relevant planning and service levels. Local setting In Burkina Faso, only 15% (2563/17 087) of married women used modern contraceptives in 2010. Relevant changes Adoption of new policies and clinical care standards expanded task sharing roles in family planning. The consortium trained a total of 79 CHWs and 124 auxiliary nurses and midwives. Between January 2017 and December 2018, CHWs provided injectables to 3698 new users, and auxiliary nurses or midwives provided 726 intrauterine devices and 2574 implants to new users. No safety issues were reported. Lessons learnt The pilot project was feasible and safe, however, financial constraints are hindering scale-up efforts. Supportive supervision cascades were critical in ensuring success.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Bulletin of the World Health Organization	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2471/BLT.19.230276	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Tropical Medicine	en_US
dc.title	Task sharing for family planning services, Burkina Faso	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	97	en_US
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	11	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	97	en_US

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© 2019, World Health Organization. All rights reserved. Problem In Burkina Faso, the coverage of services for family planning is low due to shortage of qualified health staff and limited access to services. Approach Following the launch of the Ouagadougou Partnership, an alliance to catalyse the expansion of family planning services, the health ministry created a consortium of family planning stakeholders in 2011. The consortium adopted a collaborative framework to implement a pilot project for task sharing in family planning at community and primary health-care centre levels in two rural districts. Stakeholders were responsible for their areas of expertise. These areas included advocacy; monitoring and evaluation; and capacity development of community health workers (CHWs) to offer oral and injectable contraceptives to new users and of auxiliary nurses and auxiliary midwives to provide implants and intrauterine devices. The health ministry implemented supportive supervision cascades involving relevant planning and service levels. Local setting In Burkina Faso, only 15% (2563/17 087) of married women used modern contraceptives in 2010. Relevant changes Adoption of new policies and clinical care standards expanded task sharing roles in family planning. The consortium trained a total of 79 CHWs and 124 auxiliary nurses and midwives. Between January 2017 and December 2018, CHWs provided injectables to 3698 new users, and auxiliary nurses or midwives provided 726 intrauterine devices and 2574 implants to new users. No safety issues were reported. Lessons learnt The pilot project was feasible and safe, however, financial constraints are hindering scale-up efforts. Supportive supervision cascades were critical in ensuring success.

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